''It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy'' is a 1974 American

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starring

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and JoAnna Cameron. The film was co-written and produced by Arne Sultan as an

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installment. The film was one of Sorvino's first leading roles. In the film, a salesman is kidnapped and raped by a beautiful woman. He is left naked in a small town, and he has to explain what happened to him.

Plot

Harry Walters is a stout real estate salesman who is randomly picked up by a beautiful woman, Wanda Olivia Wellman. He is subsequently raped at gunpoint as a prank. He is later dropped off naked in a small town and left to explain to his wife, friends, and the police how he was both kidnapped and raped by a woman.

Cast

as Harry Walters *

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as Janet Walters *

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as Ed Huxley *

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as Ken Walters * Eddie Barth as Sgt. Riggs *

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as Stu Dotney *

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as Hovey * Diane Cary as Diane Civita * JoAnna Cameron as Wanda Olivia Wellman

References

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* 1974 television films 1974 films 1974 black comedy films American black comedy films ABC Movie of the Week American comedy television films 1970s American films Films about salespeople Films about kidnapping in the United States Films about rape in the United States {{US-tv-comedy-film-stub