A Washington waitress saves the Emir of Ohtar's life, launching her diplomatic career and a scandal.
Acting
Goldie's wide-eyed chaos agent energy carries every scene
Costume
Peak 80s power suits and diplomatic gala disaster fashion
Writing
Buck Henry's satirical bite under the silliness
Director
Herbert Ross
Goldie Hawn
Sunny
Chris Sarandon
Michael Ransome
Richard Romanus
Emir
Andre Gregory
Nawaf Al Kabeer
Gail Strickland
Mrs. St. John
Cliff DeYoung
Hilley
Keith Szarabajka
Crowe
Ed Begley Jr.
Hassler
James Staley
Vice President Merck
Kenneth Mars
Lou
Jean Smart
Ella
Joel Brooks
Ben
Grainger Hines
Jerry
Kenneth McMillan
Senator Norris
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Buck Henry wrote this as a loose follow-up to his The Graduate success, originally titled 'The American Ambassador' before Warner Bros. demanded Goldie Hawn vehicle energy.
The fictional Emirate of Ohtar was a thinly-veiled stand-in for oil-rich Gulf states, but the film carefully avoids naming real countries to keep diplomatic relations... diplomatic.
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