It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy

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It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
GenreComedy
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 originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producer Gerald I. Isenberg
Producers Arne Sultan
Gerald W. Abrams (associate producer)
Production locationsMulholland Drive, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California
Cinematography Matthew F. Leonetti
Editors Christopher Holmes
Carroll Sax
Running time74 minutes
Production company The Jozak Company
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseNovember 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 [1] as an ABC Movie of the Week installment.

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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

Notes

  1. Arne Sultan, writer and producer of popular sitcoms spanning the '60's through the '80's (Get Smart, Barney Miller, and Too Close for Comfort).

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