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Movie Description
After 6 years in jail, Hoffman runs into trouble with a mean parole officer that sends him on a downward slide.
Synopsis
Dustin Hoffman stars in this dark drama about an ex-convict's return to a life of crime after a six-year stint at the state penitentiary.
Max Dembo's troubles begin when, upon release from prison, he moves into an LA hotel instead of a halfway house. This puts him into hot water with his parole officer. But from there Max's life goes into a downward spiral, and together with some of his ex-con friends he embarks on a disastrous crime spree.
Industry Reviews
"...Harry Dean Stanton is excellent....David Shire's music is very good and [the] physical production details are strong..."
Murf.
Included in the New York Times's "10 BEST FILMS OF 1978"
New York Times - p.II:1 - Vincent Canby (12/31/1978)
"...Grimly witty....Beautifully acted by everyone..."
New York Times - Vincent Canby (03/18/1977)
"Hoffman is so fierce, he wills you into belief....[Dembo] turns out to be one of the actor's finest creations." -- Grade: A-
Entertainment Weekly - Gregory Kirschling (05/25/2007)
"Hoffman is near his best: it's a performance that demands attention for its modulation and precision."
Sight and Sound - Tom Charity (08/01/2007)
Quotations
"Max, I think you have a serious attitude problem" -- Earl Frank, Max's Parole officer (M. EMMET WALSH)
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