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
My wife and I saw this in the theater at the time of its release, and I've never talked to anyone else who's seen it. This is among Dustin Hoffman's grittiest work, and he is superb (I've read that this is his favorite of his own films). Gary Busey, a gorgeous 20-year old Theresa Russell,and the old pro Harry Dean Stanton are all excellent. This film is among my all-time favorites, and I recommend it wholeheartedly. Since reviews are required to be at least ten lines long, I'll add that it took me several minutes to recognize the young, skinny Kathy Bates, who was spot-on as Busey's justifiably concerned wife. I'm a fan of character actors, and M. Emmett Walsh is great as the asshole parole officer. I hope that this film will someday be re-released, ala Taxi Driver, and get a chance to prove itself to a new generation of audiences.
- pswanson00
- Apr 23, 2004
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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
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
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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