Another Nice Mess

For the 1930 Laurel and Hardy short film, see Another Fine Mess.
Another Nice Mess
Theatrical release poster.
Directed byBob Einstein
Written byBob Einstein
Produced byJonathan Haze
Tom Smothers
StarringRich Little
Herb Voland
Bruce Kirby
Diahn Williams
Stewart Bradley
Music byBob Emenegger
Distributed byFine Films
Release date
  • September 22, 1972 (1972-09-22)
Running time
66 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ Rizov, Vadim (8 August 2014). "Commemorate Nixon Resignation Day with 1972's Another Fine Mess". Filmmakermagazine.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Another Nice Mess". Shockcinemamagazine.com. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  3. ^ "Another Nice Mess (1972) - Notes - TCM.com". Archived from the original on 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  4. ^ "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.


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