Raw Deal (1986)
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25% of critics liked it
(12 reviews) -
31% of users liked it
(20,709 ratings)
A former FBI agent is recruited to root out the gangsters who killed a fellow agent's son in this Arnold Schwarzenegger action film. After being booted out of the bureau for excessive violence, Kaminski (Schwarzenegger) lives in small-town exile with his bitter wife, Amy (Blanche Baker). He gets… More A former FBI agent is recruited to root out the gangsters who killed a fellow agent's son in this Arnold Schwarzenegger action film. After being booted out of the bureau for excessive violence, Kaminski (Schwarzenegger) lives in small-town exile with his bitter wife, Amy (Blanche Baker). He gets the chance to return to the big city, however, when Chicago mobsters murder the son of his old colleague Shannon (Darren McGavin), as well as scads of prosecution witnesses against them in an impending court case. Shannon promises to reinstate Kaminski if he'll help engineer the downfall of gang leader Max (Robert Davi). Working undercover and without government sanction, Kaminski infiltrates the mob by posing as a bodyguard/assassin. Along the way, he tussles with beautiful gambling addict Monique (Kathryn Harrold), who starts off as an enemy but ends up more. The action comes to a head when Kaminski's mob bosses send him to kill none other than Shannon. Released post-Terminator and pre-Predator, Raw Deal is one of several non-science fictional action flicks that cemented Schwarzenegger's '80s box-office appeal. Director John Irvin would return the following year with the gritty Vietnam drama Hamburger Hill. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Irvin
- Written By
- Gary M. Devore, Norman Wexler
- Genres
- Action & Adventure
- In Theaters
- Jun 6, 1986 Wide
- Studio
- HBO Video
Critic Reviews
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James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette
"You should not drink and bake" -- or take this one very seriously
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Luke Y. Thompson, New Times
Must-see if only for the moment when Arnold tries to say "Molested, murdered, and mutilated"
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Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum
So bad it's painful. If there wasn't a "Terminator," there would be no "Ahnuld."
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Kevin Fiddler, Henderson Home News (Henderson, NV)
Typical Ah-nold shoot 'em up.
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Cast
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
as Kaminski
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Kathryn Harrold
as Monique
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Sam Wanamaker
as Patrovita
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Paul Shenar
as Rocca
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Robert Davi
as Max
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Ed Lauter
as Baker
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Darren McGavin
as Shannon
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Joe Regalbuto
as Baxter
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Mordecai Lawner
as Marcellino
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Steven Hill
as Lamanski
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Blanche Baker
as Amy Kaminski
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Victor Argo
as Dangerous Man
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Mary Cannon
as Saleswoman
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Lorenzo Clemons
as Sergeant
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Tony di Benedetto
as Rudy
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Dick Durock
as Dingo
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James Eric
as Byron
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Ralph Foody
as Captain
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Brooks Patterson Gardner
as Elevator Operator
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Ted Grossman
as Bodyguard
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Jack Hallett
as Carson
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John Hateley
as Trooper Double
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Kent Hays
as Drunken Player
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Steven Holt
as Blair
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Gary Houston
as Patrovita Thug
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John Malloy
as Trager
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Denver Mattson
as Killer
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Patrick Miller
as Kinks Cashier
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Gary Olsen
as Lamanski's Driver
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Jeff Ramsey
as Bodyguard
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Leon Rippy
as Man in Tux
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Robey
as Lamanski's Girl
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Thomas Rosales Jr.
as Jesus
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Socorro Santiago
as Nurse at Center
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Dean Smith
as Patrovita's Double
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George P. Wilbur
as Killer
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John Clark
as Newscaster
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Frank Ferrara
as Spike
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Jery Hewitt
as Stickman
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Joel Kramer
as Brenner Double
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Greg Walker
as Rudy Double
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Mike Adams
as Patrovita's Bodyguard
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Phil Adams
as FBI Agent
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Scott Blount
as Performer
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R. Pickett Bugg
as Lookout Gangster
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Jay Butler
as Rice
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Howard Elfman
as Bomb Squad
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Cedric Guthrie
as Agent with Shannon
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Cliff Happy
as Tony's Bodyguard
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Chuck Hart
as FBI Agent
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Larry Holt
as FBI Agent
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Tom Hull
as Metzger
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Norman Max Maxwell
as Fake State Trooper
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Richard McGough
as Baker's Partner
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Bill McIntosh
as Bodyguard
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Greg Noonan
as Petrovita Thug
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Sharon Rice
as Jogger
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Alex Ross Perry
as Station Wagon Driver
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Ken Sprunt
as FBI Agent
- Mary Colquhoun
