Get Me Out of Here: Ulu Grosbard's Straight Time

If you still haven't seen it, Harry Dean Stanton's death is a good reason to do so. I'd say it's his greatest film, nearly Hoffman's greatest (would go with All the President's Men, maybe [i]Midnight Cowboy[i] too), one of the decade's best, and the best film I've ever seen about the recidivist life of a paroled bank robber. (I haven't seen any others, mind you.) Harry Dean sings, Theresa Russell is sad and beautiful (her second film), M. Emmett Walsh is terrifyingly slimy, and Gary Busey is still a regular person and a very good actor. IMDB lists Hoffman as an uncredited co-director--don't know anything about that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RzaZC6DchU

Great movie, based on a fantastic book (No Beast So Fierce by Ed Bunker).

Wish this was on Blu-Ray, but right now it's only available as a burn-on-demand DVD-R from Warner Archives.

Hoffman began the film as director, had some issues early on, and they brought in Grosbard.

Kathy Bates as Busey's wife!