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A Deadly Business

  • TV Movie
  • 19861986
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 36m
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5.9/10
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A Deadly Business (1986)
  • Drama
The movie, and true story, is about how Harold began working for the garbage industry in New Jersey only to find out that it was run by the Mafia. Having been in and out of jail most of his ... Read allThe movie, and true story, is about how Harold began working for the garbage industry in New Jersey only to find out that it was run by the Mafia. Having been in and out of jail most of his life, Harold feared more jail time and so went to the FBI. Harold went undercover to get a... Read allThe movie, and true story, is about how Harold began working for the garbage industry in New Jersey only to find out that it was run by the Mafia. Having been in and out of jail most of his life, Harold feared more jail time and so went to the FBI. Harold went undercover to get as much illegal information that he could. The information he got helped put away dozens of... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
60
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  • Director
    • John Korty
  • Writer
    • Al Ramrus
  • Stars
    • Alan Arkin
    • Armand Assante
    • Jon Polito
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  • Director
    • John Korty
  • Writer
    • Al Ramrus
  • Stars
    • Alan Arkin
    • Armand Assante
    • Jon Polito
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    • 3User reviews
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    Alan Arkin
    Alan Arkin
    • Harold Kaufmanas Harold Kaufman
    Armand Assante
    Armand Assante
    • Charles Macalusoas Charles Macaluso
    Jon Polito
    Jon Polito
    • Vitolaas Vitola
    Raymond Serra
    • DiNardias DiNardi
    George Morfogen
    George Morfogen
    • Sordinoas Sordino
    Michael Learned
    Michael Learned
    • Annas Ann
    James Rebhorn
    James Rebhorn
    • Corbettas Corbett
    John Seitz
    • Coglinas Coglin
    Marc Gomes
    Marc Gomes
    • Randas Rand
    Stephen Pearlman
    Stephen Pearlman
    • Martin Prageras Martin Prager
    Dave Nichols
    • Mayor Thompsonas Mayor Thompson
    Doug Lennox
    Doug Lennox
    • Bristolas Bristol
    Marcia Diamond
    • Mrs. Prageras Mrs. Prager
    Marilyn Boyle
    • Supervisoras Supervisor
    Bernard Behrens
    Bernard Behrens
    • Purchasing Agentas Purchasing Agent
    Marvin Goldhar
    • Detective #1as Detective #1
    Tim Henry
    Tim Henry
    • Detective #2as Detective #2
    Damir Andrei
    • Head Marshallas Head Marshall
    • (as Damir Andre)
    • Director
      • John Korty
    • Writer
      • Al Ramrus
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    The movie, and true story, is about how Harold began working for the garbage industry in New Jersey only to find out that it was run by the Mafia. Having been in and out of jail most of his life, Harold feared more jail time and so went to the FBI. Harold went undercover to get as much illegal information that he could. The information he got helped put away dozens of Mafia men. Harold is currently in the witness protection program. —m-parisien@hotmail.com
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    • Taglines
      • Organized crime. Toxic waste. Some things you don't mess with. And live.
    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
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      Suzanne Cyr's debut.

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    4/10
    Alan Arkin and Armand Assante wasted in this generic script ....
    Nothing more than an expose of the criminal element's involvement in waste hauling, is kind of a waste itself, because two fine actor's talents, Alan Arkin and Armand Assante, are wasted in this generic script. There are absolutely no surprises, and Michael Learned's part as Arkin's love interest could have been written out, as it has no bearing whatsoever on the thin plot. Gratuitous explosions and the usual mob posturing are not entertaining enough to hold interest. Character development other than Arkin's is weak, and I kept thinking that the whole thing doesn't really amount to much, even for a TV movie. It's a shame because I wanted to like it, but the shallow script buries "A Deadly Business". - MERK
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    • Release date
      • March 4, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tödliches Geschäft
    • Filming locations
      • New Jersey, USA
    • Production companies
      • Thebaut Frey Productions
      • Taft Entertainment Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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