The Deal (2008)

Directed by

Steven Schachter

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States, Canada

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

R

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 72 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A movie producer and a politician team up to make a film about a historical figure. Their project leads to a series of comedic misunderstandings and deals.

satiricallightheartedwittyplayfuloffbeatfast-pacedcerebralironic

What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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