Filming locations of
“It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” |
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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 KawalIn 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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