The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington (1977)
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When a sex scandal threatens to blow the top off Washington politics, celebrated madame and advice columnist Xaviera Hollander (Joey Heatherton) is drawn into the fray. The hooker at the center of the controversy is a friend, and when the girl conveniently disappears, Xaviera is outraged. Meanwhile,… More When a sex scandal threatens to blow the top off Washington politics, celebrated madame and advice columnist Xaviera Hollander (Joey Heatherton) is drawn into the fray. The hooker at the center of the controversy is a friend, and when the girl conveniently disappears, Xaviera is outraged. Meanwhile, a group of senators attempts to deflect public attention from themselves by holding a series of hearings on sexual excesses in American society. They decide to scapegoat "The Happy Hooker" for her well-publicized exploits, and she is subpoenaed as a hostile witness in their crusade against loose values. Though Xaviera isn't concerned, her attorney (George Hamilton) warns her that vital issues of censorship and personal freedom are at stake. They fly to Washington D.C., where Xaviera's irreverent testimony breathes some life into the stuffy proceedings. She tweaks the sensibilities of the senators (David White, Phil Foster, Jack Carter and Ray Walston) and holds their hypocrisy up to the daylight. Halfway through the hearings, Xaviera is kidnapped by an undercover CIA agent (Billy Barty) and pressed into service for her country. She is secretly sent to Miami to seduce a politically important (and impotent) Arabian sheik (Jerry Fischer), and while doing her duty discovers the missing hooker among his harem. Xaviera returns to Washington and triumphantly discredits the senate sub-committee by exposing its members as perverts and white slavers, thus saving erotic freedom for Americans everywhere. Joe E. Ross, Larry Storch and Rip Taylor are among the celebrities who make cameos in this mild ribaldry. ~ Fred Beldin, Rovi
- Directed By
- Nicholas Sgarro, William A. Levey
- Genres
- Classics, Comedy
R,
- On DVD
- Jul 17, 2007
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Cast
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Joey Heatherton
as Xaviera Hollander
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George Hamilton
as Ward Thompson
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Ray Walston
as Sen. Sturges
- Rip Torn
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Jack Carter
as Sen. Caruso
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Phil Foster
as Sen. Krause
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David White
as Sen. Rawlings
- Billy Barty
- Adam West
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Lynn Redgrave
as Xaviera Hollander
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Jean-Pierre Aumont
as Yves St. Jacques
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Lovelady Powell
as Madelaine
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Elizabeth Wilson
as Mrs. Gordon
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Tom Poston
as J. Arthur Conrad
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Conrad Janis
as Fred
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Richard Lynch
as The Cop
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Owen Hollander
as Lt. Taggert
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Inga Bunsch
as Finch
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Stefan Schnabel
as Elderly Gentleman
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Lee Wallace
as Mr. Knowlton
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Gwyda DonHowe
as Mrs. Knowlton
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George Dzundza
as Chet
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Dorothy Fox
as Rosita
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Barton Heyman
as Dirty Harry
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Darlene Parks
as April
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Trish Hawkins
as Chris
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Mary Olga
as Rosie
- Mason Adams
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Matthew Cowles
as Albert
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William Duell
as Meek Man
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Denise Galik
as Cynthia
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Pat Henry
as Aurora
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Donna Mitchell
as Lucille
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Anita Morris
as Linda Jo or May
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Murray Moston
as Customs Officer
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Rochelle Oliver
as Norma
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Nicholas Pryor
as Carl Gordon
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Dan Resin
as Under-Secretary
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Kenneth Tigar
as Steve
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Allan Rich
as Desk Sergeant
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Vincent Schiavelli
as Geru
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Sharon Laughlin
as Nadine
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Florence Tarlow
as Petulia
