Raw Deal (1986 film)

Infobox Film
name = Raw Deal


caption = "Raw Deal" movie poster
director = John Irvin
producer = Martha Schumacher
writer = Luciano Vincenzoni (story) &
Sergio Donati (story)
Gary DeVore (screenplay) &
Norman Wexler (screenplay)
starring = Arnold Schwarzenegger
Kathryn Harrold
Darren McGavin
Sam Wanamaker
Paul Shenar
Steven Hill
Ed Lauter
cinematography = Alex Thomson
editing = Anne V. Coates
distributor = De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
released = June 6, 1986
runtime = 97 min.
country = USA
language = English
budget = $8,500,000
gross = $16,209,459 (USA)
music = Tom Bähler
Chris Boardman
Albhy Galuten
Claude Gaudette (theme "Kaminski Stomps")
awards =
imdb_id = 0091828
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"Raw Deal" is an action film, released on Friday, June 6, 1986, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. It's the story of an FBI agent who wants to get revenge against a Mafia organization, and sends a former FBI agent (now small-town sherriff) played by Schwarzenegger to destroy the organization from the inside.

Plot

The film opens with assassination of a mob informant, who was being hidden by the FBI in a remote wooded cabin. One of the FBI agents killed while protecting the informant was Blair Shannon, son of FBI Chief Harry Shannon (Darren McGavin). The film then follows small-town sheriff Mark Kaminsky (Schwarzenegger), who goes home to a wife (Blanche Baker) who is angry at what their lives have been reduced to. Classic Arnold one-liners begin early on in the film, as when the wife, in a drunken fit, throws a cake at Mark only to have him respond with, "you should not drink and bake."

Soon thereafter, we learn that Kaminsky once worked for the FBI, but five years before he brutally beat a suspect who molested, murdered, and mutilated a young girl. He was forced out by Baxter, who is now heading up a committee looking into the dealings of mobster Luigi Patrovita (Sam Wanamaker).

Chief Shannon calls Kaminsky in on a secret assignment of revenge, to infiltrate Patrovita's organization 'and tear it up'. Harry wants revenge for the death of his son but, he can't do anything officially. There's also a leak which gets people killed, which is why Kaminsky must go in secret. Harry dangles the prospect of Kaminsky being re-instated with the FBI to Kaminsky , who agrees (deadpanning "Do you think I'd still pass the physical?"). Kaminsky fakes his own death, then poses as Joseph P. Brenner (deadpanning once that the 'P' stands for "Pussy"), getting an audience with Patrovita's right hand man Rocca. 'Joey' manages to convince his worth by harassing Martin Lamanski, a rival mob boss who is trying to move in on Patrovita's territory. While at Rocca's underground casino, he makes the acquaintance of Monique, a woman who works for Rocca's lieutenant Max Keller (Robert Davi).

Kaminsky continues to work his way into the good graces of the Patrovita family, but Keller isn't convinced that 'Brenner' is all that he says he is. Keller eventually manages to find his proof (showing Kaminsky's photo to a police informant who arrested the real Brenner in the past), and tasks Kaminsky on a special assignment. It is around this time that the leak the FBI has been looking for (who was also responsible for the deaths at the beginning of the movie) is revealed as none other than Baxter, who is forced to stay close to Patrovita. Kaminsky accompanies Keller to a cemetery for the job, but finds out that the target is Chief Harry Shannon, which causes him to blow his cover. Kaminsky and Shannon manage to kill Keller and the other hit man who came along, but not without Shannon being shot and severely wounded.

Kaminsky escapes, assisted by Monique (who has grown fond of him). He then suits up, gathers an array of firearms and raids one of Patrovita's gravel pits, eventually killing everyone and walking off with the cash left behind. He hands the cash to Monique and gets her on a chartered plane, then sets off to Patrovita's casino, hidden in a basement level of a high class hotel. There, he single-handedly wipes out Patrovita and all of his men, including Rocca. On his way out, he encounters a whimpering Baxter, and offers him a gun with the same line Baxter earlier used on Kaminsky: "Resign, or be prosecuted. Any way you want it." Kaminsky starts to walk off, and when Baxter attempts to shoot him, Kaminsky turns and shoots Baxter in self-defense.

The coda shows Kaminsky visiting Shannon in a hospital, who was crippled as a result of the gunshot wound to his back. Kaminsky has been reinstated into the FBI and his wife is now pregnant. Kaminsky wants Shannon to be godfather to the child, but only if Shannon will attempt to walk. Shannon makes a strong effort, and eventually manages to walk a few feet on his own, embraced by a smiling Kaminsky.

Cast

* Arnold Schwarzenegger .... Mark Kaminsky/Joseph P. Brenner
* Kathryn Harrold .... Monique
* Darren McGavin .... Chief Harry Shannon
* Sam Wanamaker .... Luigi Patrovita
* Paul Shenar .... Paulo Rocca
* Steven Hill .... Martin Lamanski
* Joe Regalbuto .... Marvin Baxter
* Robert Davi .... Max Keller
* Blanche Baker .... Amy Kaminsky
* Steve Holt .... Blair Shannon
* Sven-Ole Thorsen .... Patrovita's bearded bodyguard

References

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*imdb title|id=0091828|title=Raw Deal