Raw Deal

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

6.6	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 19 Ratings

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Steven1981Mar 18, 2020

John Irvin's action crime thriller, Raw Deal was made in 1986 by John Irvin who was on director duties. Raw Deal followed the year after Commando (1985) was made and Arnold Schwarzenegger returns but not as Matrix but some small townJohn Irvin's action crime thriller, Raw Deal was made in 1986 by John Irvin who was on director duties. Raw Deal followed the year after Commando (1985) was made and Arnold Schwarzenegger returns but not as Matrix but some small town sheriff... Raw Deal is a simple story that basically begins with some character named Kaminski having to resign from the FBI and is demoted to sheriff in a small town but a friend of his, FBI chief "Harry Shannon" played by Darren McGavin has his son killed after a witness is killed who was going to testify against some mob boss played by Sam Wanamaker. Chief Harry Shannon (McGavin) wants revenge for his son so hires Kaminski (Schwarzenegger) to infiltrate the mob. Sheriff Kaminski (Schwarzenegger) fakes his own death at a petrol storage yard facility by causing a huge explosion and riding away on a motorbike leaving his police car blown sky high then sends his wife Amy (Blanche Baker) somewhere safe until the job is completed. Kaminski stays in contact with Harry Shannon (McGavin) and looks like some business man with gelled hair as he roams the casino's and various buildings and meeting the criminal organisation run by mob boss Patrovita (Sam Wanamaker) who's responsible for the death of the police chiefs son. Kaminski is hired into the criminal organisation by Rocca (Paul Shenar) and Kaminski also meets Max Keller (Robert Davi) who's not impressed with Kaminski walking around smoking a big cigar lol. Kaminski (Schwarzenegger) gets romantically involved with Monique (Kathryn Harold) but doesn't sleep with her. Kaminski tears up Lamanski's (Steven Hil) business who's not liked by mob boss Patrovita (Wanamaker) and Raw Deal is a very intelligent movie and stylish and glamouros compared to most Schwarzenegger films and we see casino's, bars, a vending machine bombed at a Chicago police station because Patrovita wants his money and drugs back. Anyway Raw Deal moves along very stylishly and feels well acted all the time but most of the action is at the end but we do see alleyway fights and a few other interesting scenes especially a car chase and Lamanski's death and guns going off. Kathryn Harold who plays Monique is gorgeous and sexy but fails to seduce Kaminski (Schwarzenegger) in the movie which is pretty sad because that would have been great to see but nevermind. The criminal organisation and mob boss (Patrovita) find out Kaminski is not who he says he is at the end of Raw Deal because Joseph P. Brenner is somewhere else probably in the Caribbean so Max Keller (Robert Davi) knows Schwarzenegger isn't who he says he is... Kaminski (Schwarzenegger) is lured to a cemetery by the criminal organisation and his friend, FBI chief Harry Shannon is shot so Kaminski (Schwarzenegger) kills the badguys including Max Keller (Robert Davi) and dresses in a black leather jacket, has a shower at a hotel, gets bags of shotguns, ammo, pistols and weapons out and kills the whole mob and criminal organisation following a shootout at a gravel pit then a bloodbath in a bar with bullets flying around and dead bodies and broken glass everywhere. Mob boss Patrovita (Sam Wanamaker) is also killed but killed last. Then Monique is sent somewhere to start a new life and Kaminski (Schwarzenegger) gets his old job back at the FBI after accomplishing his mission to start a better life for him and his wife.... Raw Deal has a great plot and storyline and is full of action, violence, blood, great acting, explosions, the odd humour and romance... One of Arnold Schwarzenegger's best movies. As far as action sequences go the action scenes in Raw Deal are between fairly decent to downright over violent and excellently done because it has some of the most decent and best action scenes ever in the history of film making. RAW DEAL is a must see!… Expand

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OriginalDangerAug 30, 2020

Raw Deal is a 1986 crime action thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger... After his friend in the burea has his son killed by a mob boss named Patrovita (Sam Wanamaker), Kaminski (Schwarzenegger) is reassigned to the burea to infiltrate theRaw Deal is a 1986 crime action thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger... After his friend in the burea has his son killed by a mob boss named Patrovita (Sam Wanamaker), Kaminski (Schwarzenegger) is reassigned to the burea to infiltrate the mob and if he succeeds his reward is permanent reinstatement at the F.B.I again and reunited with his wife... Raw Deal is full of violence, fights, chases, explosions, shootouts including a bloodbath at a bar scene at the end... Arnold Schwarzenegger wears a leather jacket at the end and has shotguns, Uzi's, pistols, just basically a huge arsenal of weapons to kill the badguys. The gravel pit shootout is impressive and so is Schwarzenegger in general. Very violent with some witty humour thrown in I'd say Raw Deal does deliver in terms of violence and entertainment so great film. Yes Raw Deal is violent but Schwarzenegger is more cooler here than usual and wears flashy suits and smokes a cigar and has a few romantic moments. Also stars Paul Shenar, Ed Lauter, Robert Davi and Kathryn Harrold… Expand

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gracjanskiApr 1, 2020

The first 2 thirds are very good: The story has more importance and the action scenes are realistic. But in the end the action is getting more and more dumb until it gets ridiculous. Commando from 1985 was similar btw..
The characters...The first 2 thirds are very good: The story has more importance and the action scenes are realistic. But in the end the action is getting more and more dumb until it gets ridiculous. Commando from 1985 was similar btw..
The characters... There are some things I dont understand. The wife of Arnie is horrible and selfish. This was unacceptable and Arnie was supporting this. So stupid. And what about the other woman Monique? Alcohol problem, a slut and a spy. And Arnie was buying her expensive clothes and gave her a quarter million dollar in the end. and even didnt sleep with her Ridiculous, I would enjoy her great body and kick her butt after that. Who wrote these characters? Feminists?
So the beginning and the middle were good: 8/10, but the end was miserable 3/10.… Expand