The Great Race (1965) - 2nd time


Nominated for 5 Academy Awards:

Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Music, Original Song
Best Sound
Best Effects, Sound Effects (WON)

I grew up with Wacky Races (Muttley!) on Cartoon Network, and this is the film that inspired the animated show. It’s a Blake Edwards movie, so there’s a lot of slapstick humour, and in general it feels like a silly movie. While the critics didn’t like it, I loved it and thought it was funny. I’m gonna give it a high grade because I laughed out loud so many times, especially during the iconic pie fight scene. It’s a feel-good movie, the type of escapism that we definitely need now.

And I must mention Jack Lemmon who is fantastic in this, giving one of his funniest performances.

I give it: 8.5/10


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