Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Strong
Why tonight?
- It goes hard on violence — not a wind-down.
The story
After being released on parole, a burglar attempts to go straight, get a regular job, and just go by the rules. He soon finds himself back in jail at the hands of a power-hungry parole officer.
- prison
- robbery
- police
- murder
- los angeles
- california
- drugs
- bank robbery
- parole officer
- beverly hills
- parolee
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Dustin Hoffman
Max Dembo
Theresa Russell
Jenny Mercer
Gary Busey
Willy Darin
Harry Dean Stanton
Jerry Schue
- M. Emmet Walsh — Earl Frank
- Rita Taggart — Carol Schue
- Kathy Bates — Selma Darin
- Sandy Baron — Manny
- Jake Busey — Henry Darin
- Peter Kwong — Grocery Clerk
- Fran Ryan — Cafe Owner
- Edward Bunker — Mickey
- Tina Menard — Hotel Manager
- Stephanie Ericsson — Bar Patron
- Dave Kelly — Counterman
- Directed
- Ulu Grosbard
- Written
- Alvin Sargent, Jeffrey Boam, Edward Bunker
Production
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 · 217 ratings
- Studio
- First Artists, Sweetwall, Warner Bros. Pictures
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
