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    Straight Time

    R1978 · Crime drama · 1h 54m

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  1. Straight Time is a 1978 American neo-noir crime drama film 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-year prison sentence.

    • March 17, 1978 (U.S.)
  2. 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
  3. 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...

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    • Ulu Grosbard
    • R
    • Dustin Hoffman
  4. Summaries. The difficulties of a career burglar to reinsert himself after being released on parole. After 6 years in prison, career criminal Max Dembo is released on parole. He wants to go straight, but doesn't like the restrictions of parole, much to his parole officer Earl Frank's chagrin.

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  6. Dec 15, 2015 · Looking for work in LA after six years in prison for armed robbery, parolee Max Dembo (Dustin Hoffman) meets the attractive and approachable Jenny (Theresa Russell, in only her second credited role) at the employment agency, in Straight Time, 1978, directed by Ulu Grosbard.

    • Ulu Grosbard
    • Dustin Hoffman
  7. Straight Time. Academy Award-winner Dustin Hoffman and Gary Busey star in the dramatic and riveting story of an ex-con battling for a new life and love in the glare and tension of the big city. 597 1 h 54 min 1978. X-Ray R. Drama · Biting · Gritty · Joyous. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $3.99. Buy. HD $9.99. More purchase. options.

  8. 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.

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