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A woman (Goldie Hawn) saves life of Emir of Ohtar (Richard Romanus) in Washington.A woman (Goldie Hawn) saves life of Emir of Ohtar (Richard Romanus) in Washington.A woman (Goldie Hawn) saves life of Emir of Ohtar (Richard Romanus) in Washington.
Andre Gregory
- Nawaf Al Kabeer
- (as André Gregory)
Jack Diamond
- Jimmy
- (as Jack Ross Obney)
Storyline
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- TriviaAccording to "Time Out", "Buck Henry's screenplay borrows freely from both Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) and Born Yesterday (1950)".
- GoofsWhen Sunny, while in the Middle East, runs for her life toward the OH-58 helicopter that is sitting there shut down, she appears to be 30 to 50 feet from it. By the time she reaches it and gets inside it lifts off and takes her to safety. A helicopter cannot be started and flown in a matter of a few seconds. It would probably take about 30 seconds to get it running and ready for lift off.
- Quotes
Sunny Davis: You know what I read the other day? The Declaration of Independence. I mean, the real one. You know, the original, the one in the Archives? Boy, those guys knew how to say what they thought. Talk about simple. I mean, all that stuff about happiness. What government talks about happiness anymore?
- Crazy creditsClosing credits: For you, Dad Love, Kink
- ConnectionsFeatured in 100 Years of Comedy (1997)
Featured review
Sunny, a cocktail waitress in the D.C. area, is a bit dim, to put in mildly. She drives an old clunker and rents a tiny room from a gay male couple. However, she saves the life of a prominent Arab, by taking a bullet in the behind that was meant for the official. She charms the national press with her zany remarks and her sweet looks. Sniffing an opportunity, Presidential aides get her installed in the protocol department for the U.S. government. Even then, she messes things up at times, but she tries hard and learns a lot. She even grabs the romantic attention of a State department official. But, is there another sinister plot in the making, involving an Arab man who wishes to take another wife? A blonde one? LOL, LOL, LOL. This movie features Goldie as pretty as a picture and as dumb "as a fox", as they say. Sunny learns her way around the jungle of the U.S. government very, very well. She even has important things to say about honesty and the lack of it in her protocol surroundings. Perhaps, the Arab community would be less than thrilled with this work, but for those who like to laugh, rent this today.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Protocol - Alles tanzt nach meiner Pfeife
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $12,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $26,186,631
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,427,840
- Dec 25, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $26,186,631
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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