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The Deal (2008)

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User Rating: 6.9/10 (52 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Steven Schachter
Writers (WGA):
William H. Macy (screenplay) &
Steven Schachter (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
21 August 2008 (Netherlands) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
Cut To The Scam.
Plot:
A down-and-out film producer agrees to make his nephew's film about 19th century English statesman Benjamin Disraeli... more | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Based On Novel
User Comments:
Wanted So Much To Love This Movie...But more

Cast

 (Credited cast)
Kate Blumberg

Jeremy Crutchley ... Ian Chadwick

Adrian Galley ... Andrei
Fiona Glascott ... Fiona Hicks

Elliott Gould

Brett Granstaff ... Peter

Sean Higgs ... Hans
David Hunt ... Grier Clark

Aiden Lithgow ... Skip Miller

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William H. Macy ... Charlie Berns

Darron Meyer ... Talent Agent

Tere Morris ... Catherine Oxenmoor
Mudi Mudau ... SA A Air hostess

Jeanne Neilson ... Young British Actress (as Jeanne Wilhelm)
Sharon Raginiano ... Levy Rosenwald
Natasha Rees-Davies ... Maya

Jason Ritter ... Lionel Travitz

Matthew Dylan Roberts ... Vladimir (as Matthew Roberts)

Meg Ryan
Shawn Tanaka ... Brad's Assistant

Anton Voster ... LA limo driver
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:98 min
Country:
Canada | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Filming Locations:
Cape Town, South Africa more
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Wanted So Much To Love This Movie...But, 6 April 2008
6/10
Author: Michael A. (Temprock14) from United States

Saw it last night (April 5th) at Philly Film Festival. Mr. Macy, Jason Ritter and Fiona Glascott were all present and were gracious to the max.

This film was clearly a labor of love and had a very difficult "birthing". But it never connected with me in any significant way (especially the "quasi-insider making of a movie" road it took us down).

Macy as ALWAYS is magnificent. Meg Ryan is...well Meg Ryan and that is NOT all things bad. I think Jason Ritter has a great future in the business (and did fine work in the late and very lamented TV Show Joan of Arcadia too).

But I thought the plot as far as I could discern it was both muddled and totally unbelievable. I know it made sense to folks more in tune with things that could go right/wrong/changes of direction in getting a film greenlighted and made.But I'm far from an insider so the references were quite lost on me for the most part.

To me it doesn't quite make it as satire (or I didn't get it) and not funny enough to be a sustained comedy.

But I truly hope it is just me and this film gets an audience and makes $$ for those (especially Mr. Macy) who put their heart, soul and funds into its making.

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