Protocol (1984)
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14% of critics liked it
(7 reviews) -
39% of users liked it
(3,889 ratings)
In this routine spoof of government and media foibles, Sunny (Goldie Hawn) is an ordinary cocktail waitress, someone who graduated in the top 75% of her class. When she dramatically prevents the assassination of a visiting dignitary, an Emir (Richard Romanus) from an Arab country. the event puts her… More In this routine spoof of government and media foibles, Sunny (Goldie Hawn) is an ordinary cocktail waitress, someone who graduated in the top 75% of her class. When she dramatically prevents the assassination of a visiting dignitary, an Emir (Richard Romanus) from an Arab country. the event puts her dead center at a whirlwind of media attention, and she gets her a job in the protocol department of the government -- nothing that cocktail waitressing can really prepare one to do. Sunny's nemesis is the evil Mrs. St. John (Gail Strickland) who does not appreciate her inane blunders, and with a few cohorts, she schemes to ship Sunny off to join the Emir's harem, in exchange for a military base in his country. The daffy ex-cocktail waitress is not also blind and deaf, and before long, she suspects that something underhanded is in fact, underfoot. Now she has to find out what it is and how to stop it. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Herbert Ross
- Genres
- Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Dec 21, 1984 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Luanne Brown, Chico Enterprise-Record
Goldies Hawn is irrestible in this funny movie. But the treatment of Arabs is groanable and cliched.
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Cast
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Goldie Hawn
as Sunny
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Chris Sarandon
as Michael
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Richard Romanus
as Emir
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Andre Gregory
as Nawaf Al Kabeer
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Gail Strickland
as Mrs. St. John
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Cliff De Young
as Hilley
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Keith Szarabajka
as Crowe
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Ed Begley Jr
as Hassler
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James Staley
as Vice President Merck
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Kenneth Mars
as Lou
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Jean Smart
as Ella
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Maria O'Brien
as Donna
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Joel Brooks
as Ben
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Grainger Hines
as Jerry
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Richard Hamilton
as Mr. Davis
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Kenneth McMillan
as Sen. Norris
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Marcie Barkin
as Safari Girl
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Amanda Bearse
as Soap Opera Actress
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Mary Carver
as Mrs. Davis
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Dortha Duckworth
as Grandma
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Ken Gibbel
as Husky Biker
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Archie Hahn III
as TV Commentator
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Ken Hill
as Man in Green Jacket
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Al Leong
as Cook
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Daphne Maxwell
as Helene
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Jeanne Mori
as T.V. Newsperson
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Pamela Myers
as Gloria
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Marcella Saint-Amant
as Belgium Ambassador's Wife
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Tom Spratley
as Grandpa
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George D. Wallace
as TV Commentator
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Lyman Ward
as Sen. Kenworthy
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Kathleen York
as Charmaine
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Thom Sharp
as TV Commentator
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Michael Zand
as Assassin
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Roger Til
as Belgium Ambasador
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Peter Pan
as Cook
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Joe Lambie
as Doctor
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Ellen Tobie
as Mrs. St. John's Secretary
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Deborah Dutch
as Safari Girl
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Joe George
as Bartender
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Paul Willson
as TV Commentator
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Elizabeth Anderson
as TV Newsperson
- John Ratzenberger
