It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy

It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
Genre	Comedy
Written by	Earl Barret Arne Sultan
Directed by	Cy Howard
Starring	Paul Sorvino Michael Learned JoAnna Cameron Bob Dishy
Theme music composer	Fred Karlin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Gerald I. Isenberg
Producer	Arne Sultan
Production locations	Mulholland Drive, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California
Cinematography	Matthew F. Leonetti
Editors	Christopher Holmes Carroll Sax
Running time	74 minutes
Production company	The Jozak Company
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	November 19, 1974 (1974-11-19)

It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy is a 1974 American made-for-television black comedy film starring Paul Sorvino and JoAnna Cameron. The film was co-written and produced by Arne Sultan as an ABC Movie of the Week installment. The film was one of Sorvino's first leading roles. ^[1]

In the film, a salesman is kidnapped and raped by a beautiful woman. ^[2] 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

• Paul Sorvino as Harry Walters
• Michael Learned as Janet Walters
• Bob Dishy as Ed Huxley
• Adam Arkin as Ken Walters
• Eddie Barth as Sgt. Riggs
• Roger Bowen as Stu Dotney
• Carl Franklin as Hovey
• Diane Cary as Diane Civita
• JoAnna Cameron as Wanda Olivia Wellman

References

1. "Paul Sorvino: A Voluble Man Who Excelled as a Brick of a Mobster". The New York Times. July 25, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
2. "Turning Tables on Rape". Los Angeles Times. November 19, 1974. Retrieved October 17, 2024– via Newspapers.com.(subscription required)

External links

• It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy at IMDb