Raw Deal (1986 film)

Raw Deal
Theatrical release poster by John Alvin
Directed byJohn Irvin
Screenplay by
Story by
Produced byMartha Schumacher
Starring
CinematographyAlex Thomson
Edited byAnne V. Coates
Music byChris Boardman
Production
company
International Film Corporation[1]
Distributed byDe Laurentiis Entertainment Group[1]
Release date
  • June 6, 1986 (1986-06-06)
Running time
101 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$8–10 million[3][4]
Box office$16.2 million[5]

Raw Deal is a 1986 American action film directed by John Irvin, from a story by Luciano Vincenzoni & Sergio Donati and script by Gary DeVore & Norman Wexler. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kathryn Harrold, Darren McGavin and Sam Wanamaker. In the film, Harry Shanon, an elderly FBI agent, recruits Mark Kaminski, an FBI agent turned small-town sheriff, to destroy a mafia organization.

Raw Deal was released in North America on June 6, 1986 to negative reviews from critics. The film grossed $16.2 million in the US against its $8–10 million budget.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ a b c "Raw Deal (1986)". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Raw Deal". British Board of Film Classification. July 31, 1986. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Friendly, David T. (November 16, 1985). "De Laurentiis Rejoins the Ranks--at Embassy: De Laurentiis: Embassy". Los Angeles Times. p. e1.
  4. ^ a b Knoedelseder, William K. Jr. (August 30, 1987). "De Laurentiis Producer's Picture Darkens". Los Angeles Times. p. 1.
  5. ^ a b "Raw Deal (1986) – Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved March 28, 2018.