The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood

1980
R
1h 28m

IMDb RATING

3.9/10

1.3K

YOUR RATING

Martine Beswick in The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980)

A prostitute writes a bestseller book about her profession which attracts the attention of a studio executive who attempts to adapt it into a movie. They have a falling off and she decides to make the film on her own despite sabotage.

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A prostitute writes a bestseller book about her profession which attracts the attention of a studio executive who attempts to adapt it into a movie. They have a falling off and she decides t... Read allA prostitute writes a bestseller book about her profession which attracts the attention of a studio executive who attempts to adapt it into a movie. They have a falling off and she decides to make the film on her own despite sabotage.A prostitute writes a bestseller book about her profession which attracts the attention of a studio executive who attempts to adapt it into a movie. They have a falling off and she decides to make the film on her own despite sabotage.

Director
- Alan Roberts
Writers
- Devin Goldenberg
- Alan Roberts
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

3.9/10

1.3K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Alan Roberts
Writers
- Devin Goldenberg
- Alan Roberts
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Martine Beswick was appalled by the sheer amount of sex in the film and threatened to quit the film at one point.

Goofs
When Xaviera tells Miles and Marian they should come to New York, under Miles's reaction shot is heard the audio "sounds delightful", but his lips don't move in the visual.

Quotes
Chris: [in jealousy of Lionel's affair with Xaviera] What? You think you're such a big man, taking freebies from a whore?
Lionel Lamely: That's really ugly, Chris.
Chris: Well, you're not so cute yourself.

Connections
Featured in 42nd Street Forever, Volume 3: Exploitation Explosion (2008)

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4/10

A fun sexploitation comedy with a 70s feel to it and an entertaining premise

The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980) is a movie that was recently available on Tubi. The storyline follows a prostitute who writes a book that does well and goes mainstream. She signs a movie deal that falls apart so she decides to make the movie on her own. Her former investor tries to sabotage her project but she fights through the attempts to try and make a movie as successful as her book.

This movie is directed by Alan Roberts (The Sexpert) and stars Martine Beswick (Thunderball), Chris Lemmon (Wishmaster), Adam West (Batman), Dick Miller (Gremlins), Phil Silvers (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum) and Richard Deacon (Birds).

This has a surprisingly impressive cast. Seeing Adam West do a soft porn movie really threw me off. His pool scene had me cracking up. The storyline has a 70s grindhouse feel to it and is fun to watch unfold. The circumstances are really unpredictable. As you would expect, there's a ton of sex and nudity in here, at times awkwardly so; although, the jungle scene was awesome.

Overall, this is a fun sexploitation comedy with a 70s feel to it and an entertaining premise. I would score this a 4/10 and recommend seeing once.