A Fine Mess (1986) on Netflix
Bit actor Spence Holden overhears two thugs doping race horse Sorry Sue. He brings his friend Dennis Powell, a carhop, in on a bet. The thugs want to catch him.
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Plot summary
A bit actor who lives on one scam after another, Spence Holden, is on location at a race track when he overhears the thugs Maurice "Binky" Drundza and Wayne "Turnip" Parragella doping the horse Sorry Sue with what they think is an undetectable stimulant. The two men realize he heard them and want to catch him before he goes to the authorities. Spence asks his best friend Dennis Powell, a drive-in carhop who hopes to run a restaurant, to bet on that horse for guaranteed money.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about A Fine Mess (1986)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Christine McVie recorded a cover of "Can't Help Falling in Love" for the soundtrack with bandmates Lindsey Buckingham, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood, and the session paved the way for Fleetwood Mac's official reunion and their 1987 album Tango in the Night.
- Writer-director Blake Edwards actually gave television interviews about A Fine Mess in which he told audiences to avoid the film.
- The film was intended as a semi-improvised remake of Laurel & Hardy's short The Music Box in the style of Blake Edwards's earlier comedy The Party, but studio interference, poor previews and re-editing turned it into a fully scripted chase comedy.
