Raw Deal

1986

ActionCrimeThriller

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.

"The system gave him a raw deal. Nobody gives him a raw deal."

Rating

5.816
802 votes

Popularity

1.7741

Origin & Countries

US | en | Netherlands,United States of America

Production

DEG,Famous Films Productions,International Film Corporation

Runtime

106 min.

Budget (M$)

16.2 / 8.5ROI 191%

Status

Released

Release: 6/6/1986

Credits

Raw Deal

John IrvinDirector

Raw Deal

Arnold SchwarzeneggerMark Kaminski / Joseph P. Brenner

Raw Deal

Kathryn HarroldMonique

Raw Deal

Sam WanamakerLuigi Patrovita

Raw Deal

Paul ShenarPaulo Rocca

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Reviews

John Chard

11/24/2019

6 / 10

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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