"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."
Dustin Hoffman
as Max Dembo
Theresa Russell
as Jenny Mercer
Gary Busey
as Willy Darin
Harry Dean Stanton
as Jerry Schue
M. Emmet Walsh
as Earl Frank
Rita Taggart
as Carol Schue
Kathy Bates
as Selma Darin
Sandy Baron
as Manny
Jake Busey
as Henry Darin
Peter Kwong
as Grocery Clerk
Fran Ryan
as Cafe Owner
Edward Bunker
as Mickey
Tina Menard
as Hotel Manager
Stephanie Ericsson
as Bar Patron
Dave Kelly
as Counterman
Don Sommese
as Waiter
Kit Jee Wong
as Grocer
Jane Howard
as Employment Clerk
Bob Jarvis
as Police Officer
Jeffrey Boam
Screenplay
Ulu Grosbard
Director
Alvin Sargent
Novel
Michael Mann
Additional Writing
Nancy Dowd
Jack Roe
Assistant Director
Gail Mutrux
Associate Producer
Bob Westmoreland
Makeup Artist
Tim Zinnemann
Producer
Vivienne Walker
Hairstylist
Sam O'Steen
Editor
Sorin Serene Pricopie
Stunts
Marvin March
Set Decoration
Randy Roberts
Robert M. Stevens
Camera Operator
Alan Gibbs
Victor Paul
John Franco
Script Supervisor
Dick Ziker
Stunt Coordinator
Stanley Beck
Stephen B. Grimes
Production Design
Howard Pine
Executive Producer
Owen Roizman
Director of Photography
Dianne Crittenden
Casting
Dick Lawrence
Art Direction
Everett Creach
Larry Holt
David Shire
Original Music Composer
James E. Webb
Production Sound Mixer
Susan Leslie Battles
Production Coordinator
Richard Portman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Barry Bedig
Property Master
John Caper Jr.
Music Editor