Protocol (film)

Protocol
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHerbert Ross
Screenplay byBuck Henry
Story byCharles Shyer
Nancy Meyers
Harvey Miller
Produced byAnthea Sylbert
StarringGoldie Hawn
Chris Sarandon
Richard Romanus
CinematographyWilliam A. Fraker
Edited byPaul Hirsch
Music byBasil Poledouris
Color processTechnicolor
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • December 21, 1984 (1984-12-21)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12 million
Box office$26.2 million (US/Canada)[1]

Protocol is a 1984 American comedy film starring Goldie Hawn and Chris Sarandon, written by Buck Henry, and directed by Herbert Ross. Hawn plays a Washington, D.C., cocktail waitress who prevents the assassination of a visiting Arab emir and winds up a national heroine.