Raw Deal (1986)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

John Irvin

Writers:

Luciano Vincenzoni (story) and
Sergio Donati (story) ...

Release Date:

6 June 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

The government gave him a raw deal. Nobody gives him a raw deal.

Plot:

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...

Plot Keywords:

Helicopter | Revolving Door | Switchblade | Psychotronic | Wheelchair

Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger	...	Mark Kaminsky aka Joseph P. Brenner
Kathryn Harrold	...	Monique
Darren McGavin	...	Harry Shannon
Sam Wanamaker	...	Luigi Patrovita
Paul Shenar	...	Paulo Rocca
Steven Hill	...	Martin Lamanski
Joe Regalbuto	...	Marvin Baxter
Robert Davi	...	Max Keller
Ed Lauter	...	Baker
Mordecai Lawner	...	Marcellino
Blanche Baker	...	Amy Kaminsky
Louise Robey	...	Lamanski's Girl (as Robey)
Victor Argo	...	Dangerous Man
George P. Wilbur	...	Killer #1
Denver Mattson	...	Killer #2

Also Known As:

Triple Identity

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Netherlands:12 (TV rating) | Netherlands:16 | Malaysia:U | West Germany:16 (nf) | France:-12 | Norway:15 (TV rating) | Norway:16 (cut theatrical version) | Australia:M | Finland:K-18 | Norway:18 (video rating) | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | New Zealand:R

Filming Locations:

Castle Hayne, North Carolina, USA

Company:

De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)

Trivia:

Originally intended to be called "Let's Make A Deal."

Goofs:

Continuity: At the start of the gun battle in the gravel pit, as Kaminsky inserts the cassette tape, the dashboard clock reads 3:31. Five minutes later, after the gunfight, the clock on the office wall behind him reads 10 minutes to 12.

Quotes:

Kaminsky: Because of you a lot of people are dead. And now it's your turn.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Spaced: Battles (#1.4)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

Ingedients:Full of Nutritious Arnie one liners. (no artificial acting)

Raw Deal was in the classic Arnie era, the era of one line classics and bad acting. How quality is this film, its just non-stop from start to finish. You've got the classic good guy joins the mobsters gang in order to bring them down - Arnie sports a classic lumberjack shirt in this film as he plays a small town sheriff (check out the car chase at the beginning). He rolls of classic line after classic line, there is one instance where him and his wife have a argument - she throws are cake at him after she has had a few drinks, he says

"You shouldn't drink...and bake"

how cool is that

this looks surprisingly low budget for Arnie, but you have to watch it for its comedy value