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A Fine Mess
“A Hilarious New Comedy”
46%
Movie
1h 30m
AI Analysis
A Fine Mess (1986) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of A Fine Mess (1986) — a movie tagged as Comedy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~90 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate A Fine Mess 46% (33 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
46%
from 33 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1986-08-08
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- TMDB rating
- 4.6
- TMDB ID
- 48609
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Is there an official trailer for A Fine Mess?
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What is A Fine Mess about?
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 i... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for A Fine Mess?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie A Fine Mess?
The official runtime for A Fine Mess is approximately 90 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

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
- C
Carrie Leigh
Second Extra
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