Another Nice Mess

For the 1930 Laurel and Hardy short film, see Another Fine Mess.

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.

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 (1972-09-22)
Running time	66 min
Country	United States
Language	English

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

• List of American films of 1972