Raw Deal  (1986)
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(Foreign Titles)
Nomination Year: 2003
SYNOPSIS: Mark Kaminsky (Arnold S) was kicked out of the FBI for unnecessary roughness. He ends up as a small town sheriff. A friend's son is killed by a mobster. Mark fakes his own death, and goes undercover for vengeance.
Kevin Hogan
Smithee Award Nominations
Smithee Award Winner! "Wanna Run That By Me Again?"
Friends Don't Let Friends Drink and Bake
Mark's wife goes off on a drunken rant ("Just because we're in shape doesn't mean we're not fat!"). She throws a cake at him. His response is "You should not drink and bake."
Worst Cover Copy
Raw Cover
Not only does the cover have a cheesy and contradictory tagline ("The government gave him a raw deal! Nobody gives him a raw deal!" um -- except maybe the government), but the back cover copy gives away the entire plot. No longer any point in watching the movie.
Sorry, this cover has not yet been made available!
"Cutting Butter With A Chainsaw"
A Refined Plan
In order to fake his death, he breaks into a refinery, calls it in to dispatch, parks his car next to a storage tank, and essentially blows up the entire refinery. Way to go, Sheriff!
Directors
Director Claim to Fame
John Irvin  
Cast
Actor Character Claim to Fame
Arnold Schwarzenegger <Not Yet in Database> "Ahnold," Mr. Universe, perhaps the most famous actor in Hollywood, certainly the most celebrated action star, and future former governor of California 
Kathryn Harrold <Not Yet in Database>  
Darren McGavin <Not Yet in Database> Was Kolchak, the Night Stalker; played the dad in A Christmas Story 
Sam Wanamaker <Not Yet in Database>  
Sven-Ole Thorsen <Not Yet in Database> Also credited as Sven Ole-Thorsen, as though hyphen placement is optional. Veteran of many a sci-fi offering, Bad and, well, not-quite-as-bad. The voice of Tank on "Captain Power." 
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