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Based On Novel Or Book | Cold War
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One of only two films director William Friedkin wrote nothing about, positive or negative, in his memoir The Friedkin Connection (see also The Guardian (1990)).
One of two films that writer/director Paul Brickman wrote that was released by "Warner Bros." in 1983. The other was the mega hit Risky Business, starring Tom Cruise, which was released during the summer around the same time as Chevy Chase's "National Lampoon's Vacation," which was also released by the studio and was also a success.
The name comes from a bribery scandal involving Lockheed and Japanese officials in 1972.
Director William Friedkin was not the first choice to direct this film. Writer/director Paul Brickman, who adapted the novel the film is based on, was originally going to do it, but re-shoots on "Risky Business" prevented this.
This film was one of two military based comedies that were meant to be competing with each other. "Deal Of The Century" was "Warner Bros." choice as "Paramount Pictures" had "Best Defense" in the pipeline and had already started filming in 1982 which was based on a novel by Robert Grossbach and starring Dudley Moore. However, poor test screenings forced the studio to do a last minute re-write which involved the million dollar addition of comedy megastar Eddie Murphy "Strategetic Guest Star" character delayed the film from its intended Christmas 1983 release until summer 1984. This film also suffered from problems mostly due to the departure of writer Paul Brickman due to re-shoots on "Risky Business" and Chevy Chase's problematic ego on set.
"General Huddleston: [watching the Peacemaker malfunction] This is a great day for the Air Force, Senator. Sen. Bryce: Why is that, General? General Huddleston: Because the Navy ordered twenty of those disasters. Navy Officers: Son of a bitch!"
"Ray Kasternak: You got a nice flame job there, Becha. I'm gon' gi'ya a lil' touchup! A lil' touchup! Just a lil' touchup for ya!"
