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Straight Time

Name: Straight Time
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1978-03-18
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 7.1

★ 7,1 /10 (213 Votes)

1978 EN 114 min

Overview

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.

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Release date

18/03/1978

Votes

213

Popularity

2.9

"Please God, don't let him get caught."

Genres

Crime Drama

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

114 min

Budget

$4,000,000

Revenue

$9,900,000

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

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Tina Menard

Hotel Manager

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Stephanie Ericsson

Bar Patron

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Dave Kelly

Counterman

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Don Sommese

Waiter

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Kit Jee Wong

Grocer

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Jane Howard

Employment Clerk

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Bob Jarvis

Police Officer

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I got stomach trouble... no guts. Based on ex-convict Eddie Bunker's novel, No Beast So Fierce, pic pitches Dustin Hoffman as ex-con Max Dembo, who after being released from prison has every intention to go straight. Easier said than done, though... It's hard to believe that Straight Time is often thought of as under seen, a hidden gem of the 1970s, this given that it stars Dustin Hoffman and the advent of the internet years has seen it garner votes and reviews aplenty. Yet it does seem to be a pic that doesn't get its due credit, annoying since it's one of Hoffman's greatest performance…

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