Arnold Schwarzenegger, Blanche Baker, Darren McGavin

A by-the-numbers action flick featuring a stern Arnold Schwarzenegger, Raw Deal has all the traditional traits of the genre. Schwarzenegger is a disgraced former FBI agent who winds up as sheri...( read more  read more... )ff of a backwater Southern town. He is given a chance to reclaim his job when the head of the Bureau offers him reinstatement if he'll go undercover to capture the mob boss responsible for killing his son. Schwarzenegger must get close enough to gain the trust of the gangster without being discovered as a mole, while gathering enough evidence to take him down. One of Schwarzenegger's early films, in which he honed his persona, Raw Deal offers up the usual quotient of gun battles and tough talk, with a trace of self-deprecating humor from its star, making it reasonably worthwhile entertainment. --Robert Lane

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R, 97 min.

Directed by: John Irvin

Release Date: June 6, 1986

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DVD Release Date: October 13, 1998

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  • May 22, 2009
    One of Arnies weaker films I think, still cool and always good action scenes but just not that many. The whole thing just survives purely because Arnie is in it.
  • October 31, 2008
    This one has a lot of unintenional humor. "You should not drink,...and bake."
  • September 6, 2008
    One of Arnie's worst films in my opinion, not very good at all.
  • June 16, 2008
    Old fuckin movie, Not great but has sum momentz
  • August 20, 2007
    Arnie flick!
  • October 20, 2009
    Not a great film but it has enough moments and trashy one liners in it to keep you interested...

    The story is trash, something about Arnie being given a chance to redeem himself and get back in the buraeu if he goes undercover in the mob. It doesn't matter as it serves as an e...( read more)xcuse for Arnie to strap on the guns and indiscriminately shoot at everything which is just plain fun to watch.

    An early attempt from Arnie which is not his finest hour but it represents the 80's cheesy cheap action flicks with pride.

    Make no mistake, this is not a good film, its badly played and directed but that doesn't stop it from being a very funny and watchable film because of it's weaknesses.
  • September 17, 2009
    again...may have seen....if so very forgettable
  • August 1, 2009
    A great Ahnuld movie :D
  • July 28, 2009
    "You shouldn't drink and bake."
  • July 11, 2009
    You will be appeased by all the action, but disqusted by all the blood. Yet this film's storyline keeps you intuned.

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