Comedy ·Crime · United States of America · 1983 · 1h 39m

Deal of the Century

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Director
William Friedkin
Cast
Chevy Chase as Eddie Muntz Sigourney Weaver as Mrs. DeVoto Gregory Hines as Ray Kasternak Vince Edwards as Frank Stryker William Marquez as Gen. Cordosa Eduardo Ricard as Col. Salgado
Crew
Richard H. Kline — Director of Photography Jere Huggins — Editor Ned Humphreys — Editor Bud S. Smith — Editor Arthur B. Rubinstein — Original Music Composer Paul Brickman — Writer
Tagline

Chevy Chase and his partners are arms dealers. They sell second-rate weapons to third world nations. But they're not out to stick it to anyone.

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookcold warsatiredictatorshiparms dealer
Key Collaborators
William Friedkin Director Richard H. Kline Director of Photography Jere Huggins Editor Ned Humphreys Editor Bud S. Smith Editor Arthur B. Rubinstein Original Music Composer Paul Brickman Writer Bernard Edelman Novel Bud Yorkin Producer Bill Malley Production Design Rita Riggs Costume Design
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