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Based on the novel "No beast so fierce" by Edward Bunker.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1978.
Special features include commentary by Dustin Hoffman and Ulu Grosbard, vintage featurette, Straight time: He wrote it for criminals, theatrical trailer.
Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton, M. Emmet Walsh, Rita Taggart, Kathy Bates, Sandy Baron, Jacob Busey.
A paroled burglar tries to get a job and keep on the straight-and-narrow. His hard-core parole officer has different ideas and sends him back to jail. When he gets out again, he goes after the parole officer, steals his car, and returns to crime.
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 1.0 mono., DVD-9, dual-layer.
Contents: No beast so fierce.
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
Straight Time submitted by jibkidder on July 29, 2022, 9:57pm If I remember correctly it was Hofffman who was so taken with "No Beast So Fierce" that he wanted to make a movie out of it, and was going to direct it, but maybe the studio didn't like that so they brought in Grosbard. They kept Eddie Bunker on set to keep things realistic. Great, funny, dark 70s dramedy. Plus you get Harry Dean Stanton and Gary Busey together.
Probably seen it decdes ago... not bad submitted by Tassos on March 10, 2024, 9:57am Watching it now on DVD. It does a good job reminding me of the late 70s. Right away, with a big sign VW dealership, $0.55 hot dog (so inflation 1000% since then, if you exclude TVs and all the made in China stuff...And a barely recognizable young Cathy Bates and the Busey clown. Hoffman does a good job, and then there is Theresa Russel, who never made it big, despite her looks.
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
English or French dialogue, English, French, Portuguese or Chinese subtitles; closed-captioned.
PUBLISHED
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2007]
Year Published: 2007
Description: 1 videodisc (114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
1419824317
9781419824319
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Beck, Stanley, 1936-
Grosbard, Ulu.
Zinnemann, Tim.
Sargent, Alvin.
Boam, Jeffrey.
Bunker, Edward, 1933-2005.
Hoffman, Dustin, 1937-
Russell, Theresa, 1957-
Stanton, Harry Dean, 1926-
Busey, Gary.
Walsh, M. Emmet, 1935-
Taggart, Rita, 1949-
Bates, Kathy, 1948-
Baron, Sandy, 1936-2001.
Busey, Jake.
First Artists (Firm)
Sweetwall (Firm)\
Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
SUBJECTS
Bunker, Edward, -- 1933-2005 -- Film adaptations.
Ex-convicts -- Drama.
Recidivists -- Drama.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Drama.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.