+Jamie or James or Jim Price And based on one of the greatest crime book ever written "No Beast So Fierce" by Eddie Bunker. I think that and "The Big Nowhere" by Ellroy are my favourites.
Indeed, I read that book once a year. One of my favorite books ever, because the author lived and breathed crime sprees until he went straight (Thanks to Dustin Hoffman who helped Bunker get paroled with a job as a consultant on this film).
One of the most interesting & realistic crime movies ever made. Mesmerizingly human story. With superb casting all around. And personally, Dustin Hoffman best performance ever. Max Dembo: Brains & Balls.
this is a fabulous movie. great character study. I'd really like to see what he did and where he went for the past number of decades. a new flick should be made showing what happened all those years and where this character is today... still a bad ass.
A good film with great acting from Dustin and his co stars reflecting the complex dynamic of coming out of prison and navigating the parole system. The principle character has a strong sense of personal moral rules yet they mainly lie at odds with society's rules and thus he has a Shakespearian tragic flaw which dooms his attempts to re-integrate society. His parole officer exemplifies many in the carceral system who singularly lack compassion and understanding yet Hoffman's character is arguably not fit to live in freedom. A lingering question left unresolved is if he had had a more humane parole officer could he have gone straight. Teressa Russel puts in a compelling performance as a romantic young woman ready to support a man who does not meet any of the standards extolled by the society in which he lives except for ruthlessness and self assertion. Show less
@@marcscraigslist_account8297 that is your only contribution to a substantive commentary on a serious film? English is my third language. How many languages do you speak?
@stevemorse108 I speak two languages. And for what it's worth, I am not as eloquent or as well-written as you. I figured a skilled writer would want to be made aware of misusing a word. Perhaps I was wrong.
