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A Fine Mess

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A Fine Mess

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Also known as Fine Mess

1986 film by Blake Edwards

Film · TMDB

4.6

Two friends discover a plot to fix a horse race and try to capitalize on it, but soon have to deal with the two men who fixed it, the police investigating it, and the mob boss whose amorous wife is mixed up in it.

Released: 1986-08-0890 minDir: Blake EdwardsComedyBox office: $6.0M
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Cast

  • Ted Danson as Spence Holden
  • Howie Mandel as Dennis Powell
  • Richard Mulligan as Wayne "Turnip" Parragella
  • Stuart Margolin as Maurice "Binky" Drundza
  • María Conchita Alonso as Claudia Pazzo
  • Jennifer Edwards as Ellen Frankenthaler

Themes

  • horse race
  • auction
  • restaurant
  • mob boss
  • off track betting

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Ratings

IMDb

4.7/10

1,764 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

25%

Metacritic

35/100

Year
1986
Runtime
90 min
Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime
Rated
PG

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Wikidata facts

Duration
88
FilmAffinity ID
423816
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publication date
1986-01-01
title
A Fine Mess
review score
25%
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Gallery (7)

Available in 10 languages

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Categories

1980s crime comedy films1986 American films1986 comedy films1986 English-language films1986 filmsAlbum articles lacking alt text for coversAmerican crime comedy filmsAmerican slapstick comedy filmsColumbia Pictures filmsEnglish-language crime comedy filmsFilms about adultery in the United StatesFilms about the American MafiaFilms directed by Blake EdwardsFilms scored by Henry ManciniFilms with screenplays by Blake EdwardsMafia comedy filmsRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataRotten Tomatoes template using name parameterTemplate film date with 1 release date