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| Directed by | Gil Cates Jr |
| Produced by | Michael Arata Steve Austin Albert J. Salzer |
| Written by | Gil Cates Jr Mark Weinstock |
| Starring | Bret Harrison Burt Reynolds Charles Durning Vincent Van Patten Michael Sexton with Jennifer Tilly and Shannon Elizabeth |
| Music by | Peter Rafelson |
| Cinematography | Tom Harting |
| Editing by | Jonathan Cates |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | April 25, 2008 |
| Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million |
| Box office | $78,731 |
Deal is a 2008 drama film starring film actor Burt Reynolds, with Bret Harrison, and Shannon Elizabeth. It 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 and Isabelle Mercier are in the cast.
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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.
The film received extremely negative reviews by getting 3% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 26 reviews. Metacritic rated it 35% based on 9 reviews. Deal earned a Razzie Award nomination for Burt Reynolds as Worst Supporting Actor.
With a $5 million budget, the movie opened taking $35,281 from 50 theaters ($705 average). As of May 11, it has grossed $61,626 domestically.