The difficulties of a career burglar to reinsert himself after being released on parole.The difficulties of a career burglar to reinsert himself after being released on parole.The difficulties of a career burglar to reinsert himself after being released on parole.
Jake Busey
- Henry Darin
- (as Jacob Busey)
Stephanie Ericsson
- Bar Patron
- (as Stephanie Ericsson Baron)
Jane Howard
- Employment Clerk
- (as Betty Jane Howarth)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaA pet project for Dustin Hoffman, he was originally due to direct himself. Denied final cut by the studio, he ended up suing Warner Brothers over their treatment of the film.
- GoofsWhen Max is incarcerated Jenny visits him and holds up her phone number against the glass. On returning to his cell Max tears off part of a cigarette wrapper and writes it down as 6561656. When he is later on the run he unfolds the piece of paper and looks at the number. It now has 2 digits transposed and is hyphenated: 656-6156.
- ConnectionsEdited into La classe américaine (1993)
Featured review
This modest movie captured the blown out angst of the 70's better than any other film and is a worthy addition to the great tradition of noir gangster dramas that began with High Sierra (starring Bogart). It is also a high point in Dustin Hoffman's career, perhaps his greatest performance. Unlike pictures such as "Rambo," it does not so much romanticize the violence as make the viewer pity the protagonist for his tragic choice. I wonder if any parolees who saw this movie decided to go straight rather than risk the dangers of returning to a life of crime. I also wonder if any parole officers who saw it were persuaded to be more humane in their treatment of ex-cons. Haven't seen one this good in a long long time!
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- No Beast So Fierce
- Filming locations
- E Ave G & 198th St E, Lancaster, California, USA(Final Diner Scenes)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $4,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $9,900,000
- Gross worldwide
- $9,900,000
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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