watching his movies, then this one should be a real treat!

to his best friend, "Harry, don't die. It's not ova. I get you ambulance." Tears came to my eyes instantly. I just hope that future film classes will exhibit Raw Deal as an example of, "what not to do in a film."

won't be let down. If you are a pretentious theater or film geek, go slap yourself for looking up info on a Schwarzie flick.

of the few Schwarzenegger films that is a must-have on dvd.

one-liners abound, but the real "pure Arnold" hi-jinks towards the end are among his best of course he's whacked the hell of multiple attackers a few times earlier .In the climax, he drives a convertible in the gravel pit hideout, money-counting property of the Chicago don, over very rough terrain it IS a gravel pit steering with one hand and picking off about a dozen marksmen, situated high and low, steadily aiming weapons at him with both hands. He has an automatic, rapid-fire machine pistol, which in his hands seems to have no recoil, and misses nothing even having only one hand with which to fire, and with the auto bouncing like mechanical bull at Gilley's. Two of the henchmen, however, sandwiched his car between their two giant trucks with end loaders; he had become dazed, but managed to exit the vehicle just before it was crushed into about two cubic feet of metal, quickly dispatched the two drivers, entered the money-counting lair and dispatched the few remaining bad guys, and picked-up a large quantity of the ill-gotten gains for the good gal who'd aided him in his endeavors.Got old job back with FBI, Chicago mob disabled, baby now on the way, problems solved. This feat was only equaled later in "True Lies," where he dispatched several men on skis and high-powered snowmobiles, with heavy gear and weaponry, in Switzerland, while sliding down an icy embankment on his back, in his tux and patent leather shoes.

Steven Hill.. Paul Shenar looked great as Paulo Rocca.. Man! I suppose anyone didn't want to mess with this guy..!As the film goes on, tension remains that Kaminski is determined to bring down Patrovita.. whatever the cost!The music score in this film sounded OK! John Irvin's direction really kind of hooked me from the moment the film started, right way round to it finished..Darren McGavin gave a good performance as Harry Shannon.. Although his character wanted to do what was best for his son.. Give 'em hell! or according to Kaminski.. 'Do what an old friend told me to do.. knock 'em dead!'Robert Davi.. The cool, sophisticated, suave looking heavy Max Keller.. He played this character very well. It seems that when you see Robert Davi in character.. He plays one of those mean tough looking characters that you don't want to mess with..All-in-all, the film lives up to its title.. Schwarzenegger certainly did his job by taking down the bad guys, no matter what!Finally, I forgot to mention Kathryn Harrold.. She looks stunning in the film! Shame Kaminski couldn't go any further..A good action film.. 8 out of 10!

with food. She throws a cake at him in a scene where he gets home from work. During this comes one of his most bizarre lines of any movie he has ever been in: 'You should not drink and bake.' At any rate, he is called back for a mission from one of his old friends to bring down some mobsters. He fakes his death still not sure why he had to go to this extreme but what the hey and takes on a new identity: Joey P. Brenner. He gets in with the mob, meets a high-priced lady who evidently has been running with the mob a bit and eventually wins in the end.As I said, this movie is not Arnold's greatest work but is worth the watch if you are up late at night, have nothing to do on a weekend afternoon, or you just would like to see a generally entertaining video from the video store. I must give it an 8 out of 10.

annihilates the lot of 'em with machine gun fire! My fave line is when, in the aftermath, he turns to the last survivor, an old enemy, and says without any irony, 'Look what you have done'! Other great moments involve Arnie's very loud and extremely fake snoaring, and his suggestion to his wife that 'You should not drink and bake'. Sound advice there Arnie! Those with a keen eye will also notice that Jesus appears in the credits! Quite unexpected that one.......