Another Nice Mess

1972 film by Bob Einstein

Another Nice Mess
Theatrical release poster.
Directed by	Bob Einstein
Written by	Bob Einstein
Produced by	Jonathan Haze Tom Smothers
Starring	Rich Little Herb Voland Bruce Kirby Diahn Williams Stewart Bradley
Music by	Bob Emenegger
Distributed by	Fine Films
Release date	September 22, 1972
Running time	66 min
Country	United States
Language	English

Another Nice Mess is a 1972 comedy film written and directed by Bob Einstein and starring Rich Little as Richard Nixon and Herb Voland as Spiro Agnew.

Plot

The film is presented in the style of a Laurel and Hardy comedy, with Nixon in the Oliver Hardy role, and Agnew in the Stan Laurel role.^[1]

Cast

Rich Little as Richard Nixon
Herb Voland as Spiro Agnew
Bruce Kirby as Adolph
Diahn Williams as Anita
Stewart Bradley as Guilford
Magda Harout as Duchess of Zanzig
Steve Martin as Hippie (in his film debut)

Production

The film was produced by Tom Smothers and Jonathan Haze.^[2] The film had a budget of between $250,000 and $1,000,000.^[3]

Reception

The film made $30,000 at the box office and was subsequently buried by Smothers for 40 years who said "It was a terrible film", co-producer Haze said "Another Nice Mess was a mess."^[4]

References

^ Rizov, Vadim (8 August 2014). "Commemorate Nixon Resignation Day with 1972's Another Fine Mess". Filmmakermagazine.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
^ "Another Nice Mess". Shockcinemamagazine.com. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
^ "Another Nice Mess (1972) - Notes - TCM.com". Archived from the original on 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
^ "Classic Television Showbiz: Another Nice Mess starring Rich Little, Herb Voland, Bruce Kirby, Hal Smith, Bob Einstein and Steve Martin (1972)". Classicshowbiz.blogspot.com. 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2021-11-23.

External links

Another Nice Mess at IMDb

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