Vigilato speciale

Titolo originale: Straight Time
Regia: Ulu Grosbard |
Anno: 1978
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Crime Dramma
Tag: prison | robbery | police | murder | los angeles, california | drugs | bank robbery | parole officer | beverly hills | parolee | jewel robbery |
Cast: Dustin Hoffman | Theresa Russell | Gary Busey | Harry Dean Stanton | M. Emmet Walsh | Rita Taggart | Kathy Bates | Sandy Baron | Jake Busey | Peter Kwong | Fran Ryan | Edward Bunker | Tina Menard | Stephanie Ericsson | Dave Kelly | Don Sommese | Kit Jee Wong | Jane Howard | Bob Jarvis |

Max Dembo, uscito di galera e provocato da Earl Frank, sadico custode della sua libertà provvisoria, cerca di rigare dritto. Si fa però coinvolgere dall'amico Jerry nell'organizzazione di una rapina a una gioielleria...

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Although given an uncredited directing credit, Dustin Hoffman didn't direct any scenes in this movie [...] D
This movie represents early screen roles for Kathy Bates and Theresa Russell. D
Although he relinquished the task of directing the film after a few days, Dustin Hoffman constantly [...] D
Dustin Hoffman acquired the film rights to Edward Bunker's novel "No Beast So Fierce" for his own co [...] D
The movie was almost completely filmed on-location in and around Los Angeles, California. D
This film went 23 days over schedule and $1,000,000 over budget. It did not make back its negative c [...] D
Edward Bunker dedicated his followup to 'No Beast So Fierce' (adapted into this movie), a novel titl [...] D
According to the DVD sleeve notes, "Before and during the film's shoot, (Dustin) Hoffman apprenticed [...] D
The title refers to the post-prison activities of an ex-convict who is not performing any more crimi [...] D
Edward Bunker: Wrote the novel on which the film is based, after spending time in prison for armed r [...] D
When Dustin Hoffman decided not to direct the picture, he gave the job to friend Ulu Grosbard in ord [...] D
Gary Busey had to gain weight for the role, having been in perfect shape (for him) in the surfing mo [...] D
Gary Busey and character actress Fran Ryan were both in Un mercoledì da leoni (1978) the same yea [...] D
Ulu Grosbard is one of the people on the Special Thanks list for Quentin Tarantino's Le iene (1992), [...] D
Ulu Grosbard was the person who gave Dustin Hoffman the novel "No Beast So Fierce" by Edward Bunker [...] D
Dustin Hoffman visited the author of the source novel, Edward Bunker, in prison to express interest [...] D
Dustin found the pressure of being both in front and behind the camera that he brought in Ulu Grosba [...] D
Edward Bunker wore a (quite obvious) toupee in this movie. In his next role, as an ex-con, he's bald [...] D
Stephanie Ericsson Baron was visiting her husband, Sandy Baron, on the set while they were filming. [...] D
Produced by a partnership of Dustin Hoffman's SweetWall Productions and First Artists, which was co- [...] D
Dustin Hoffman personally hired composer David Shire for the film. Shire received a phone call from [...] D
The film debut of Jake Busey (Henry Darin), who's the son of co-star Gary Busey (Willy Darin). D
Dustin Hoffman wanted the film's beginning to follow the book, showing Dembo in prison with a young [...] D
This movie was released five years after its source novel "No Beast So Fierce" by Edward Bunker was [...] D
One of M. Emmett Walsh's first appearances on film was an extra on the bus in Midnight Cowboy, starr [...] D
A pet project for Dustin Hoffman, he was originally due to direct himself. Denied final cut by the s [...] D
Originally, Dustin Hoffman was directing the film. But he changed his mind after a few days of filmi [...] D
Uncredited, Michael Mann worked on adapting the film's source novel "No Beast So Fierce" by Edward B [...] D
Many people felt Theresa Russell was too young and attractive for the role (she probably landed the [...] D
Michael Mann was one of three writers who worked on the script for this movie. Mann wrote the origin [...] D
Edward Bunker helped co-write the screenplay with Alvin Sargent when the latter came to visit him at [...] D
Quentin Tarantino had Robert De Niro watch this movie for Jackie Brown (1997) since De Niro's charac [...] D
This movie inspired Reservoir Dogs (1992), which featured Edward Bunker. D
Dustin Hoffman prepared for his role as Max Dembo by visiting Folsom Prison. Even though the film is [...] D
Second of two films that Dustin Hoffman made with Director Ulu Grosbard. The first being Chi è Ha [...] D

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