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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kathryn Harrold, Sam Wanamaker, Paul Shenar, Robert Davi ... see more see more... , Ed Lauter , Darren McGavin , Joe Regalbuto , Mordecai Lawner , Steven Hill , Blanche Baker , Victor Argo , Mary Cannon , Lorenzo Clemons , Tony di Benedetto , Dick Durock , James Eric , Ralph Foody , Brooks Patterson Gardner , Ted Grossman , Jack Hallett , John Hateley , Kent Hays , Steven Holt , Gary Houston , John Malloy , Denver Mattson , Patrick Miller , Gary Olsen , Jeff Ramsey , Leon Rippy , Robey , Thomas Rosales Jr. , Socorro Santiago , Dean Smith , George P. Wilbur , John Clark , Frank Ferrara , Jery Hewitt , Joel Kramer , Greg Walker , Mike Adams , Phil Adams , Scott Blount , R. Pickett Bugg , Jay Butler , Howard Elfman , Cedric Guthrie , Cliff Happy , Chuck Hart , Larry Holt , Tom Hull , Norman Max Maxwell , Richard McGough , Bill McIntosh , Greg Noonan , Sharon Rice , Alex Ross Perry , Ken Sprunt , Mary Colquhoun

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, Kamins... read more read more...ki (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

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R, 1 hr. 46 min.

Directed by: John Irvin

Release Date: June 6, 1986

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DVD Release Date: October 13, 1998

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  • adammahler1
    July 10, 2010
    adammahler1
    Has a good enough time making fun of itself until things get flatly absurd... That's when Arnold takes his sweet montage-time securing a cache of weapons in a suitcase with all the right velcro straps, and then kills everyone with unflappable machine gun skills, shooting one-hand... read moreed from a convertible. (Every mob guy is slower on the draw than a Quaker.) At the end, Arnold plays Bogart to Kathryn Harrold's ex-moll elegance. At the start, Irwin films a great jeep-vs-cycle chase and primes us to be scared of Victor Argo -- but I can't even remember how he left the plot. Plot? Who cares? This movie is supposed to be about action, humor and romance... In case you're wondering, Arnold stays faithful to his Darren McGavin.
  • ythelastman89
    May 16, 2010
    ythelastman89
    This really is a horribly made movie, it probably has some of the biggest technical issue of a major motion picture. That being said, it's just a lot of fun and classic Arnold. He has so many great moments and testosterone fueled actions, proving that he one of the greatest actio... read moren stars to ever live. The storyline is overdone so much and made so honest, but you can't help liking it on at least a sarcastic level.
  • phubbs1
    May 22, 2009
    phubbs1
    One of Arnies weaker films I think, still cool and always good action scenes but just not that many. The whole thing just survives purely because Arnie is in it.
  • Deano78
    September 6, 2008
    Deano78
    One of Arnie's worst films in my opinion, not very good at all.
  • sanjurosamurai
    January 22, 2007
    sanjurosamurai
    classic arnold action flick
  • deano
    October 23, 2006
    deano
    Worst Arnie action film.
  • EbertsLittleApprentice
    May 29, 2010
    EbertsLittleApprentice
    You will be appeased by all the action, but disgusted by all the blood. Yet this film's storyline keeps you intuned.
  • Chosen718
    June 7, 2009
    Chosen718
    Entertaining for the most part but kind of stupid.
  • leekyle1968
    April 14, 2009
    leekyle1968
    Cool Arnie flick, alot of people dont know this movie exists, if you get chance please watch
  • matseb2611
    January 14, 2009
    matseb2611
    I feel like I've watched the vast majority of good Arnie films already. The rare ones I am getting now tend to disappoint me. This film was really nothing special. The plot was super boring. The characters not that interesting, even Arnie's one. However the action was not too bad... read more. There were plenty of fist fights, as well as a few gunfights. But they were not as abundant as I hoped they'd be.
    This movie is pretty average. Good for one time watching only.

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Critic Reviews

James Sanford
September 29, 2005
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

"You should not drink and bake" -- or take this one very seriously

Luke Y. Thompson
September 16, 2004
Luke Y. Thompson, New Times

Must-see if only for the moment when Arnold tries to say "Molested, murdered, and mutilated"

Alex Sandell
April 30, 2003
Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum

So bad it's painful. If there wasn't a "Terminator," there would be no "Ahnuld."

Kevin Fiddler
February 18, 2003
Kevin Fiddler, Henderson Home News (Henderson, NV)

Typical Ah-nold shoot 'em up.

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Vincent Canby
May 20, 2003
Vincent Canby, New York Times

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Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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JoBlo
August 25, 2006
JoBlo, JoBlo's Movie Emporium

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Chuck O'Leary
October 8, 2005
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily

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Emanuel Levy
June 18, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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