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Filming locations of “It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World”
1450 camera and scene comparison shots photographed over a 3 year period.

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Written by: Ron Kawal, USA Date: 13.10.2016
Updated: 04.01.2023
Smilers Hill shows my blue folder with screen shot prints leaning on the rock where Smiler ‘died’. Picture by Ron Kawal

In 2009, I was watching the first part of
“It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” when I stated I knew where the ‘desert road’ going down the mountain was filmed. I thought it was Hwy S22 (The Montezuma Valley Rd) going down into Borrego Springs, California.

So I went to Google Street View to find out that I was wrong. What began as a search for the road (I found that it was Hwy 74 – the Pines to Palms Hwy), ended up making me wonder where other scenes were filmed.

It turned into a hobby, as it took six years to find all but 3 of the 915 SCENES (on the Blu-Ray DVD) – their geographic and camera locations. I drove to every one; some several times.

For people who like the movie, I think these albums are the best one source for location information. Other web sites have referred to them, and I have been trying to advertise them (for free naturally).

The first one
The second one
The third one
The fourth one

Three additional albums:
Information on the D-18 airplane which flew thru the sign and Butler Hanger
SCENE 275 – a background location that I could not find
SCENE 327 – another scene I couldn’t locate.
 
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Me and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World - a 50 year Love Story.

The Roadshow Engagements of "It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World" - It's A Long Long Long Long List

Motion pictures photographed in MGM Camera 65 / Ultra Panavision 70
 
   
   
   
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