''The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood'', released theatrically in the UK as ''Hollywood Blue'', is a 1980 American
comedy film
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directed by
Alan Roberts and starring
Martine Beswick
Martine Beswick (born 26 September 1941) is Jamaica-born British actress and model perhaps best known for her roles in two James Bond films, '' From Russia with Love'' (1963) and '' Thunderball'' (1965), who went on to appear in several other n ...
,
Adam West,
Phil Silvers
Phil Silvers (born Phillip Silver; May 11, 1911 – November 1, 1985) was an American entertainer and comedic actor, known as "The King of Chutzpah". His career as a professional entertainer spanned nearly sixty years. Silvers achieved major popu ...
,
Chris Lemmon
Christopher Boyd Lemmon (born June 22, 1954) is an American actor and author.
Early life and education
Lemmon was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Cynthia Stone and actor Jack Lemmon. Lemmon attended the Verde Valley School ...
,
Edie Adams
Edie Adams (born Edith Elizabeth Enke; April 16, 1927 – October 15, 2008) was an American comedian, actress, singer and businesswoman. She earned the Tony Award and was nominated for an Emmy Award.
Adams was well known for her impersonation ...
, and
Richard Deacon.
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Plot
The film, the last of a trilogy, is loosely based on the life of Xaviera Hollander
Xaviera Hollander (born 15 June 1943) is a Dutch former call girl, madam, and author. She is best known for her best-selling memoir '' The Happy Hooker: My Own Story''.
Early life
Hollander was born Xaviera "Vera" de Vries in Surabaya, Japanes ...
, a prostitute
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from the Netherlands
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, as she attempts to make a film in Hollywood
Hollywood usually refers to:
* Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California
* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
Hollywood may also refer to:
Places United States
* Hollywood District (disambiguation)
* Hollywood, ...
based on her best-selling book about her life. She gets involved with some of the most crooked producers in Hollywood, but beats them at their own game and films the movie without them.
Principal cast
See also
*''The Happy Hooker
''The Happy Hooker: My Own Story'' is a best-selling memoir by Xaviera Hollander, a call girl, published in 1971. It sold over 20 million copies. Robin Moore, who took Hollander's dictations of the book's contents, came up with the title, while Y ...
'' (1975)
*''The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington
''The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington'' is a 1977 American comedy film directed by William A. Levey. It was the sequel to '' The Happy Hooker'', which was released in 1975. Joey Heatherton replaced Lynn Redgrave as the lead character of Xaviera ...
'' (1977)
References
External links
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1980 films
1980s English-language films
American sex comedy films
Films about Hollywood, Los Angeles
Films about prostitution in the United States
Films set in Los Angeles
1980s sex comedy films
Golan-Globus films
Cultural depictions of Xaviera Hollander
1980 comedy films
Films produced by Menahem Golan
Films produced by Yoram Globus
1980s American films
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