Raw Deal
Mark Kaminsky is kicked out of the FBI for his rough treatment of a suspect. He winds up as the sheriff of a small town in North Carolina. FBI Chief Harry Shannon, whose son has been killed by a mobster named Patrovina, enlists Kaminsky in a personal vendetta with a promise of reinstatement into the FBI if Patrovina is taken down. To accomplish this, he must go undercover and join Patrovina's gang.
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John Irvin
Henry J. Bronchtein
Yvonne Axeworthy
Valerie E. Norman
Bruce Moriarty
Glenn Randall Jr.
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John Chard
Because of you a lot of people are dead. And now it's your turn. Raw Deal is directed by John Irvin and written by Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Donati, Gary DeVore and Norman Wexler. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kathryn Harrold, Sam Wanamaker, Paul Shenar, Robert Davi and Ed Lauter. A former FBI agent turned small-town sheriff agrees to help the FBI chief infiltrate the Chicago mafia when the FBI chief's son is killed by them. Something of a forgotten Schwarzenegger vehicle, it's for sure one of his lesser lights from his 80s output, but there's enough brawn and bonkers machismo to make it a fun time viewing. Arnie has been scripted with some trade mark phrases and director John Irvin (Hamburger Hill) stages some exciting action set-pieces. In support it's unsurprising to find Davi yet again oozes vile scumbag charisma. There really isn't much to it, it's all very much dressage for Arnie to do his thang, so any expectation of credibility is preposterous in the extreme. So really just suspend your disbelief and enjoy the ride. 6/10
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The directors of Raw Deal are John Irvin, Henry J. Bronchtein, Yvonne Axeworthy, Valerie E. Norman, Bruce Moriarty, and Glenn Randall Jr..
The cast of Raw Deal includes Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mark Kaminski / Joseph P. Brenner, Thomas Rosales Jr. as Jesus, Robert Davi as Max Keller, Victor Argo as Dangerous Man, Leon Rippy as Man in Tux, Steven Hill as Martin Lamanski, Peter Kent as Thug shot dead onto garbage cans at rock quarry (uncredited), Sven-Ole Thorsen as Patrovita's Bearded Bodyguard (uncredited) / Mike Johnson, Ted Grossman as Bodyguard #3, Sam Wanamaker as Luigi Patrovita, Phil Adams as FBI Agent, Dick Durock as Dingo, and more.
The duration of Raw Deal is 1h 46 mins.
Yes. Raw Deal has 2 trailers on Fanbiz, including Raw Deal ≣ 1986 ≣ Trailer. Watch them on this page.
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Raw Deal was released on 06 Jun 1986.
Raw Deal is listed under Action, Crime, and Thriller on Fanbiz.
Raw Deal has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 6.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Because of you a lot of people are dead. And now it's your turn. Raw Deal is directed by John Irvin and written by Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Donati, Gary DeVore and Norman..."
