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The Real Thing

7.520021h 37mMovieRomance

Al Pacino, Sean Connery and Arnold Schwarzenegger together on film for the first time. Well, almost...Ralph Easton has a few personal problems, he's desperately overweight, a social misfit, and a painful stutterer. Ralph's the kind of guy…

DirectorStephen Amis
WritersAdam Browne·Stephen Amis

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Cast · Directed by Stephen Amis

TMTziporah Malkah
Tziporah Malkah
Daisy Walker
RB
Ross Buchanan
Ralph Eaton
JA
John Arnold
P.J. Foster
NS
Nicholas Stribakos
Kris Love
JWJames Wardlaw
James Wardlaw
Magnus
SS
Sari Sheehan
Marina
MV
Michael Veitch
Commercial Director
AGAndrew S. Gilbert
Andrew S. Gilbert
Detective
RT
Ross Thompson
Detective
MDMarg Downey
Marg Downey
Psychologist
DL
Dylan Lewis
Ralph's Neighbour
AD
Alan James Davies
Ralph's Neighbour

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The Real Thing — streaming FAQ

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The Real Thing hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around December 11, 2002. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.