How could the producers and William Friedkin have imagined that a film that mocks the US military-industrial complex, guns, gun manufacturers and the US military, could have been successful?
There is not a single character in the film who is human and not concerned with money. To counteract this, the screenwriters introduced the character of Gregory Hines, who tries to become an apostle of non-violence and even gets baptized. And Sigourney Weaver, in a glamorous role, is perfect, although underused.
The satire works, and is perhaps not outrageous enough. This is what can be reduced the scope of the film. Because the cast and the actors are all good. Chevy Chase is perfectly at ease in the irony and the quip. The film makes fun of Central American dictatorships.
It's funny to think that at about the same time two great American filmmakers made films on similar subjects: Client Eastwood with Firefox (1982) two years after Deal Of The Century where the prototype drone became the plane of Firefox. One film is pro-American and a bit ridiculous, Firefox, the other is ironic and makes fun of the Americans.
There is not a single character in the film who is human and not concerned with money. To counteract this, the screenwriters introduced the character of Gregory Hines, who tries to become an apostle of non-violence and even gets baptized. And Sigourney Weaver, in a glamorous role, is perfect, although underused.
The satire works, and is perhaps not outrageous enough. This is what can be reduced the scope of the film. Because the cast and the actors are all good. Chevy Chase is perfectly at ease in the irony and the quip. The film makes fun of Central American dictatorships.
It's funny to think that at about the same time two great American filmmakers made films on similar subjects: Client Eastwood with Firefox (1982) two years after Deal Of The Century where the prototype drone became the plane of Firefox. One film is pro-American and a bit ridiculous, Firefox, the other is ironic and makes fun of the Americans.