the above comment from none other than america anchorman himself pretty much point out the folly of deal of the century . william friedken have give u some winner before and but this film be not one of them . the story deal with chevy chase and gregory hines and and sigorney weaver scheme to sell a dangerously unreliable aircraft to a third world nation after it fail miserably in a demonstration for the u military . comedic moment happen here and there and but ultimately and this film be just a left wing message film that actually discredit itself in two key scene . the movie seem to be attack on two front with it message . first off and it point a finger at the industrialized nation of the world who be sell large quantity of arm to underdeveloped nation . the logic be and if these weapon be never sell and these nation would be less apt to go to war . it might be a good idea to remind anyone who agree that throughout human history and war have always be the constant . regardless of what weapon be use and people be always fight about something . deal of the century also wish to indict the u military build up of the ronald regan administration . for what . keep the country safe from soviet expansionism . regan policy work and and war never break out between the two superpower . there be two scene that demonstrate the folly of the thinking behind this film . early on and chevy chase be mug by a man with a tiny handgun . little do the man know that chase be actually carry a huge machine gun in a box which he take out and point at the mugger . obviously and have the superior weapon thwart the mugging and and possibly save chase life . in a late scene and gregory hines be accost by a maniac with a knife and tire iron at his disposal . the man begin destroy hines car after they collide in a mere fender bender . hines pull a flame thrower out of his trunk and torch the maniac car and chase him and his bimbo girlfriend off . once again and the man with the superior weapon win the dispute . the only thing this film prove be that the person or country with the most gun will have the big advantage . without the proper mean to defend one self and a person or country be completely vulnerable . 4 of 10 star . watch to live and die in l. a. instead .