THE DEAL
2005 | 107 min | USA & Canada
Release Date:
June 17, 2005
Directed by:
Harvey Kahn
Genre:
Thriller/Drama
Tag:
The world is at war.
British director
Stephen Frears' political docudrama The Deal was originally broadcast on
Channel 4. The film is based on the real-life events that elevated Tony
Blair to the seat of Prime Minister. The film shows how the hard-working,
but not head-turning, Gordon Brown (David Morrissey) and the flashy Blair
(Michael Sheen), two very opposite personalities, forged a working
relationship while opposing Margaret Thatcher's government. When the Labor
leader, John Smith, dies of a heart attack, on May 13, 1994, everyone
believes Brown will ascend to the top of the party. But that isn't what
happens.
The film supposes what happened at a historic dinner meeting between Brown
and Blair, at Islington, that led directly to Blair's appointment. This film
is loosely based on The Rivals, written by James Naughtie.
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Cast
Christian Slater ... Tom Hanson
Selma Blair ... Abbey Gallagher
Robert Loggia ... Jared Tolson
Colm Feore ... Hank Weiss
Angie Harmon ... Anna
John Heard ... Professor Roseman
Kevin Tighe ... John Cortland
Philip Granger ... Jerome Halliday
Françoise Yip ... Janice Long
Entire castlist @
IMDB
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Abbey
Gallagher
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Selma
says
"I don't know where this movie will end up, but it was great working with
him. I've admired him since I first started watching film. He was a hottie.
Yeah, I love Christian Slater."
+ Reviews
Received 46 metascore out of
100 based on 17 reviews @
Metacritic.com
Overall grade
breakdown: A's: 2 12.5% B's: 1 6.3%
LA Weekly
The New York Times
Variety
More @
Rotten Tomatoes
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DVD Info
Released:
August 16, 2005
Available in DVD Widescreen
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