Deal (film)

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Deal
Directed by	Gil Cates Jr
Produced by	Michael Arata Steve Austin Albert J. Salzer
Written by	Gil Cates Jr Mark Weinstock
Starring	Burt Reynolds Shannon Elizabeth Bret Harrison Courtney Friel Charles Durning Billy Slaughter Rio Hackford Phil Laak Karen Penrose J.D. Evermore Summer Lee Ritchie Montgomery Deborah R. Jones Antonio Esfandiari Carol Dupuy Vincent Van Patten James Bearb Michael Arata Scott Lazar Tommy Perna Maria Mason Douglas M. Griffin Johnny Rock Chris Moneymaker Greg Raymer Isabelle Mercier Dustin Hunter Evans Elizabeth Lynch Allen Boudreaux Diane Spieler Gary Michael Smith DeAnna Charett Stephen Occhipinti Ellie Perez Lee Telle Faye Fontenot Lyle Brocato Brandon Olive Mabel Jones
Music by	Peter Rafelson
Cinematography	Tom Harting
Editing by	Jonathan Cates
Distributed by	Seven Arts (non-USA)
Release date(s)	2007
Country	United States
Language	English
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Deal is a 2007 drama film starring legendary film actor Burt Reynolds, with Bret Harrison, and the popular Shannon Elizabeth. The film, currently in post-production, tells the story of a former poker player (Reynolds) who tutors a younger player (Harrison). The film's climax is a fictional World Poker Tour championship.

World Poker Tour commentators Mike Sexton, Vince Van Patten and Courtney Friel play themselves. A number of other professional poker players and poker-playing celebrities, including Phil Laak, Antonio Esfandiari, Greg Raymer, Chris Moneymaker, Isabelle Mercier are in the live-action cast that adds a realism to the drama.

[edit] Trivia

The World Poker Tour set was shipped to New Orleans for filming.
During the production, Charles Durning treated the cast and crew to a tour of the National World War II Museum in New Orleans and recounted his own World War II experience at Normandy during the D-Day invasion and in the Battle of the Bulge, where he was wounded and taken prisoner.