Another Nice Mess

{{Infobox film

| name = Another Nice Mess

| image = Anothernicemess.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster.

| director = Bob Einstein

| producer = Jonathan Haze
Tom Smothers

| writer = Bob Einstein

| starring = Rich Little
Herb Voland
Bruce Kirby
Diahn Williams
Stewart Bradley

| music = Bob Emenegger

| cinematography =

| editing =

| distributor = Fine Films

| released = {{Film date|1972|09|22}}

| runtime = 66 min

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/87129-commemorate-nixon-resignation-day-with-1972s-another-fine-mess/|title=Commemorate Nixon Resignation Day with 1972's Another Fine Mess |website=Filmmakermagazine.com|first=Vadim|last=Rizov|date=8 August 2014|accessdate=23 November 2021}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.shockcinemamagazine.com/anothernicemess.html |title=Another Nice Mess |website=Shockcinemamagazine.com |date= |access-date=2021-11-23}} The film had a budget of between $250,000 and $1,000,000.{{Cite web |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/739646/another-nice-mess#notes |title=Another Nice Mess (1972) - Notes - TCM.com |access-date=2018-01-22 |archive-date=2018-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123072311/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/739646/Another-Nice-Mess/notes.html |url-status=live }}

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."{{cite web|url=http://classicshowbiz.blogspot.com/2013/01/another-nice-mess-starring-rich-little.html |title=Classic Television Showbiz: Another Nice Mess starring Rich Little, Herb Voland, Bruce Kirby, Hal Smith, Bob Einstein and Steve Martin (1972) |website=Classicshowbiz.blogspot.com |date=2013-01-03 |access-date=2021-11-23}}