By Richard Harland Smith
Protocol
Brief Synopsis
A naïve waitress bumbles into a job with the diplomatic corps in the Middle East.
Cast & Crew
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Herbert Ross
Director
Goldie Hawn
Chris Sarandon
Richard Romanus
Ed Begley Jr.
Jean Smart
Film Details
Also Known As
Har jag gjort bort mig nu igen?
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1984
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Tunisia; Washington, DC, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 36m
Synopsis
A woman lands a menial government job in Washington, but soon finds herself embroiled in some major dealing with Middle-Eastern leaders.
Cast
Goldie Hawn
Chris Sarandon
Richard Romanus
Ed Begley Jr.
Jean Smart
Andre Gregory
Amanda Bearse
Archie Hahn
Keith Szarabajka
Cece Cole
Joe George
Kathleen York
Kenneth Mars
Cliff De Young
Lyman Ward
Roger Til
Lorraine Fields
Sally Thorner
Gail Strickland
Ellen Tobie
Deborah Dutch
James Staley
Daphne Maxwell Reid
Joel Brooks
Mary Carver
Maria O'brien
Jack Ross Obney
Ken Hill
Michael Zand
Ken Gibbel
Thom Sharp
Joe Lambie
Elizabeth Anderson
Pamela Myers
Peter Pan
Grainger Hines
Richard Hamilton
Jeanne Mori
Dortha Duckworth
Holly Roberts
Albert Leong
Julie Hampton
Robert Donovan
Georganne Lapiere
Marcie Barkin
Marcella Saint-amant
Alice O'connor
Kenneth Mcmillan
A S Csaky
Tom Spratley
George Wallace
Paul Willson
Crew
David Batteau
Song
Kathryn Blondell
Hair
Tracy Bousman
Art Director
David E Campbell
Sound
Daniel Allen Carlin
Music Editor
Tom Case
Makeup
Judith A. Cory
Hair
Phil Cory
Special Effects
Graham Cottle
Production Supervisor
Michele Dittrick
Costumes
Charlie Dore
Song
Sheena Easton
Song Performer
Gordon Ecker
Sound Editor
Hamid Elleuch
Production Manager
Wayne Finkelman
Costumes
Enrico Fiorentini
Art Director
William Fraker
Dp/Cinematographer
William Fraker
Director Of Photography
Stan Gilbert
Adr Editor
Andy Goldmark
Song
Frank Griffin
Makeup
Goldie Hawn
Executive Producer
Buck Henry
Screenplay
Paul Hirsch
Editor
Jermaine Jackson
Song Performer
Kathy Kenworthy
Other
Chaka Khan
Song Performer
Max Kleven
Stunt Coordinator
Lynzee Klingman
Editing
John Kretchmer
Assistant Director
Trevor Lawrence
Song
Jackie Lehane
Wardrobe
John Leveque
Sound Editor
Kenny Lee Lewis
Song
Julian Littman
Song
Mark Lombardo
Production Manager
Elliot Lurie
Consultant
Dennis Maguire
Assistant Director
Bill Malley
Production Designer
Samuel L. Mercer
Location Manager
Nancy Meyers
Story By
Nancy Meyers
From Story
Harvey Miller
Story By
Harvey Miller
From Story
Steve Miller
Song
Stuart Neumann
Location Manager
Philip Noble-marsh
Song
Kathy O'rear
Wardrobe
Eric Orbom
Set Designer
Jeffrey Osborne
Song Performer
Al Overton Jr.
Sound
Charlene Painter
Choreographer
Dennis Parrish
Property Master
Charles R Pierce
Set Decorator
Anita Pointer
Song
June Pointer
Song
Ruth Pointer
Song
Basil Poledouris
Music
Peck Prior
Assistant Editor
Lewis J. Rachmil
Associate Producer
Mark Radcliffe
Assistant Director
Lou Reed
Song
Lou Reed
Song Performer
John T Reitz
Sound
Bruce Roberts
Song
Jack Roe
Unit Production Manager
Gregg Rudloff
Sound
Jeff Sandler
Sound Editor
Silvio Scarano
Wardrobe
Gregory Scherick
Assistant Editor
Danny Sembello
Song
John Shannon
Photography
Becky Shargo
Consultant
Charles Shyer
From Story
Charles Shyer
Story By
Jack Smalley
Original Music
Miles Sonka
Song
L Andrew Stone
Assistant Director
Richard Stone
Music Editor
Mary Swanson
Set Decorator
Anthea Sylbert
Producer
Esther Vivante
Script Supervisor
Karen Wilson
Sound Editor
Don Woodruff
Set Designer
Chuck Workman
Other
Steve Yaconelli
Camera Operator
John Young
Wardrobe
Videos
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Film Details
Also Known As
Har jag gjort bort mig nu igen?
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1984
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Tunisia; Washington, DC, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 36m
Articles
Protocol -
Though she had won an Academy Award for her kooky supporting performance in Cactus Flower (1969) and earned critical kudos for her dramatic change-of-pace role in Steven Spielberg's The Sugarland Express (1974), Goldie Hawn's film career seemed by the late 70s to be fading in favor of cabaret, television, and the obligations of private life. That all changed with the release of Foul Play (1978), a comic murder mystery that paired her with exiting Saturday Night Live Not Ready for Prime Time Player Chevy Chase and rejuvenated her as a Hollywood boxoffice draw. A string of spritely fish-out-of-water comedies followed, among them the military sendup Private Benjamin (1980), for which Laugh-In's former "Sock It To Me" girl received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress, and Protocol (1984), in which Hawn starred as a Washington, D.C. cocktail waitress who unwittingly thwarts the assassination of a visiting emir and becomes a national hero. Written by The Graduate (1967) scenarist Buck Henry, Protocol takes its tone from the socially-conscious Depression comedies of Frank Capra and Preston Sturges (Hawn's political naïf becomes a pawn in the endgame of Beltway insiders who want an American military base in the heart of the Middle East), albeit with a distinctly Reagan era flavor as a carrot for those who like their satire smart but not too sophisticated. Protocol was another winner for Hawn and Warner Bros., who reunited two years later for the high school football comedy Wildcats (1986).
By Richard Harland Smith
By Richard Harland Smith
Protocol -
Though she had won an Academy Award for her kooky supporting performance in Cactus Flower (1969) and earned critical kudos for her dramatic change-of-pace role in Steven Spielberg's The Sugarland Express (1974), Goldie Hawn's film career seemed by the late 70s to be fading in favor of cabaret, television, and the obligations of private life. That all changed with the release of Foul Play (1978), a comic murder mystery that paired her with exiting Saturday Night Live Not Ready for Prime Time Player Chevy Chase and rejuvenated her as a Hollywood boxoffice draw. A string of spritely fish-out-of-water comedies followed, among them the military sendup Private Benjamin (1980), for which Laugh-In's former "Sock It To Me" girl received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress, and Protocol (1984), in which Hawn starred as a Washington, D.C. cocktail waitress who unwittingly thwarts the assassination of a visiting emir and becomes a national hero. Written by The Graduate (1967) scenarist Buck Henry, Protocol takes its tone from the socially-conscious Depression comedies of Frank Capra and Preston Sturges (Hawn's political naïf becomes a pawn in the endgame of Beltway insiders who want an American military base in the heart of the Middle East), albeit with a distinctly Reagan era flavor as a carrot for those who like their satire smart but not too sophisticated. Protocol was another winner for Hawn and Warner Bros., who reunited two years later for the high school football comedy Wildcats (1986).
By Richard Harland Smith
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Released in United States December 1984
Released in United States Winter December 1, 1984
Released in USA on video.
Began shooting April 16, 1984
Completed shooting November 1984.
Released in United States December 1984
Released in United States Winter December 1, 1984
