The Deal

The Deal may refer to:

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The Deal (1983 film)

The Deal (Spanish: El Arreglo) is a 1983 Argentine thriller film directed by Fernando Ayala and written by Roberto Cossa and Carlos Somigliana. The film premiered on 19 May 1983 in Buenos Aires. It was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Special Diploma.

Plot

Luis, a family man, becomes involved in a moral quandary. Water service has come to his street...one side of his street. Due to a technical error, Luis and everyone on his side simply won't be getting the service. However, the water company foreman is open to bribes. When Luis declines to bribe the man for his family, everyone on his side, his family included, turns against him.

Even when he does try and bribe the foreman, things continue to go wrong.

Cast

The Deal (2008 film)

The Deal is a 2008 American satirical comedy film directed by Steven Schachter. The screenplay by Schachter and William H. Macy is based on the 1991 novel of the same title by Peter Lefcourt. Macy and Meg Ryan co-star.

The film was shot in Cape Town and other South African locations. It premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and was the opening night attraction at the Sarasota Film Festival. It also was shown at the Philadelphia Film Festival, the Maui Film Festival, and the Traverse City Film Festival, among others, but never was given a theatrical release in the United States. It was released on Region 1 DVD on January 20, 2009.

Plot

Struggling Hollywood film producer Charlie Berns is on the verge of suicide when his aspiring screenwriter nephew Lionel arrives from New Jersey with a script about 19th century British statesman Benjamin Disraeli. Charlie agrees to make the film, but only when he converts the literate PBS-style script (that he didn't read) into an action adventure Middle Eastern espionage film, Ben Disraeli: Freedom Fighter.