Raw Deal

Name: Raw Deal
Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime
Released: June 6, 1986
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 44
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Darren McGavin, Ed Lauter, Joe Regalbuto, Kathryn Harrold

1986

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Raw Deal

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TV-14

De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | Release Date: June 6, 1986

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Darren McGavin, Ed Lauter, Joe Regalbuto, Kathryn Harrold, Mordecai Lawner, Paul Shenar, Robert Davi, Sam Wanamaker, Steven Hill

Summary: 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.

Director: John Irvin

Genre(s): Action, Thriller, Crime

Rating: TV-14

Runtime: 106 min

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Miami Herald - Bill Cosford

It helps that Raw Deal works, for a time at least, as a first-rate cop movie. It is violent to excess -- more graphic by far than Stallone's films, and bloodier, too -- but it's a real movie. [07 June 1986, p.D1]

The Globe and Mail (Toronto) - Jay Scott

Both Cobra and Raw Deal are designed primarily to get the audience off on violence, and both are successful; what makes Raw Deal marginally preferable is not only the bizarre charm of its star, but the fact that the filmmakers are honest about what they're up to and do not unduly exploit the hostility of the audience.

Los Angeles Times - Sheila Benson

John Irvin has a nice eye for irony and for the larger- (and funnier-) than-life trappings of the genre. He doesn't have enormous opportunities to exercise this bent, since Raw Deal is constructed like a serial bomb: It goes off roughly every 12 1/2 minutes, littering the landscape with corpses. But you can detect an adult hand at work here, which could never be said for Cobra's arrogant and inept childishness. Read full review

The New Yorker - Pauline Kael

It's reprehensible and enjoyable, the kind of movie that makes you feel brain dead in two minutes--after which point you're ready to laugh at its mixture of trashiness, violence, and startlingly silly crude humor.

Empire - William Thomas

A sadly lightweight spar through rule-breaking cop conventions that doesn't utilise it's star's bulk to any great effect. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine - Staff (Not Credited)

John Irvin's direction is rudimentary for an action film and adds little excitement to the proceedings. There's not much suspense, with good guys and bad guys clearly drawn, and the final shootout is all too routine. Read full review

Chicago Tribune - Gene Siskel

The film's biggest continuing laugh is the very idea that Arnold Schwarzenegger, with his thick accent, could infiltrate the upper echelon of the Mafia. I could see him catering a German mob dinner, but a trusted ally? Never. Read full review

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