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Plot

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.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Comedy
Run Time:
96min.
DVD Release Date:
10/20/1998
Director(s):
Herbert Ross
Starring:
Goldie Hawn , Chris Sarandon , Richard Romanus , Andre Gregory , Gail Strickland
Themes:
Culture Clash,Class Differences,Looking For Love,Pygmalion Stories
Tone:
Affectionate,Easygoing,Fanciful,Humorous,Light,Silly,Summery
Keywords:
assassination,celebrity,courage,diplomat,espionage,international,metamorphosis,party-girl,pawn [person],political-leader,rescue,transformation,waiter/waitress
Language:
English