It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)

Last seen in 2001. Checked out the 197 minute cut last night. Even with some of the restored footage in less than ideal quality (some lost scenes are just represented by still image with audio), much of the movie looks really fucking good; detail is excellent and the colors are exceptionally rich. There is a 5 minute piece about the work putting into the restoration and helps to better appreciate the end results. As for the movie itself? Had a pretty good time. The jokes hit more than miss, though the movie sometimes thinks destruction automatically means funny. I had to roll my eyes when one of the few black actors, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, is tossed from the ladder of a firetruck right into the arms of an Abraham Lincoln statue. Despite a length that rivals Spartacus, it still moved at a pretty good pace. Much has been made about the cast and its many, many cameos. Sid Caesar. Phil Silvers, and Terry Thomas fare pretty well, while Ethel Merman goes above and beyond to be unlikable. Spencer Tracy is the straight man to all this lunacy and also quite good.