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A Washington waitress (Goldie Hawn) saves the Emir of Ohtar's (Richard Romanus) life, launching her diplomatic career and a scandal.
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Paul Attanasio Washington Post 01/04/2018
"Protocol" is the kind of corny screwball comedy you thought nobody made anymore. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 10/23/2004
2.5/4
The first hour of Protocol is so much fun, and the Goldie Hawn character is such an engaging original, that at first I couldn't believe they were going to throw away all that work by going for a standard Hollywood ending. But they did. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 11/29/2020
2.5/4
...a watchable yet often excessively erratic endeavor. Go to Full Review
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily 10/10/2005
2/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/27/2005
2/5
Brian J. Arthurs Beach Reporter (Southern California) 10/18/2002
3/5
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Adam K @Adamkapl Feb 11 so much fun and great to rewatch See more Christopher R 05/15/2023 Not really believable but it doesn't have to be to be fun to watch. Makes me chuckle. See more 03/11/2021 In disposition and locks, always sunny Goldie's golden Sunny struggles to understand what an African "emu" is, struggles to understand American governmental bureaucratese, and struggles to understand generic barbaric Arabic, while the audience struggles to understand what the point is. See more S R @ScottR 09/03/2020 8/25/23 - Saw it again with family and it was much better. Perhaps I was mostly enjoying the DC scene again. 2.5/5 Fun for the DC, but this is so ridiculous. 1.5/5 See more 07/30/2017 Excellent lil' movie, kinda, sorta a take off of Born Yesterday with Judy Holiday and William Holden, a CLASSIC...this is relevant now to the American People and should be watched and understood that this is REAL Life Politics as USUAL and/or UNUSUAL. See more 02/08/2015 Silly but enjoyable Goldie Hawn vehicle about a cocktail waitress who foils an assassination attempt. Her charm leads the presidents' handlers to add her to their diplomatic corp, where he begins a 1980s twist on "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" with some touches of "Born Yesterday." Buck Henry wrote the script, which makes the comedy a bit sharper than you'd expect from a Goldie Hawn comedy. The film features a lot of familiar 80s character actors. My favorites were Amanda Bearse (in her film debut) and John Ratzenberger as "Security Guard on TV"and Al Leong as "Cook." See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A Washington waitress (Goldie Hawn) saves the Emir of Ohtar's (Richard Romanus) life, launching her diplomatic career and a scandal.
Director
Herbert Ross
Producer
Anthea Sylbert
Screenwriter
Buck Henry
Production Co
Warner Bros.
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Surround
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