Movie · 1983
Deal of the Century
“Chevy Chase and his partners are arms dealers. They sell second-rate weapons to third world nations. But they're not out to stick it to anyone.”
Released 4 November 1983 99 min Comedy / Crime More from 1983 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
Betty Cole
as Baptist #2
Vince Edwards
as Frank Stryker
Graham Jarvis
as Babers
Jack Angel
as Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Richard Herd
as Lyle
Richard Libertini
as Masaggi
John Reilly
as Swain
Chevy Chase
as Eddie Muntz
William Marquez
as Gen. Cordosa
Wallace Shawn
as Harold DeVoto
Louis Giambalvo
as Freddie Muntz
Gregory Hines
as Ray Kasternak
James Staley
as JWT Assoc
Sigourney Weaver
as Mrs. DeVoto
Ebbe Roe Smith
as Bob
Charles Levin
as Dr. Rechtin
Randi Brooks
as Ms. Della Rosa
Eduardo Ricard
as Col. Salgado
J.W. Smith
as Will
Carmencristina Moreno
as Woman Singer
Michael Yama
as Masaggi's Aide #2
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The numbers
47years between the oldest and youngest billed
75Betty Cole — oldest on the call sheet
28Randi Brooks — youngest billed
44average age of the credited cast