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    Another Nice Mess

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    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[edit]

    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[edit]

    • 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[edit]

    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[edit]

    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[edit]

    • List of American films of 1972

    References[edit]

    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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