Deal of the Century (1983)

Comedy

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.

Cast

Eddie Muntz
Chevy Chase
Catherine DeVoto
Sigourney Weaver
Bob
Ebbe Roe Smith
Masaggi
Richard Libertini
Will
J.W. Smith
Woman Singer
C Carmencristina Moreno
Dr. Rechtin
Charles Levin
Announcer (voice)
Jack Angel
Gaylord
Jonathan Terry
Ray Kasternak
Gregory Hines
Frank Stryker
Vince Edwards
Gen. Cordosa
William Marquez
Col. Salgado
E Eduardo Ricard
Lyle
Richard Herd
Babers
Graham Jarvis
Harold DeVoto
Wallace Shawn
Ms. Della Rosa
Randi Brooks

Crew

Director
William Friedkin
Writer
Paul Brickman
Novel
B Bernard Edelman
Original Music Composer
Arthur B. Rubinstein
Director of Photography
Richard H. Kline
Editor
J Jere Huggins
Editor
N Ned Humphreys
Editor
B Bud S. Smith
Casting
N Nancy Klopper
Production Design
B Bill Malley
Set Decoration
R Richard C. Goddard
Costume Design
R Rita Riggs
Makeup Artist
F Frank Griffin
Hairstylist
K Kaye Pownall
Unit Production Manager
D David Salven
Producer
Bud Yorkin
Executive Producer
Jon Avnet
Executive Producer
Paul Brickman
Associate Producer
D David Salven
Executive Producer
Steve Tisch
Additional Writing
Robert Towne