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.
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Film Cast:
- Mark Kaminski / Joseph P. Brenner: Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Monique: Kathryn Harrold
- Luigi Patrovita: Sam Wanamaker
- Paulo Rocca: Paul Shenar
- Max Keller: Robert Davi
- Baker: Ed Lauter
- Chief Harry Shannon: Darren McGavin
- Marvin Baxter: Joe Regalbuto
- Marcellino: Mordecai Lawner
- Martin Lamanski: Steven Hill
- Amy Kaminski: Blanche Baker
- Lamanski’s Girl: Louise Robey
- Dangerous Man: Victor Argo
- Killer #1: George P. Wilbur
- Killer #2: Denver Mattson
- Trager: John Malloy
- Washington 2nd Sergeant: Lorenzo Clemons
- Dingo: Dick Durock
- Spike: Frank Ferrara
- Jesus: Thomas Rosales Jr.
- Carson: Jack Hallett
- Man in Tux: Leon Rippy
- Rice: Jay Butler
- Fake State Trooper: Norman Max Maxwell
- Rudy: Tony DiBenedetto
- Metzger: Tom Hull
- Saleswoman: Mary Cannon
- Patrovita Thug: Gary Houston
- Patrovita Thug: Greg Noonan
- Blair Shannon: Steve Holt
- Agent with Shannon: Cedric Guthrie
- Elevator Operator: Brooks Gardner
- Kinks Cashier: Pat Miller
- Stickman: Jery Hewitt
- Byron: James Eric
- Captain: Ralph Foody
- Bomb Squad officer: Howard Elfman
- Trooper (Double): John Hateley
- Brenner (Double): Joel Kramer
- Bodyguard #1: Jeff Ramsey
- Bodyguard #2: Bill McIntosh
- Bodyguard #3: Ted Grossman
- Drunken Player: Kent Hays
- Rudy (Double): Greg Walker
- Tony’s Bodyguard: Clifford Happy
- Patrovita’s Bodyguard: Michael Adams
- Patrovita’s Double: Dean Smith
- Stationwagon Driver: Alex Ross
- Nurse at Center: Socorro Santiago
- Baker’s Partner: Richard McGough
- Jogger: Sharon Rice
- Lookout Gangster: R. Pickett Bugg
- Newscaster: John Clark
- Performer: Scott Blount
- FBI Agent: Phil Adams
- FBI Agent: Chuck Hart
- FBI Agent: Larry Holt
- Patrovita’s Bearded Bodyguard: Sven-Ole Thorsen
- FBI Agent: Ken Sprunt
- Thug shot dead onto garbage cans at rock quarry (uncredited): Peter Kent
- Body Guard (uncredited): Dimitrius Pulido
- Lamanski’s Driver: Gary Olson
Film Crew:
- Producer: Martha De Laurentiis
- Casting: Mary Colquhoun
- Screenplay: Norman Wexler
- Original Music Composer: Tom Bähler
- Set Decoration: Hilton Rosemarin
- Original Music Composer: Chris Boardman
- Director: John Irvin
- Art Direction: Maher Ahmad
- Screenplay: Gary DeVore
- Editor: Anne V. Coates
- Original Music Composer: Albhy Galuten
- Director of Photography: Alex Thomson
- Costume Design: Clifford Capone
- Assistant Property Master: Timothy W. Tiedje
- Standby Painter: Mark S. Turner
- Key Grip: Kenneth Atherfold
- Production Coordinator: Angela Heald
- Foley Editor: Craig Smith
- Lighting Technician: David W. Strong
- Assistant Art Director: Jerry Hall
- Assistant Sound Editor: Gilberto Costa-Nunes
- Production Manager: Fred C. Caruso
- Electrician: Steve Venetis
- Gaffer: William Stuebe
- Grip: Anthony Stephens
- Script Supervisor: Valerie E. Norman
- First Assistant Editor: Christopher Cibelli
- Hairstylist: Aldo Signoretti
- Hairstylist: Jamie Sue Weiss
- Assistant Art Director: Rod Schumacher
- Sound Editor: John Benson
- Additional Casting: Craig Fincannon
- Foley Mixer: Greg Orloff
- Construction Coordinator: Jeffrey Schlatter
- Camera Operator: Colin Corby
- Additional Casting: Mark Fincannon
- Script Supervisor: Yvonne Axeworthy
- Focus Puller: Roger McDonald
- Assistant Sound Editor: Ann Ducommun
- Sound Editor: Martin Maryska
- Assistant Editor: David Mann
- Production Supervisor: Michael W. Stroud
- Gaffer: Roy Larner
- Grip: Joe D’Alessandro
- Assistant Sound Editor: Susan Mazzei
- Assistant Sound Editor: Paul C. Warschilka
- Boom Operator: David Pearson
- ADR Supervisor: Carl Lewis
- Makeup Supervisor: Barbara Page
- Second Unit Director of Photography: Daniele Nannuzzi
- Wardrobe Supervisor: Jayme Bednarczyk
- Assistant Sound Editor: Marian Wilde
- Key Grip: John Robert Miller
- Steadicam Operator: Dan Kneece
- First Assistant Director: Henry J. Bronchtein
- Unit Publicist: Michael Klastorin
- Sound Editor: Tom Bellfort
- Sound Mixer: David Hildyard
- Production Design: Giorgio Postiglione
- Propmaker: Todd B. Lawson
- Camera Operator: Chyna Thomson
- Still Photographer: Jürgen Vollmer
- Supervising Sound Editor: Jerry Ross
- Producer: Dino De Laurentiis
- Story: Sergio Donati
- Story: Luciano Vincenzoni
- Second Assistant Director: Bruce Moriarty
- Second Unit Director: Glenn Randall Jr.
- Utility Stunts: Steven Lambert
- Assistant Camera: Kika Ungaro
- Utility Stunts: Nick Dimitri
- Utility Stunts: Loren Janes
Movie Reviews:
- John Chard: 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