The Deal - One hand washes the other
Movie | |
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German title | The Deal - One hand washes the other |
Original title | The deal |
Country of production | USA , Canada |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 2008 |
length | approx. 98 minutes |
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Director | Steven Schachter |
script |
Steven Schachter , William H. Macy |
production |
Irene Litinsky , Keri Nakamoto , Michael Prupas |
music | Jeff Beal |
camera | Paul Sarossy |
cut |
Matt Friedman , Susan Maggi |
occupation | |
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The Deal - One hand washes the other (The deal) is an US-American - Canadian comedy film from the year 2008 . Directed by Steven Schachter , who wrote the script together with William H. Macy based on a novel by Peter Lefcourt .
action
The film producer Charlie Berns thinks about suicide. He promises his nephew that he will film the script of a biography of Benjamin Disraeli written by this . Berns signs a contract with the studio for a $ 100 million production cost without reading the script.
It is announced that a well-known action star, an African American , is set to play the lead role. Without his participation as a draft horse, Berns could not finance the production. Berns works with Deidre Hearn, who sees through him, but still gives the project opportunities. The main actor is kidnapped, whereupon Berns and Hearn look for the actor.
Reviews
The organizers of the Sundance Film Festival attested the "little screwball satire" a charm that results from the chemistry between Meg Ryan and William H. Macy. The director addresses numerous Hollywood stereotypes.
backgrounds
The film was shot in South Africa . The world premiere took place on January 22, 2008 at the Sundance Film Festival .
Web links
- The Deal in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Deal at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.sundance.org, accessed on January 20, 2008 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Filming locations for The Deal, accessed January 20, 2008
- ↑ The Deal release dates, accessed January 20, 2008