The Perils of P.K (1986)

9.5/10 • 90 min • Comedy

Overview

P.K., a former movie star now reduced to working as a stripper in a Las Vegas nightclub, is desperate for a comeback, and thinks she could make one if she could only get a big-name star to appear in a movie with her. She relates all these problems, and many of her fantasies, to her psychiatrist, and also approaches several entertainers working in Las Vegas to try to get them to help make her dream come true.

Cast

Naura Hayden

P.K.

Dick Shawn

The Psychiatrist

Jackie Mason

Larry Storch

Louise Lasser

Sammy Davis Jr.

Kaye Ballard

Sandy Baron

Anne Meara

Sheila MacRae

Virginia Graham

Heather MacRae

Altovise Davis

Sammy Cahn

Paul Lambert

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