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Straight Time
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Overview

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7.3/10   1,886 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Jeffrey Boam (writer)
Edward Bunker (novel)
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Release Date:
21 July 1978 (Denmark) more
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Tagline:
"Please God, don't let him get caught." more
Plot:
After being released on parole, a burglar attempts to go straight, get a regular job, and just go by the rules... more | full synopsis
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User Comments:
Quite Good more (40 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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 (as Jacob Busey)
Tina Menard ... Hotel Manager
Stephanie Ericson-Baron ... Bar Patron
Dave Kelly ... Counterman
Don Sommese ... Waiter
Kit Jee Wong ... Grocer

Peter Kwong ... Grocery Clerk
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Additional Details

Runtime:
114 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Cameo: [Edward Bunker]wrote the novel on which the film is based after spending time in prison for armed robbery. more
Goofs:
Continuity: There's a mark on the inside of Max's motel room door in one scene, then the next scene there is no mark (this is because, according to the commentary, they redid the motel room in a studio for night shots). more
Movie Connections:
References The Wiz (1978) more
Soundtrack:
Two of Us more

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Quite Good, 29 January 2005
8/10
Author: John P from United States

This movie creeps up on you, gets a kind of emotional hold on you and digs in through the end. Really, a terrific 70s style film (should have been made in 1973). Dustin Hoffman is outstanding. He gives an understated performance that fits the atmosphere of the movie, the story and himself perfectly. It is one of his best performances. Theresa Russell, and Harry Dean Stanton also deliver excellent performances. A very good example of how story, and acting that is true to the story, matter so much in making a good film. Urls Grosbard does a good job of establishing the mood of the film and carrying it all the way through, without hitting you over the head with unnecessarily forced dialog or drawn-out action sequences, etc.

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