PROTOCOL (DVD/ST/SCENCE ACCESS/CLOSE CAPTION) DVD

Protocol
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, All Movie Guide

Cast Goldie Hawn as Sunny Chris Sarandon as Michael Richard Romanus as Emir Andre Gregory as Nawaf Al Kabeer Gail Strickland as Mrs. St. John Cliff De Young as Hilley Keith Szarabajka as Crowe Ed Begley Jr. as Hassler James Staley as Vice President Merck Kenneth Mars as Lou Jean Smart as Ella Maria O'Brien as Donna Joel Brooks as Ben Grainger Hines as Jerry Richard Hamilton as Mr. Davis Kenneth McMillan as Sen. Norris

Crew Enrico Fiorentini - Art Director Tracy Bousman - Art Director Lewis Rachmil - Associate Producer Charlene Painter - Choreography Galanos - Costume Designer Wayne A. Finkelman - Costume Designer John T. Kretchmer - First Assistant Director Herbert Ross - Director Paul Hirsch - Editor Goldie Hawn - Executive Producer Basil Poledouris - Composer (Music Score) Frank Griffin - Makeup William Malley - Production Designer William A. Fraker - Cinematographer Anthea Sylbert - Producer Charles R. Pierce - Set Designer Mary Olivia Swanson - Set Designer Philip C. Cory - Special Effects Al Overton, Jr. - Sound/Sound Designer Max Kleven - Stunts Harvey Miller - Screen Story Buck Henry - Screenwriter Nancy Meyers - Screenwriter Harvey Miller - Screenwriter Charles Shyer - Screenwriter W.D. Richter - Screenwriter Rachel Griffiths - Script Supervisor

Protocol
A regular comedy can be lightweight and insubstantial and still be enjoyable; political comedy requires some heft (although not too much, unless you're going for over-the-top satire). Protocol is too fluffy for the situation it presents, and this flaw keeps it from being more than moderately enjoyable. It's also not helped by the fact that it doesn't have enough laughs -- most of the jokes are weak, and the fish-out-water-who-catches-the-fisherman routine isn't made fresh or presented in an original manner. Still, it's amiable enough, and Goldie Hawn fans will find much here to like. Certainly, Hawn isn't asked to do anything she hasn't done countless times before, but she's quite good at being bubbly, naïve, and cute. Even her perky charm can't keep the film afloat for the whole voyage, but she makes it pleasant enough. The normally dependable Chris Sarandon is off his form here, giving a bland and uninteresting performance, but there are some nice tiny moments from the likes of Gail Strickland, Kenneth Mars, and Jean Smart, and a few odd ones from Andre Gregory. Protocol won't do more than put a small smile on your face, but it's harmless. ~ Craig Butler, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: Sound Processing: 2: PCM stereo Additional Features: none specified MPAA Rating: PG DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 96 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 0. Jump to a Scene 1. Credits in a jam [2:47] 2. The emu's bad day [5:01] 3. To the rescue [2:57] 4. Media darling [4:15] 5. Meet the press [3:28] 6. American heroine [2:25] 7. Sunny on parade [3:30] 8. The Davis home [2:24] 9. A job in protocol [3:24] 10. A remarkable future [3:59] 11. Keep the rolls [6:41] 12. Breaking in [3:11] 13. Limoing the dogs [5:40] 14. Saying what she thinks [3:22] 15. Very (unofficial) good time [3:53] 16. Party at the Safari Club [4:36] 17. One of those...bars [4:54] 18. Brawl in the swill [1:48] 19. Sunny's report [4:23] 20. Uncovered [2:20] 21. Revolution in Ohtar [3:53] 22. Sunnyage [2:46] 23. Saying what he thinks [2:10] 24. We the people [4:38] 25. The Canidate [2:39] 26. Victorious End Credits [3:41]