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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.

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

• 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

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