Deal of the Century (1983)

13% of critics liked it
(8 reviews)
21% of users liked it
(440 ratings)

The humor in this Chevy Chase comedy lies solely in the eyes of the beholder. The comic plays Eddie Muntz, an arms dealer looking to make a big sale of war planes to a South American dictator. In order to do so, his girlfriend (Sigourney Weaver) has to sleep with the dictator and his friend (Gregory… More The humor in this Chevy Chase comedy lies solely in the eyes of the beholder. The comic plays Eddie Muntz, an arms dealer looking to make a big sale of war planes to a South American dictator. In order to do so, his girlfriend (Sigourney Weaver) has to sleep with the dictator and his friend (Gregory Hines) has to be convinced to do one more killing. Eddie's archenemy is Stryker (Vince Edwards) who wants to make that deal himself and will stop at nothing to obtain his ends. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 40 min.
Directed By: William Friedkin
Written By: Paul Brickman
Genres: Comedy

In Theaters: Nov 4, 1983 Wide
On DVD: Feb 14, 2006

Critic Reviews

Clint Morris, Brag Magazine
Chase and Weaver make a great team!
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
Eddie (Chase) keeps shooting himself in the foot, wearing a cast through most of the movie; clearly, the filmmakers shot themselves in the foot at every turn as well.
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
...another so-so chapter in the Chevy Chase canon of motion-picture comedies.
Scott Weinberg, DVDTalk.com
I would have been thrilled to revisit this one and walk away calling it "sadly misunderstood" or "seriously underrated," but the thing's an absolute mess from stem to stern.
Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
A bomb should have wiped out all the prints of this loser.

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Lucas M

Boring and not so funny.
Anthony V

Weak.

Cast

            Chevy Chase as Eddie Muntz

            Sigourney Weaver as Catherine DeVoto

            Gregory Hines as Ray Kasternak

            Vince Edwards as Stryker

            William Marquez as Gen. Cordosa

            Eduardo Ricard as Col. Salgado

            Richard Herd as Lyle

            Graham Jarvis as Babers

            Wallace Shawn as Harold

            Judith Baldwin as Luckup Hostess #1

            Robert Alan Browne as Man from Grumman

            Betty Cole as Baptist #2

            Alex Colon as Street Robber

            Robert Cornthwaite as Huddleston

            Louis Giambalvo as Freddie Muntz

            David Haskell as Rockwell Official

            Wilfredo Hernandez as Rojas

            Kelly Lange as Newscaster

            Ken Letner as Sen. Bryce

            Charles Levin as Dr. Rechtin

            Richard Libertini as Masaggi

            Maurice Marsac as Frenchman

            Helen Martin as Baptist #3

            Jan McGill as Luckup Hostess #2

            Miguel Pinero as Molino

            Tony Plana as Chicano Man

            Loyda Ramos as Chicano Woman

            Pepe Serna as Vardis

            Ebbe Roe Smith as Bob

            J.W. Smith as Will

            James Staley as JWT Assoc

            John Stinson as Helicopter Reporter

            Michael Yama as Masaggi's Aide #2

            Ray Manzarek as Charlie Simbo

            Stephen Keep as Promoter

            Frank Lugo as Station Wagon Driver

            Gwil Richards as Rev. Borman

            Jonathan Terry as Gaylord

            Nancy Klopper
            
            Eddie Hice as Bagman

            Randi Brooks as Ms. Della Rosa

            Jim Ishida as Masaggi's Aide #1

            John C. Reilly as Swain

            Joe Ross as Russian Translator

            John Hancock as Baptist Minister

            David Hall as Rick Penido

            John Davey as Pilot on Screen

            Carmen Moreno
            
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