Straight Time
"Please God, don't let him get caught."
7.1 / 10
114 minutes
1978-03-18
Cantonese
US
Actors :
Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton, M. Emmet Walsh, Rita Taggart, Kathy Bates, Sandy Baron, Jake Busey, Peter Kwong, Fran Ryan, Edward Bunker, Tina Menard, Stephanie Ericsson, Dave Kelly
Description
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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John Chard
5/16/2024, 3:22:14 PM
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 an...