Deal of the Century (1983)
Member Rating:
The humor in this Chevy Chase comedy lies solely in the eyes of the beholder. The comic plays Eddie Muntz, an arms dealer looking to make a big sale of war planes to a South American dictator. In order to do so, his girlfriend (Sigourney Weaver) has to sleep with the dictator and his friend (Gregory Hines) has to be convinced to do one more killing. Eddie's archenemy is Stryker (Vince Edwards) who wants to make that deal himself and will stop at nothing to obtain his ends. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Chevy Chase, Sigourney Weaver, (more)
- Director(s):
- William Friedkin
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Deal of the Century
The humor in this Chevy Chase comedy lies solely in the eyes of the beholder. The comic plays Eddie Muntz, an arms dealer looking to make a big sale of war planes to a South American dictator. In order to do so, his girlfriend (Sigourney Weaver) has to sleep with the dictator and his friend (Gregory Hines) has to be convinced to do one more killing. Eddie's archenemy is Stryker (Vince Edwards) who wants to make that deal himself and will stop at nothing to obtain his ends. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 99 mins
Complete Cast of Deal of the Century
- Chevy Chase - Eddie Muntz
- Gregory Hines - Ray Kasternak
- William Marquez - Gen. Cordosa
- Richard Herd - Lyle
- Wallace Shawn - Harold
- Robert Alan Browne - Man from Grumman
- Alex Colon - Street Robber
- Richard Libertini - Masaggi
- John Stinson - Helicopter Reporter
- J.W. Smith - Will
- Pepe Serna - Vardis
- Tony Plana - Chicano Man
- Jan McGill - Luckup Hostess #2
- David Hall - Rick Penido
- Joe Ross - Russian Translator
- Jim Ishida - Masaggi's Aide #1
- Eddie Hice - Bagman
- Jonathan Terry - Gaylord
- Frank Lugo - Station Wagon Driver
- Ray Manzarek - Charlie Simbo
- Maurice Marsac - Frenchman
- Kelly Lange - Newscaster
- Robert Cornthwaite - Huddleston
- David Haskell - Rockwell Official
- Sigourney Weaver - Catherine DeVoto
- Vince Edwards - Stryker
- Eduardo Ricard - Col. Salgado
- Graham Jarvis - Babers
- Judith Baldwin - Luckup Hostess #1
- Betty Cole - Baptist #2
- Ken Letner - Sen. Bryce
- Helen Martin - Baptist #3
- James Staley - JWT Assoc
- Ebbe Roe Smith - Bob
- Loyda Ramos - Chicano Woman
- Miguel Piñero - Molino
- John Davey - Pilot on Screen
- John Hancock - Baptist Minister
- John Reilly - Swain
- Randi Brooks - Ms. Della Rosa
- Nancy Klopper
- Gwil Richards - Rev. Borman
- Stephen Keep - Promoter
- Michael Yama - Masaggi's Aide #2
- Charles Levin - Dr. Rechtin
- Wilfredo Hernandez - Rojas
- Louis Giambalvo - Freddie Muntz
- Director(s):
- William Friedkin
- Writer(s):
- Paul Brickman, Robert Garland
- Producer(s):
- Bud Yorkin
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Humor, Profanity, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Adult Situations, Violence)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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