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Straight Time
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7.2After 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.
Released: 1978-03-18114 minDir: Ulu GrosbardCrime, DramaBudget: $4.0MBox office: $9.9M
Cast
- Dustin Hoffman as Max Dembo
- Theresa Russell as Jenny Mercer
- Gary Busey as Willy Darin
- Harry Dean Stanton as Jerry Schue
- M. Emmet Walsh as Earl Frank
- Rita Taggart as Carol Schue
Themes
- prison
- robbery
- police
- murder
- los angeles, california
- drugs
- bank robbery
- parole officer
- beverly hills
- parolee
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 113
- FilmAffinity ID
- 358723
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- publication date
- 1980-03-00
- title
- Straight Time
- review score
- 82%
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1970s heist films1978 American films1978 crime drama films1978 English-language films1978 filmsAmerican crime drama filmsAmerican heist filmsAmerican neo-noir filmsEnglish-language crime drama filmsFilms about criminalsFilms about heroinFilms directed by Ulu GrosbardFilms produced by Tim ZinnemannFilms scored by David ShireFilms set in Los AngelesFilms shot in Los AngelesFilms with screenplays by Alvin SargentFilms with screenplays by Jeffrey BoamFirst Artists filmsRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataTemplate film date with 1 release dateWarner Bros. films