Another Nice Mess
Another Nice Mess | |
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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]
See also[]
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.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "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[]
Categories:
- English-language films
- 1972 films
- American satirical films
- American films
- Films about Richard Nixon
- Cultural depictions of Richard Nixon
- Cultural depictions of Laurel & Hardy
- American political satire films
- 1972 comedy films
- 1972 directorial debut films
- 1970s political comedy films
- 1970s English-language films
- 1970s comedy film stubs