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English. Box office. $10 million [3] Straight Time is a 1978 American neo-noir crime drama film [4] directed by Ulu Grosbard and starring Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton, M. Emmet Walsh and Kathy Bates. Its plot follows a lifelong thief in Los Angeles who struggles to assimilate in society after serving a six ...
- $10 million
- David Shire
- March 17, 1978 (U.S.)
Apr 21, 1978 · Straight Time: Directed by Ulu Grosbard, Dustin Hoffman. With Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton. The difficulties of a career burglar to reinsert himself after being released on parole.
- (9.8K)
- Crime, Drama
- Ulu Grosbard, Dustin Hoffman
- 1978-04-21
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A career criminal, Max Dembo (Dustin Hoffman) is determined to go straight after his latest stint in prison. He takes a mindless job in a cannery, patiently endures the abuse of his pompous parole ...
- (183)
- Ulu Grosbard
- R
- Dustin Hoffman
After a six-year stint for armed robbery, lifelong Los Angeles thief Max Dembo leaves prison. As the career criminal reunites with old friends and struggles to convince his passive-aggressive parole officer Earl that he poses no threat to society, one short week separates Max from a fresh start. At last, after spending a lifetime of violence ...
Dec 15, 2015 · Straight Time (1978) -- (Movie Clip) The Conditions Of Your Parole Californian convict Max Dembo (Dustin Hoffman, who also co-produced) on the evening of his release, in Los Angeles, then meeting his parole officer Earl Frank (M. Emmet Walsh), and being scolded, early in Straight Time, 1978, from a novel by San Quentin inmate Edward Bunker.
- Ulu Grosbard
- Dustin Hoffman
Academy Award-winner Dustin Hoffman ("Racing Stripes," "Meet the Fockers") and Gary Busey ("Under Siege," "The Firm") star in the dramatic and riveting story...
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. Edward Bunker. Novel, Screenplay.
