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Deal of the Century

  • 19831983
  • PGPG
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
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Sigourney Weaver, Chevy Chase, and Gregory Hines in Deal of the Century (1983)
Arms dealers from several companies vie to sell the most expensive and highest tech weapons to a South American dictator. There are complications; understanding the exact nature of how 'gifts' are used to grease the wheels of a sale, a religious conversion from one of the salesman and a romance that begins to grow between two competitors, not to mention the imminent financial collapse of one of the companies if they don't make this sale.
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A small time arms dealer in South America to sell weapons to the revolutionaries, winds up negotiating the sale of an experimental plane to the nation's dictator.A small time arms dealer in South America to sell weapons to the revolutionaries, winds up negotiating the sale of an experimental plane to the nation's dictator.A small time arms dealer in South America to sell weapons to the revolutionaries, winds up negotiating the sale of an experimental plane to the nation's dictator.
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
4K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • William Friedkin
  • Writers
    • Paul Brickman
    • Bernard Edelman(book)
    • Robert Garland(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Chevy Chase
    • Sigourney Weaver
    • Gregory Hines
  • Director
    • William Friedkin
  • Writers
    • Paul Brickman
    • Bernard Edelman(book)
    • Robert Garland(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Chevy Chase
    • Sigourney Weaver
    • Gregory Hines
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 29User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    Sigourney Weaver, Chevy Chase, and Gregory Hines in Deal of the Century (1983)
    Sigourney Weaver, Chevy Chase, and Gregory Hines in Deal of the Century (1983)
    Sigourney Weaver, Chevy Chase, and Gregory Hines in Deal of the Century (1983)
    Sigourney Weaver, Chevy Chase, and Gregory Hines in Deal of the Century (1983)
    Sigourney Weaver, Chevy Chase, and Gregory Hines in Deal of the Century (1983)
    Chevy Chase in Deal of the Century (1983)
    Deal of the Century (1983)
    Sigourney Weaver and Chevy Chase in Deal of the Century (1983)
    Chevy Chase and Gregory Hines in Deal of the Century (1983)
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    Gregory Hines in Deal of the Century (1983)
    Gregory Hines and Ray Manzarek in Deal of the Century (1983)

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    Chevy Chase
    Chevy Chase
    • Eddie Muntz
    Sigourney Weaver
    Sigourney Weaver
    • Catherine DeVoto
    Gregory Hines
    Gregory Hines
    • Ray Kasternak
    Vince Edwards
    Vince Edwards
    • Frank Stryker
    William Marquez
    • Gen. Cordosa
    Eduardo Ricard
    • Col. Salgado
    Richard Herd
    Richard Herd
    • Lyle
    Graham Jarvis
    Graham Jarvis
    • Babers
    Wallace Shawn
    Wallace Shawn
    • Harold DeVoto
    Randi Brooks
    Randi Brooks
    • Ms. Della Rosa
    Ebbe Roe Smith
    Ebbe Roe Smith
    • Bob
    Richard Libertini
    Richard Libertini
    • Masaggi
    J.W. Smith
    • Will
    Carmencristina Moreno
    • Woman Singer
    • (as Carmen Moreno)
    Charles Levin
    Charles Levin
    • Dr. Rechtin
    Pepe Serna
    Pepe Serna
    • Vardis
    Wilfredo Hernández
    • Rojas
    John Davey
    • Pilot on Screen
    • Director
      • William Friedkin
    • Writers
      • Paul Brickman
      • Bernard Edelman(book)
      • Robert Garland(uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      One of only two films director William Friedkin wrote nothing about, positive or negative, in his memoir The Friedkin Connection (see also The Guardian (1990)).
    • Goofs
      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

      General Huddleston: [watching the Peacemaker malfunction] This is a great day for the Air Force, Senator.

      Sen. Bryce: Why is that, General?

      General Huddleston: Because the Navy ordered twenty of those disasters.

      Navy Officers: Son of a bitch!

    • Alternate versions
      CBS edited 5 minutes from this film for its 1988 network television premiere.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Deal of the Century/Richard Pryor Here and Now/Testament/The Dead Zone/The Osterman Weekend (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      Someone To Watch Over Me
      Music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin

      Sung by Nikka Costa

      Courtesy of Renquet Records

    User reviews29

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    brave satire
    I loved this movie when it came out, and I still think it's one of Friedkin's most under- rated efforts. Where it lost a lot of the audience was in its requirement that they actually think about what was being presented to them. The jokes are not the usual Chevvy Chase, fall on his ass kind of thing, but for the most part have an actual point behind them. Where the film failed, I think, is culturally; audiences at the multiplex tend not to like to have to think about the entertainments they consume, so the movie got lukewarm reviews, and poor audiences. Look at the scene for example, where Gregory Hines' character is accosted by a mugger, and the way in which the scene escalates, for a perfect mini-allegory of the cold war, and the simplicity of its essential "strategies."

    In truth, the movie falls between two stools, in terms of the audience it was aiming at. It's too much a Hollywood production to play on the art-house circuit; but its ethos is too "political" to play well in the major exhibition houses, ie, suburban multiplexes. It might be the case too, that because its satirical target is the military, some thought it as somehow "anti-American" and stayed away for that reason. But it's a fine film, well-structured and well scripted (in my opinion), having as its core the moral redemption of an immoral man. It also features – a rarity for American commercial movies – a black man in a major, well-thought out role who's not just a comedy sidekick for the hero. Give this one a chance, and it will reward multiple viewings.
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    • macduff50
    • Nov 27, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 4, 1983 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Das Bombengeschäft
    • Filming locations
      • Chet Holifield Federal Building - 24000 Avila Road, Laguna Niguel, California, USA(Opening Scene)
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Dream Quest Images
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,369,581
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,520,605
      • Nov 6, 1983
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,369,581
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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