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Raw Deal( 1986)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Arnold Schwarzenegger

      Mark Kaminski / Joseph P. Brenner

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      Kathryn Harrold

      Monique

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      Sam Wanamaker

      Luigi Patrovita

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      Paul Shenar

      Paulo Rocca

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      Robert Davi

      Max Keller

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      Ed Lauter

      Baker

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      Darren McGavin

      Chief Harry Shannon

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      Joe Regalbuto

      Marvin Baxter

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      Mordecai Lawner

      Marcellino

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      Steven Hill

      Martin Lamanski

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      Blanche Baker

      Amy Kaminski

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      Louise Robey

      Lamanski's Girl

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      Victor Argo

      Dangerous Man

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      George P. Wilbur

      Killer #1

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      Denver Mattson

      Killer #2

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      John Malloy

      Trager

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      Lorenzo Clemons

      Washington 2nd Sergeant

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      Dick Durock

      Dingo

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      Frank Ferrara

      Spike

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      Thomas Rosales Jr.

      Jesus

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      Jack Hallett

      Carson

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      Leon Rippy

      Man in Tux

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      Jay Butler

      Rice

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      Norman Max Maxwell

      Fake State Trooper

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      Tony DiBenedetto

      Rudy

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      Tom Hull

      Metzger

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      Mary Cannon

      Saleswoman

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      Gary Houston

      Patrovita Thug

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      Greg Noonan

      Patrovita Thug

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      Steve Holt

      Blair Shannon

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      Cedric Guthrie

      Agent with Shannon

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      Brooks Gardner

      Elevator Operator

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      Pat Miller

      Kinks Cashier

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      Jery Hewitt

      Stickman

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      James Eric

      Byron

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      Ralph Foody

      Captain

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      Howard Elfman

      Bomb Squad officer

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      John Hateley

      Trooper (Double)

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      Joel Kramer

      Brenner (Double)

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      Jeff Ramsey

      Bodyguard #1

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      Bill McIntosh

      Bodyguard #2

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      Ted Grossman

      Bodyguard #3

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      Kent Hays

      Drunken Player

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      Greg Walker

      Rudy (Double)

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      Clifford Happy

      Tony's Bodyguard

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      Michael Adams

      Patrovita's Bodyguard

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      Dean Smith

      Patrovita's Double

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      Alex Ross

      Stationwagon Driver

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      Socorro Santiago

      Nurse at Center

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      Richard McGough

      Baker's Partner

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      Sharon Rice

      Jogger

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      R. Pickett Bugg

      Lookout Gangster

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      John Clark

      Newscaster

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      Scott Blount

      Performer

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      Phil Adams

      FBI Agent

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      Chuck Hart

      FBI Agent

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      Larry Holt

      FBI Agent

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      Sven-Ole Thorsen

      Patrovita's Bearded Bodyguard (uncredited)

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      Ken Sprunt

      FBI Agent

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      Peter Kent

      Thug shot dead onto garbage cans at rock quarry (uncredited)

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      Dimitrius Pulido

      Body Guard (uncredited)

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      Gary Olson

      Lamanski's Driver

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      Sven-Ole Thorsen

      Mike Johnson

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sun Nov 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...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    8500000.00

    Revenue

    16209459.00

    Keywords

    • chicago, illinois
    • small town
    • showdown
    • undercover
    • gangster
    • fbi
    • gang war
    • crime boss
    • mafia boss
    • vigilante
    • organized crime
    • shootout
    • one man army
    • one against many
    • bomb attack
    • 1980s
    • action hero