A Fine Mess
A Hilarious New Comedy
1986 | 90m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Blake Edwards |
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| Writer: | Blake Edwards |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 08, 1986 |
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| Director: | Blake Edwards |
| Writer: | Blake Edwards |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | horse race, restaurant, auction, mob boss, off track betting |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, Blake Edwards Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $6,029,824
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 05, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ted Danson | Spence Holden |
| Howie Mandel | Dennis Powell |
| Richard Mulligan | Wayne "Turnip" Parragella |
| Stuart Margolin | Maurice "Binky" Drundza |
| María Conchita Alonso | Claudia Pazzo |
| Jennifer Edwards | Ellen Frankenthaler |
| Paul Sorvino | Tony Pazzo |
| Vic Polizos | Detective Hunker |
| James Cromwell | Detective Blist |
| Dennis Franz | Phil |
| Brooke Alderson | Aileen |
| Rick Ducommun | Wardell |
| Keye Luke | Ishimine |
| Ed Herlihy | TV Reporter |
| Walter Charles | Auctioneer |
| Tawny Moyer | Leading Lady |
| Emma Walton Hamilton | First Extra |
| Carrie Leigh | Second Extra |
| Sharan Lea | Young Girl |
| Rick Overton | Companion |
| John Short | Assistant Director |
| Teddy Wilson | Covington |
| Valerie Wildman | Anchorwoman |
| Larry Storch | Leopold Klop |
| James C. Lewis | Detective Alpert |
| Robert F. Hoy | Detective Levine |
| John Davey | Detective Horn |
| Frederick Coffin | Traffic Cop |
| Darryl Henriques | Landlord |
| Sharon Hughes | Tina |
| Garth Wilton | Houseman |
| Castulo Guerra | Italian Director |
| Sharon Barr | Director's Wife |
| Jack O'Leary | Piano Mover |
| Doug Cox | Piano Mover |
| Elaine Wilkes | Carhop |
| Jeffrey Lampert | Car Salesman |
| Jim Byers | Track Announcer |
| Herb Tanney | Dr. Henry Garfurg |
| Gloria Dixon | Auction Patron (uncredited) |
| Fritz Feld | Bit Part (uncredited) |
| Arthur Hill | (uncredited) |
| Steven Elime Lalande | Steve Lalande (uncredited) |
| Craig Richard Nelson | The Director (uncredited) |
| Julianne Phillips | Loraine (uncredited) |
| Robin John Price | Bettor at the Track (uncredited) |
| Tom Willett | Auction Patron (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Harvey Parry | Stunts |
| Harry Stradling Jr. | Director of Photography |
| John F. Burnett | Editor |
| Robert Pergament | Editor |
| Rodger Maus | Production Design |
| Stuart A. Reiss | Set Decoration |
| Patricia Norris | Costume Design |
| Christine Anne Baur | Stunts |
| Joe Dunne | Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator |
| Andy Epper | Stunts |
| Bob Elmore | Stunts |
| J. Mark Donaldson | Stunts |
| Phil Adams | Stunts |
| Len Glascow | Stunts |
| John Moio | Stunts |
| Bill McIntosh | Stunts |
| George Robotham | Stunts |
| Mike Washlake | Stunts |
| Brian J. Williams | Stunts |
| Mickey McCardle | First Assistant Director |
| Blake Edwards | Writer, Director |
| Henry Mancini | Original Music Composer |
| Nancy Klopper | Casting |
| Gene LeBell | Stunts |
| David R. Ellis | Stunts |
| Debbie Evans | Stunts |
| Jack Gill | Stunts |
| Billy D. Lucas | Stunts |
| Diane Peterson | Stunts |
| Conrad E. Palmisano | Stunts |
| Marian Green | Stunts |
| Gene Hartline | Stunts |
| Bill Hart | Stunts |
| Jeff Ramsey | Stunts |
| Neil Summers | Stunts |
| J.P. Romano | Stunts |
| George P. Wilbur | Stunts |
| Alan Levine | Production Manager |
| Jerry Jost | Sound Mixer |
| William L. Stevenson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Nancy Martinelli | Costume Supervisor |
| Patrick R. Norris | Costume Supervisor |
| Ronald M. Quigley | Location Manager |
| Tom Bocci | Music Supervisor |
| Al Bunetta | Music Supervisor |
| Dan Einstein | Music Supervisor |
| John C. Hammell | Music Editor |
| Betty A. Griffin | Script Supervisor |
| Jane Prosnit | Production Coordinator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Trish Caroselli | Associate Producer |
| Tony Adams | Producer |
| Jonathan D. Krane | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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