RAW DEAL

Raw Deal is a mid-eighties action flick starring none other than Arnold Schwarzenegger during his "action hero" heyday. In the flick, Arnold plays a disgraced FBI agent turned small town sheriff who was forced to resign after beating up a suspect who brutalized a young girl. Arnold's character is approached by the head of the FBI to go undercover to help bring down the mob boss who had his son killed who was protecting a witness who was set to testify against said mob boss. Arnold's character agrees after the FBI head promises to get him back into the FBI if he does him this favor. Of course, Arnold's character brings down the mob boss and his criminal organization in typical Arnie style (with guns and fists blazing!). Actually, this was one of my favorite Arnold Schwarzenegger flicks of all-time. I know, I know other people will no doubt pick flicks like Commando, Kindergarten Cop and especially The Terminator as their own favorite Schwarzenegger action flicks, but I felt this is one of Ah-nold's most underrated action flicks. Plus I felt this was one of Ah-nold's better acting jobs. I think even Ah-nold's most ardent fans would no doubt agree that he's not what you'd call the greatest in the acting department, but he does have an entertaining aspect about him, and that's no doubt what led to his popularity on the big screen. And, in this film, I feel that Ah-nold was at his most wittiest and such. Also, I regard the scene when Arnold's character goes on a shooting rampage at the mob boss's gravel pit where he conducts a good chunk of his "business" while driving around with the classic song "Satisfaction" by the Rolling Stones playing in his tape deck (remember, this WAS the eighties!) as one of the greatest action scenes of all-time, at least in MY oh-so-humble opinion! Best line in the flick: "Who do I look like, Dirty Harry?" Second best line: "Smart I like, Smartass I don't!"

Here's a clip of the famous "gravel pit" scene from Raw Deal: