Deal (2008/I)

Director:

Gil Cates Jr.

Writers:

Gil Cates Jr. (screenplay) &
Marc Weinstock (screenplay)

Release Date:

12 June 2008 (Germany)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Soms komt er van gestolen goed, wel iets goeds!

Plot:

As an ex-gambler teaches a hot-shot college kid some things about playing cards, he finds himself pulled into the world series of poker, where his protégé is his toughest competition.

Plot Keywords:

Mentor | Adolescent | Gambling | Bare Chested Male | Poker Player

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Burt Reynolds	...	Tommy Vinson
Bret Harrison	...	Alex Stillman
Shannon Elizabeth	...	Michelle
Maria Mason	...	Helen Vinson
Gary Grubbs	...	Mr. Stillman
Caroline McKinley	...	Mrs. Stillman
Charles Durning	...	Charlie Adler
Brandon Olive	...	Ben Thomas
Jennifer Tilly	...	Karen 'Razor' Jones
Jon Eyez	...	Mike 'Double Diamond' Jackson (as Jon 'JT' Eyes)
J.D. Evermore	...	Tex Button
Mike Sexton	...	Himself (as Michael Sexton)
Vincent Van Patten	...	Himself
Phil Laak	...	Himself
Antonio Esfandiari	...	Himself
Courtney Friel	...	Herself
Scott Lazar	...	Himself
Isabelle Mercier	...	Herself
Chris Moneymaker	...	Himself
Joe Hachem	...	Himself
Greg Raymer	...	Himself
Wallace Merck	...	Barry
Dustin Hunter Evans	...	Jordan Stillman (as Dustin Evans)
Floyd Lewis	...	Chatter Person #1
Evelyn Mullins	...	Chatter Person #2
Neal Rivet	...	Jesse
Marcus Stanley	...	Kevin Small
Preston Lorio	...	Matt
Kenny Bordes	...	Wally
Tatyana Kanavka	...	Russian Girl #1
Irina Beskaravaynaya	...	Russian Girl #2
Lawrence P. Beron	...	Front Desk Clerk (as Larry Beron)
Tony Bentley	...	Maitre D'
Rio Hackford	...	Chasen
Summer Lee	...	Ann Kim
Tommy Perna	...	New Player #1
Lyle Brocato	...	New Player #2
Ritchie Montgomery	...	Man at Bar
Sherri Marina	...	Chaniqua
Michael Arata	...	Passerby
Amanda Columbus	...	Girl At Bar (as Amanda Jane Columbus)
John Lambremont Jr.	...	Announcer (as John Lambremont)
Billy Slaughter	...	Announcer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marcus Shultz	...	Thomas Grey
David Barone	...	Dealer (uncredited)
James Brothers	...	Dealer (uncredited)
Carol Dupuy	...	Gambler (uncredited)
Brian Edwards	...	Gambler (uncredited)
Joe Fontana	...	Finalist WPT Gambler (uncredited)
Luis Fuentes	...	Dealer (uncredited)
Debby Gaudet	...	Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Geraldine Glenn	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
Jacob Hamil	...	Gambler (uncredited)
Cynthia LeBlanc	...	WPT Gambler (uncredited)
Elton LeBlanc	...	WPT Gambler (uncredited)
Jay Oliver	...	Poker Player (uncredited)
Gary Michael Smith	...	Gambler Next to Antonio Esfandiari (uncredited)
Louis St. Romain	...	Cameraman (uncredited)
Frank Lee Wills	...	Commissioner (uncredited)

Directed by
Gil Cates Jr.

Writing credits
Gil Cates Jr.		(screenplay) &
Marc Weinstock		(screenplay)

Produced by
Michael Amato	....	executive producer
John J. Anderson	....	co-producer
Michael Arata	....	producer
Steve Austin	....	producer
Jerry Daigle	....	associate producer
Richard Gabai	....	executive producer
Nzinga Garvey	....	executive producer
Richard Iott	....	co-associate producer
Terry Kennedy	....	executive producer
Scott Lazar	....	executive producer
Greg McDonald	....	executive producer
Albert J. Salzer	....	producer
Marc Weinstock	....	producer

Original Music by
Peter Rafelson

Cinematography by
Tom Harting		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jonathan Cates
Eric Strand

Casting by
Amy Staub
Tommy Staub

Production Design by
Frank Zito

Costume Design by
Liz Staub

Makeup Department
Simone Almekias-Siegl	....	personal makeup artist: Burt Reynolds
John Brato	....	hair stylist
Marcos Gonzales	....	assistant hair stylist
Kimberley Kirkpatrick	....	makeup artist
Robin Mathews	....	makeup department head
Glenn Mosley	....	key makeup artist
Aimee Stuit	....	makeup department head

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve Lonano	....	second assistant director
Sherman Shelton Jr.	....	second second assistant director
Gregory Kent Simmons	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Alexandra Eagle	....	art assistant
Elizabeth Herberg	....	art coordinator
Alexander Lasseigne III	....	set dresser
Twig Leveque	....	graphic designer
Trey Merrill	....	on-set dresser
Yamileth Rivas	....	painter
Janna Roach	....	assistant property master
Michelle Rolland	....	property master
Brent Stewart	....	foreman

Sound Department
Michael Brown	....	foley artist
Gary Coppola	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Fairlamb	....	foley mixer
Robert Hoehn	....	sound designer
Sylvain Loiseau	....	post-production audio manager
Ron Scelza	....	production sound mixer
Christopher Tiffany	....	boom operator
David Warburton	....	first assistant sound editor

Visual Effects by
Rachel Clement	....	digital cleanup artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Applebaum	....	additional camera operator
Gerald Autin	....	grip
Giovanni Bommarito	....	grip
James T. Bruce IV	....	camera production assistant
Benton Collinsworth	....	camera production assistant
Edward Darr	....	grip
Robert Foster	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Jerry M. Jacob	....	Steadicam operator
Yaron Levy	....	director of photography: Los Angeles
Amy Newman	....	dimmer board operator
Louis Normandin	....	best boy electric
Joseph Paolucci Jr.	....	lamp operator
Patti Perret	....	still photographer
Luke Porterfield	....	grip
Humberto Recio	....	lighting technician
Kennith G. Smith	....	dolly grip
Michael L. Smith	....	key grip
Jonathan Stoll	....	key rigger

Casting Department
James Bearb	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Claire Hedlund	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Julius Friede	....	digital intermediate colorist
Dennis Little	....	digital intermediate production coordinator
Heather J. Morrison	....	assistant editor
Jon Pehlke	....	on-line editor
Sarah Priestnall	....	production supervisor: digital intermediate
Bart Rachmil	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Mason Cooper	....	music supervisor
Jerry Deaton	....	composer: additional music
Robert Hoehn	....	music arranger
Yagmur Kaplan	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Byron Roland	....	driver: production van

Other crew
Prince Bagdasarian	....	film and high definition coordinator
Victor Brunette	....	technical services
Arvid Cristina	....	assistant production coordinator
Charlie French	....	assistant to producer
Lucia Hallett	....	production assistant
Shelley Hinson	....	craft service lead
Russ Honican	....	main title designer
Ruth Kesler	....	production coordinator
Jeremy Kirkland	....	production assistant
Jerrold W. Lambert	....	key accountant
Matt McLellan	....	assistant location manager
Eric Min	....	production executive
Emily Pendas	....	script supervisor
Melissa Perret	....	assistant accountant
Erik William Smith	....	production executive
Chris Stiles	....	production assistant
John M. White	....	production assistant
Mandy White	....	production assistant
Paolo Paci	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles (uncredited)

Thanks
Minnie Driver	....	thanks
James Woods	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures) (presents)
• Seven Arts Pictures (presents)
• Tag Entertainment
• Andertainment Group
• Crescent City Pictures

Distributors

• Seven Arts Pictures (2006) (worldwide) (all media)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cecchi Gori Home Video (2009) (Italy) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Film1 (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Koch Media (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Cavalry Technology Partners  internet services
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes: dollies and remote camera systems
• Departure Studios  post-production audio services
• Hollywood Intermediate  digital intermediate services
• Marshall/Plumb Research Associates  script research
• New Orleans Film Commission, The  film commission

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language, sexual content and brief drug use

Runtime:

USA:86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #43848) | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | UK:12 | Italy:T | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

For the film's climax, the "World Poker Tour" (2003) set was shipped to New Orleans for filming.

Goofs:

Factual errors: During the last hand of the WPT Championship sequence, Tommy looks down to find Jacks, then checks. This play is impossible. Since play is heads-up, Tommy, if he is acting first, is the small blind. Therefore, he would have to have at least called Alex's big blind. Checking would not have been an option for Tommy, based on his position.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert: Episode dated 26 April 2008" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Fool Me Again

A waste of time

This is not in any way, shape, or form, a good film. It is your typical run of the mill story only played much worse than normal. I guess it's nice that they got a few real poker players in this, but that's all that is worth mentioning. It's already been said, but Shannon Elizabeth is in it for about 5 minutes and then they just do away with her character completely. Burt Reynolds is grabbing another paycheck and the main character is not at all convincing. If he is supposed to be that good, how come everyone knew what he had at the end. This movie is just weak, i wouldn't waste your time. Go ahead and rent Rounders or even Lucky You if you want a better poker film.