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.
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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.
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. The film had a budget of between $250,000 and $1,000,000.
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."