Mark Kaminsky is kicked out of the FBI for his rough treatment of a suspect. He winds up as the sheriff of a small town in North Carolina. FBI Chief Harry Shannon, whose son has been killed by a mobster named Patrovina, enlists Kaminsky in a personal vendetta with a promise of reinstatement into the FBI if Patrovina is taken down. To accomplish this, he must go undercover and join Patrovina's gang.
Mark Kaminsky is kicked out of the FBI for his rough treatment of a suspect. He winds up as the sheriff of a small town in North Carolina. FBI Chief Harry Shannon, whose son has been killed by a mobster named Patrovina, enlists Kaminsky in a personal vendetta with a promise of reinstatement into the FBI if Patrovina is taken down. To accomplish this, he must go undercover and join Patrovina's gang.
The film champions individual, decisive action and vigilante justice as the effective solution when official systems fail, aligning with themes of individual responsibility and skepticism of bureaucracy.
The movie features traditional casting with a predominantly white male lead and supporting characters, without any explicit race or gender swaps. The narrative focuses on a classic action plot, portraying traditional identities neutrally or positively without any critique or central DEI themes.
Raw Deal is an action film centered on an ex-FBI agent's mission to infiltrate a crime syndicate. The movie does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, themes, or plotlines. Therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate, resulting in a net impact of N/A.
The film does not feature any female characters engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against male opponents. Female characters are not portrayed in significant action roles involving direct physical confrontation.
Raw Deal (1986) is an original film with no prior source material, historical figures, or previous installments. All characters were created for this specific movie, meaning there are no established canonical genders to be swapped.
Raw Deal (1986) is an original film and not an adaptation of pre-existing source material or a biopic. Therefore, its characters do not have a prior established canonical or historical race that could be subject to a race swap.
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