Raw Deal (1986)

Director:

John Irvin

Writers:

Luciano Vincenzoni (story) and
Sergio Donati (story) ...
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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
John Malloy	...	Trager
Lorenzo Clemons	...	Washington 2nd Sergeant
Dick Durock	...	Dingo
Frank Ferrara	...	Spike
Thomas Rosales Jr.	...	Jesus
Jack Hallett	...	Carson
Leon Rippy	...	Man in Tux
Jay Butler	...	Rice
Norman Max Maxwell	...	Fake State Trooper (as Norman Maxwell)
Tony DiBenedetto	...	Rudy
Tom Hull	...	Metzger
Mary Cannon	...	Saleswoman
Gary Houston	...	Patrovita Thug
Greg Noonan	...	Patrovita Thug
Steve Holt	...	Blair Shannon
Cedric Guthrie	...	Agent with Shannon
Gary Olsen	...	Lamanski's Driver
Brooks Gardner	...	Elevator Operator
Pat Miller	...	Kinks Cashier
Jery Hewitt	...	Stickman
James Eric	...	Byron
Ralph Foody	...	Captain
Howard Elfman	...	Bomb Squad officer
Jeff Ramsey	...	Bodyguard #1
Bill McIntosh	...	Bodyguard #2
Ted Grossman	...	Bodyguard #3
Kent Hays	...	Drunken Player
Greg Walker	...	Rudy (Double)
Clifford Happy	...	Tony's Bodyguard
Michael Adams	...	Patrovita's Bodyguard
Dean Smith	...	Patrovita's Double
Alex Ross	...	Stationwagon Driver
Socorro Santiago	...	Nurse at Center
Richard McGough	...	Baker's Partner
Sharon Rice	...	Jogger
R. Pickett Bugg	...	Lookout Gangster
John Clark	...	Newscaster
Scott Blount	...	Performer
Phil Adams	...	FBI Agent
Chuck Hart	...	FBI Agent
Larry Holt	...	FBI Agent
Ken Sprunt	...	FBI Agent
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peter Kent	...	Thug shot dead onto garbage cans at rock quarry (uncredited)
Robert J. Maxwell	...	Gambler (uncredited)
Brian Parry	...	Teacher protecting students from car chase (uncredited)
Dimitrius Pulido	...	Body Guard (uncredited)
Sven-Ole Thorsen	...	Patrovita's Bearded Bodyguard (uncredited)
Kim Weeks	...	Waitress (uncredited)

Directed by
John Irvin

Writing credits
Luciano Vincenzoni		(story) and
Sergio Donati		(story)
Gary DeVore		(screenplay) and
Norman Wexler		(screenplay)

Produced by
Martha De Laurentiis	....	producer (as Martha Schumacher)

Original Music by
Tom Bähler		(as Tom Bahler)
Chris Boardman
Albhy Galuten

Cinematography by
Alex Thomson

Film Editing by
Anne V. Coates

Casting by
Mary Colquhoun

Production Design by
Giorgio Postiglione

Art Direction by
Maher Ahmad

Set Decoration by
Hilton Rosemarin

Costume Design by
Clifford Capone

Makeup Department
Dean Gates	....	special makeup effects supervisor
Barbara Page	....	makeup supervisor
Aldo Signoretti	....	hair stylist
Jamie Sue Weiss	....	hair stylist: Chicago
Jamie Sue Weiss	....	makeup artist: Chicago
Jeff Goodwin	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Fred C. Caruso	....	production manager (as Fred Caruso)
Laura Fattori	....	unit manager
Michael W. Stroud	....	production supervisor
Lucio Trentini	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Henry Bronchtein	....	first assistant director
Bruce Moriarty	....	second assistant director
Glenn Randall Jr.	....	second unit director (as Glenn H. Randall Jr.)

Art Department
Tom Cranham	....	visual consultant
Jerry Hall	....	assistant art director
Jeffrey Schlatter	....	construction coordinator
Rod Schumacher	....	assistant art director
Timothy W. Tiedje	....	assistant property master
Mark S. Turner	....	stand-by painter
Brian Kontz	....	plasterer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Gary Alexander	....	sound re-recordist
Tom Bellfort	....	sound editor
John Benson	....	sound editor
Ann Ducommun	....	assistant sound editor
Doug Hemphill	....	sound effects recordist
David Hildyard	....	sound mixer
Chris Jenkins	....	sound re-recordist
Carl Lewis	....	adr supervisor (as Cari Lewis)
Martin Maryska	....	sound editor
Susan Mazzei	....	assistant sound editor
Gilberto Costa Nunes	....	assistant sound editor (as Giberto Costa Nunes)
Greg Orloff	....	foley mixer
David Pearson	....	boom operator
Jerry Ross	....	supervising sound editor
Craig Smith	....	foley editor
Dale Strumpell	....	sound re-recordist
Paul C. Warschilka	....	assistant sound editor (as Paul Warschilka)
Marian Wilde	....	assistant sound editor
John Roesch	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Tony Borella	....	special effects team
Casey Cavanaugh	....	special effects team
Joe Digaetano	....	special effects team
Joe Lombardi	....	special effects supervisor
Steve Lombardi	....	special effects team
Joseph P. Mercurio	....	special effects team (as Joe Mercurio)
Larry Reid	....	special effects team

Stunts
Vince Deadrick Sr.	....	stunts
Nick Dimitri	....	stunts
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunt double
James Fierro	....	stunts
George Fisher	....	stunts
Ralph Garrett	....	stunts
Robin Grathwol	....	stunts
Bill Hart	....	stunts
Gene Hartline	....	stunts
John Hateley	....	stunt double: Trooper
Loren Janes	....	stunts
Mike Johnson	....	stunts
Peter Kent	....	stunt double: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Peter Kent	....	stunts
Joel Kramer	....	stunt double: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Steven Lambert	....	stunts
Rick Le Fevour	....	stunts
Stacy Logan	....	stunts
Phil Neilson	....	stunts
David Perna	....	stunts
Randy Popplewell	....	stunts
Glenn Randall Jr.	....	stunt coordinator
Dean Smith	....	stunt double: Sam Wanamaker
Peter Stader	....	stunts
Jerry Summers	....	stunts
Sven-Ole Thorsen	....	stunts
Greg Walker	....	stunt double: Tony DiBenedetto
Webster Whinery	....	stunts
Rich Wilkie	....	stunts
Jerry Wills	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Kenneth Atherfold	....	key grip (as Ken Atherfold)
Colin Corby	....	camera operator
Joe D'Alessandro	....	grip
Dan Kneece	....	Steadicam operator
Roy Larner	....	gaffer
Roger McDonald	....	focus puller
John Robert Miller	....	key grip: Chicago (as John Miller)
Daniele Nannuzzi	....	director of photography: second unit
William Stuebe	....	gaffer: Chicago
Chyna Thomson	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Chyna Thomson	....	second assistant camera
Chicca Ungaro	....	assistant camera
Jürgen Vollmer	....	still photographer (as Jurgen Vollmer)

Casting Department
Craig Fincannon	....	additional casting
Mark Fincannon	....	additional casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jayme Bednarczyk	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Christopher Cibelli	....	first assistant editor
David Mann	....	assistant editor
Vanessa Procopio	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
Tom Bähler	....	executive music producer (as Tom Bahler)
Herman Edel	....	music coordinator
Claude Gaudette	....	composer: theme "Kaminski Stomps"
Jerry Hey	....	composer: additional music
Randy Kerber	....	composer: additional music
Steve Lukather	....	composer: additional music
Joel Rosenbaum	....	composer: additional music
Allen Sides	....	music scoring engineer
Tom Villano	....	supervising music editor
Tommy Tedesco	....	musician: guitar (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Lee Siler	....	transportation

Other crew
Yvonne Axeworthy	....	script supervisor (as Yvonne Axworthy)
Edward Bowen	....	assistant location manager
John B. Griffin	....	location manager
Angela Heald	....	production coordinator
Don Herion	....	technical advisor (as Sgt. Don Herion)
Michael Klastorin	....	unit publicist
Robin Matthews	....	assistant: Mr. Irvin
Heather McIntosh	....	production accountant
Valerie E. Norman	....	script supervisor: second unit
Noel Tomlinson	....	production assistant
Durk Tyndall	....	millman

Production Companies

• De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
• Famous Films (II)
• International Film Corporation (I)

Distributors

• De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) (1986) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1989) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• AMLF (1986) (France) (theatrical)
• Cine Vox (1986) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Hoyts Distribution (1986) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures (1986) (Canada) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• Arcade Movie Company (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Columbia Pictures Television (2001-2002) (USA) (TV)
• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (USA) (laserdisc)
• IPA Asia Pacific (2002) (Thailand) (DVD)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Television (2002-) (USA) (TV)
• TF1 Vidéo (????) (France) (DVD)
• VCL Communications (1987) (West Germany) (VHS)
• Video Treasures (1995) (USA) (VHS)
• Video Treasures (1998) (USA) (VHS) (widescreen collector's edition)

Special Effects

• Special Effects Weaponry Inc.

Other Companies

• Cinemascore  music design
• Credit Lyonnais  financial consulting
• D. Bassett & Associates  negative cutting
• Fincannon & Associates  additional casting
• Great Northern Brokerage Services  insurance
• J-D-C America Inc.  cameras and lenses provided by
• Segue Music  music editing
• Todd-AO/Glen Glenn Studios  re-recording (as Todd-AO/Glen Glenn)
• Van der Veer Photo Effects  titles and opticals
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack released by

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: After the fight in the alley (3 against Kaminski), the police car pulls up and screeches to a halt. After the conversation with the police officer, the police car is sitting at a different angle, with both headlights visible instead of the driver's side one blocked by the cardboard boxes in the alley.

Quotes:

Kaminsky: Magic? Or magnet!

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

Kaminski Stomps

hilarious

Arnold at his peak as a one-man wrecking crew as he demolishes a crime family single-handed. It reminds me of the Stallone film where Rambo takes on Russia in Afghanistan. This film has good acting though, and the ever-evil Robert Davi at his slimy best. The shoot-out at the gravel pit with "Satisfaction" playing is a classic. And don't forget the classic line :"You should not drink and bake"!