Deal of the Century (1983)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

William Friedkin

Writers:

Paul Brickman (writer)
Bernard Edelman (book)

Release Date:

4 November 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Chevy Chase and his partners are arms dealers. They sell second-rate weapons to third world nations. But they're not out to stick it to anyone.

Plot:

Arms dealers from several companies vie to sell the most expensive and highest tech weapons to a South American dictator...

Plot Keywords:

Dictator | Arms Dealer | Arms Trade | Cold War | Aggression

Cast

Chevy Chase	...	Eddie Muntz
Sigourney Weaver	...	Catherine DeVoto
Gregory Hines	...	Ray Kasternak
Vince Edwards	...	Frank Stryker
William Marquez	...	Gen. Cordosa
Eduardo Ricard	...	Col. Salgado
Richard Herd	...	Lyle
Graham Jarvis	...	Babers
Wallace Shawn	...	Harold DeVoto
Randi Brooks	...	Ms. Della Rosa
Ebbe Roe Smith	...	Bob
Richard Libertini	...	Masaggi
J.W. Smith	...	Will
Carmen Moreno	...	Woman Singer
Charles Levin	...	Dr. Rechtin

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | UK:15 | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Santa Barbara, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: When Eddie is in the trailer talking to Ray on the radio, he's wearing the headset with the microphone on the left side. In the next shot, it's on the right side.

Quotes:

Eddie Muntz: [demonstrating his products] Now here's a little item I think you might go for in a big way - Dragonteeth mines. Made in the US and used successfully in Vietnam, I might add. These little honeys won't kill ya', but they're guaranteed to take a foot off. Take a couple of samples, take 'em home, see if you like'em, let me know how many you need. Okay?

Movie Connections:

Features "All in the Family" (1971)

Soundtrack:

SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN

A forgotten classic comedy

The overall plot of this movie is weak however there are A LOT of memorable scenes. These scenes make me watch this movie a couple times a year. This movie has a similar tone to Caddyshack, Head Office, Fletch, etc. I think it's one of Chevy's better performances. His narration in the movie helps add to the overall comical tone.

If you are at all a Chevy Chase fan and enjoy his older work (Caddyshack, Fletch, etc.) this is definitely worth renting.