A Fine Mess (1986)
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26% of users liked it
(2,051 ratings)
Blake Edwards comes a cropper in this lunk-headed slapstick homage to Laurel and Hardy, Mack Sennett, and Jerry Lewis. Ted Danson and Howie Mandell play Spence Holden and Dennis Powell, a couple of idiots who find themselves involved with a pack of gangsters. Spence is a two-bit actor who is at a… More Blake Edwards comes a cropper in this lunk-headed slapstick homage to Laurel and Hardy, Mack Sennett, and Jerry Lewis. Ted Danson and Howie Mandell play Spence Holden and Dennis Powell, a couple of idiots who find themselves involved with a pack of gangsters. Spence is a two-bit actor who is at a racetrack location with his pal Dennis, when he overhears two small-time thugs, Wayne "Turnip" Parragella (Richard Mulligan) and Maurice "Binky" Drundza (Stuart Margolin), talk about doping a horse set to run a race. It turns out that Turnip and Binky are under orders to carry out the dastardly scheme by their underworld boss Tony Pazzo (Paul Sorvino). When Spence and Dennis are found out, they find themselves pursued all over the Los Angeles area by an angry Tony Pazzo mob in an ever-escalating series of races and chases, crashes and smashes, and shouting and screaming. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Blake Edwards
- Written By
- Blake Edwards
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Aug 8, 1986 Wide
- On DVD
- Dec 6, 2005
Critic Reviews
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Scott Weinberg, DVDTalk.com
Obviously inspired by the 1932 Laurel & Hardy short The Music Box, A Fine Mess represents director Blake Edwards at his most witless and desperate.
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...a thoroughly ludicrous but strangely enjoyable piece of work.
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Cast
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Ted Danson
as Spence Holden
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Howie Mandel
as Dennis Powell
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Richard Mulligan
as Wayne Turnip Farragalla
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Stuart Margolin
as Maurice "Binky" Dzundza
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Maria Conchita Alonso
as Claudia Pazzo
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Jennifer Edwards
as Ellen Frankenthaler
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Paul Sorvino
as Tony Pazzo
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Brooke Alderson
as Aileen
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Sharon Barr
as Director's Wife
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Walter Charles
as Auctioneer
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Frederick Coffin
as Traffic Cop
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James Cromwell
as Detective Blist
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Rick Ducommun
as Wardell
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Dennis Franz
as Phil
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Castulo Guerra
as Italian Director
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Darryl Henriques
as Landlord
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Ed Herlihy
as TV Reporter
- Arthur Hill
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Robert Hoy
as Detective Levine
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Sharon Hughes
as Tina
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Jeffrey Lampert
as Car Salesman
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Sharan Lea
as Young Girl
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Carrie Leigh
as Extra
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Keye Luke
as Ishimine
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Tawny Moyer
as Leading Lady
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Jack O'Leary
as Piano Mover
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Rick Overton
as Companion
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Vic Polizos
as Detective Hunker
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John Short
as Assistant Director
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Larry Storch
as Leopold Klop
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Emma Walton
as Extra
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Valerie Wildman
as Anchorwoman
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Elaine Wilkes
as Carhop
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Theodore Wilson
as Covington
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Jim Byers
as Track Announcer
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Doug Cox
as Piano Mover
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Shep Tanney
as Dr. Henry Garfurg
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Garth Wilton
as Houseman
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Jimmy Lewis
as Detective Albert
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John Davey
as Detective Horn
