Raw Deal Poster

Raw Deal (1986)

R 06/06/1986 Action, Crime, Thriller 1h 46m
58%
User
Score
5.6/10
31%
44/100

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

Overview

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.

Norman Wexler

Screenplay

Gary DeVore

Screenplay

John Irvin

Director

Sergio Donati

Story

Top Billed Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Mark Kaminski / Joseph P. Brenner

Kathryn Harrold

Kathryn Harrold

Monique

Sam Wanamaker

Sam Wanamaker

Luigi Patrovita

Paul Shenar

Paul Shenar

Paulo Rocca

Robert Davi

Robert Davi

Max Keller

Ed Lauter

Ed Lauter

Baker

Darren McGavin

Darren McGavin

Chief Harry Shannon

Joe Regalbuto

Joe Regalbuto

Marvin Baxter

Mordecai Lawner

Mordecai Lawner

Marcellino

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Media

Raw Deal ≣ 1986 ≣ Trailer

Raw Deal ≣ 1986 ≣ Trailer

2022 Trailer

2022 Trailer

Raw Deal | "I'm Not A Cop, I'm A Player" | Infiltration Scene

Raw Deal | "I'm Not A Cop, I'm A Player" | Infiltration Scene

RAW DEAL - Going to War Clip - Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger

RAW DEAL - Going to War Clip - Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger

Raw Deal (1986) - Trailer [VHS]

Raw Deal (1986) - Trailer [VHS]

Arnold Schwarzenegger in Raw Deal 1986 TV trailer

Arnold Schwarzenegger in Raw Deal 1986 TV trailer

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written on November 24, 2019

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...

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