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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.
Original Release
11/20/2008
US Release
01/22/2009
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Meg Ryan | Deidre Hearn |
LL Cool J | Bobby Mason |
Elliott Gould | Rabbi Seth Gutterman |
Jason Ritter | Lionel Travitz |
Fiona Glascott | Fiona Hicks |
Sharon Raginiano | Levi Rosenwald |
John Carson | Nigel Bland |
David Hunt | Grier Clark |
Jeremy Crutchley | Ian Chadwick |
Natasha Nova | Maya |
Directors
Writers
William H. Macy, Steven Schachter, Peter Lefcourt
Cast
Name | Character |
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Meg Ryan | Deidre Hearn |
LL Cool J | Bobby Mason |
Elliott Gould | Rabbi Seth Gutterman |
Jason Ritter | Lionel Travitz |
Fiona Glascott | Fiona Hicks |
Sharon Raginiano | Levi Rosenwald |
John Carson | Nigel Bland |
David Hunt | Grier Clark |
Jeremy Crutchley | Ian Chadwick |
Natasha Nova | Maya |
Aiden Lithgow | Skip Miller |
Kate Blumberg | Linda |
Tere Morris | Catherine Oxenmoor |
Sean Higgs | Hans Bleimer |
Adrian Galley | Andrei |
Nina Shepherd | Melanie Lewis |
Jeanne Neilson | Claire Johnson |
Todd Weeks | Brad Emprin |
George Jackos | Howard Draper |
Neil McCarthy | Glenn |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jason Berk | Executive Producer |
Gary Howsam | Executive Producer |
Matt Lane | Executive Producer |
Lewin Webb | Executive Producer |
Christine Adzich | Producer |
Patricia Cox | Producer |
Genevieve Hofmeyr | Producer |
Jody Kielbasa | Producer |
Irene Litinsky | Producer |
Keri Nakamoto | Producer |
Betty Palik | Producer |
Gerd Petrik | Producer |
Michael Prupas | Producer |
Mary Solomon | Producer |