Shannon's Deal

• Director: Lewis Teague
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• Genre: Mystery
• Main Cast: Jamey Sheridan
• Release Year: 1989
• Country: US
• Run Time: 95 minutes

Plot

Cynical Philadelphia lawyer-turned-p.i. Jamey Sheridan aims his investigatory skills at an international smuggling ring. Sheridan wants to know who's supplying the weapons that are leaving the country, and who's supplying the drugs that are rolling in. The deeper he digs, the dirtier it gets; Sheridan unearths unholy alliances among idealistic freedom fighters, Central American drug lords, and corrupt American officials. Shannon's Deal was written by John Sayles, directed by Lewis (Jewel of the Nile) Teague, and scored by musical wizard Wynton Marsalis. Those concerned about Jamey Sheridan's wellbeing in this film should be advised that there was no way he'd turn up dead: Shannon's Deal was the pilot for an unsold TV series. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Jack Andreozzi - Card Player; Carla Belver - Hazel; Claudia Christian; Augusta Dabney; Danny Dayton - Card Player; Richard Edson - Wilmer; Miguel Ferrer - Todd Snyder; Martin Ferrero - Lou Gondolph; Stefan Gierasch - Klaus; Robert Gossett - Dover; Stanley Grover - Card Player; Kevin Peter Hall - Card Player; Ronald G. Joseph; Andrew Lowery; Tom McGreevey; Elizabeth Peña - Lucy Acosta; Ely Pouget; Jamey Sheridan - Jack Shannon; Brian Smiar; Cynthia Szigeti - Card Player; Danny Trejo - Raul; Eddie Velez - Chuy Vargas; Alberta Watson; Michael Wren; Nathaniel Merrill; Edgar Small; Dolly Wheaton - Woman; Bill Dearth; Jenny Lewis - Neala

Credit

Jodie Lynne Tillen - Costume Designer, Lewis Teague - Director, Neil Travis - Editor, Wynton Marsalis - Composer (Music Score), John Vallone - Production Designer, Andrew Dintenfass - Cinematographer, Stan Rogow - Producer, John Sayles - Screenwriter