| 1 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/protocol.jpg]] |
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| 3 | A 1984 American comedy directed by Creator/HerbertRoss and written by Creator/BuckHenry, that has a cocktail waitress (Creator/GoldieHawn) saving the life of Emir (Creator/RichardRomanus). |
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| 5 | The movie also stars Creator/ChrisSarandon, Creator/AndreGregory, Creator/GailStrickland, Creator/CliffDeYoung, Creator/KeithSzarabajka, Creator/EdBegleyJr, among others. |
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| 7 | It was released on December 21, 1984. |
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| 11 | !Tropes for the film: |
| 12 | * ArabOilSheikh: The US Government attempts to trade Sunny (Hawn) to one in exchange for being allowed to construct a military base in his nation. |
| 13 | * BureaucraticallyArrangedMarriage: Sunny is offered as a wife to the emir of a small Middle Eastern nation of strategic importance to the United States. She's not aware of this, thinking only that she's going on a diplomatic visit, until she arrives and sees a mural of herself with the emir in wedding attire. |
| 14 | * HeroismEqualsJobQualification: Sunny, a cocktail waitress, stops an assassination attempt on a Middle-Eastern ambassador and is therefore hired by the US government as a top-level State Department protocol official. |
| 15 | * OneWordTitle: Played with JobTitle, since the protagonist is hired as a top-level State Department '''protocol''' official. |
| 16 | * {{Scandalgate}}: Sunny Davis is unaware that she's being asked to be a prostitute for a high-ranking Arab sheik. When the scandal finally broke, the TV news called it "Sunnygate". |
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