The Great Race (1965)
Product Information
Product Details: The Great Race (1965)
- Edition:
- DVD . See other editions
- MPAA Rating:
- Unrated
- Release Date:
- 06/04/2002
- UPC:
- 085391109129
- Directed by:
- Blake Edwards
- Featuring:
- Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood. See all cast
Synopsis: The Great Race (1965)
Synopis: A tribute to masters of slapstick Laurel and Hardy, Blake Edwards's spectacular farce stars Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Natalie Wood. In 1908 New York, the evil, black-clad Professor Fate (Lemmon) challenges the Great Leslie (Curtis), a heroic daredevil who wears only white, to a 22,000-mile New York-to-Paris race. As the race gets under way, Fate eliminates all the other contestants through nefarious means except for feminist Maggie Dubois (Wood). But when her car breaks down on its own, she's forced to ride with Leslie, who has his hands full trying to avoid being obliterated by the artillery-laden Hannibal 8 that carries Fate. After getting into a brawl in the wild West and riding an ice floe across the Bering Strait to Siberia, Fate kidnaps Maggie, and the racing teams make an extended soujourn in Carpania as Edwards parodies THE PRISONER OF ZENDA. Then the dastardly Baron von Shtuppe (Ross Martin) tries to take advantage of Fate's resemblance to their ruler, Prince Hapnick, to start a revolution. This enjoyable, out-of-control spectacle, loaded with hysterical sight gags and routines from the silent comedy era, features good work from Lemmon, Martin, and Peter Falk as Fate's henchman, Max. The film was the basis for the WACKY RACES animated children's series.Features: The Great Race (1965)
Features: DVD Features:Region 1
Snap Case
Letterboxed
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Featurette - 1. MAKING OF THE GREAT RACE
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Text/Galleries:
Filmography - 1. Blake Edwards - Director
Awards: The Great Race (1965)
- Academy Awards
- Best Sound Effects
User Reviews: Great Race
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The Great Race
, November 10, 2003Reviewer: rgcallin - See all rgcallin's reviews -
One of the ALL TIME BEST comedies!
, March 29, 2003Reviewer: scottsmith1999 - See all scottsmith1999's reviews1 of 1 Yahoo! Users found this Great Race review helpful For as long as I can remember, only 2 movies have reigned at the top of my BEST COMEDIES list, and this is one of them. (The other is "The Court Jester" with Danny Kaye.) Although you can catch this gem on t.v., get the DVD so you don't have to put up with commercials and you don't get ANYTHING cut out, as the WHOLE movie is great! Can't say enough good about this one. See it for yourself! ...
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Pros: Everything
Cons: Nothing
I first saw this film when I was in college (1968) and really needed a laugh. This has remained one of my favorites ever since. The quality of the DVD is fantastic, although I had to exchange my first one due to a bad audio track.
Like "The Russians are Coming..the Russians are Coming" and "Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation," "The Great Race" is a true delight and genuinely funny. ...