Rowan Atkinson,
John Cleese,
Whoopi Goldberg,
Cuba Gooding Jr.,
Seth Green
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A very loose remake of the classic multi-star comedy It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963), this madcap comedy is directed by Jerry Zucker, one third of the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker comedy team and direct... read more
Directed by: Jerry Zucker
Release Date: August 17, 2001
Keywords:
funny,
funniest,
hilarious,
road,
cuba gooding,
rowan atkinson,
jon lovitz,
john cleese,
Cuba Gooding Jr,
Rowan Atkinson ,
John Cleese ,
Jon Lovitz
DVD Release Date: January 29, 2002
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April 12, 2012Rat Race is a good enough that has enough effective comedic moments to make this a film worth watching. For a remake, this film wasn't too bad, but it wasn't great either. The film has good comedy and a good cast to support the film. The film is very funny, but could have been be... read more
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March 4, 2012I think because Jerry Zucker's other films Airpane and The Naked Gun didn't really have any genuinely good actors and just got straight to the gags "formula" was the reason people were dissapointed with Rat Race. It didn't stick to it and instead used real actors. I however see t... read more
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January 20, 2012A full star cast with a fun race and bet, great characters - although I don't think I will ever enjoy Rowan Atkinson being Mr Bean like in mostly everything he does. Enjoyed the spin off stories, good fun and entertaining.
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April 29, 2011All those comics gathered together make for a rather amusing, fun movie. This is better than its original, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad World.
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December 29, 2010funniest film ive ever seen nothing left to say, okay i think i can talk a little more about why i like it so much. The cast was phenomenal because of how many big name actors they got in this movie, also it seems kind of like a remake of the movie "Its a mad, mad, mad, mad world... read more
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September 12, 2010Funny film with lots of celebrities. John Cleese sets up a tresure hunt and puts bets on the winner.
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June 8, 2010A rebirth of the corny 80s road movie comedy, with a bunch of star actors racing across America in Cannonball Run style. I only watched it for John Cleese and he stole the show in his few scenes, the rest is for kids only.
Critic Reviews
January 6, 2002
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
August 27, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
An overheated, underdone farce.
August 21, 2001
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice
A few decent running gags ... and an ocean of bad ones. Full Review
August 17, 2001
Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
Race, which delights in bashing all manner of transportation, hits its silly stride early and never shifts into a higher gear. Full Review
August 17, 2001
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
It's a mad mad mad mad world, all right, and Rat Race makes it seem all the zanier. Full Review
August 17, 2001
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
The funniest film to come along since South Park. Full Review
August 17, 2001
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
A comedy like Rat Race works only when viewers can -- or want to -- identify with the underdogs on screen. Full Review
August 17, 2001
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
These people, and the actors who play them, work so very hard that just watching them tires you out.
August 17, 2001
Jan Stuart, Newsday
Rat Race is like being locked in a car trunk for two hours with a marching band playing the collected hits of Spike Jones. Full Review
August 17, 2001
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Zucker, who's been dabbling in tearjerkers like Ghost for the past decade, is a little rusty.
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