Straight Time (1978)
1h 54m
Running Time
March 18, 1978Release Date
Straight Time (1978)
1h 54m
Running Time
March 18, 1978Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
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
Peter Kwong
Grocery Clerk
Fran Ryan
Cafe Owner
Edward Bunker
Mickey / Novel / Screenplay
Tina Menard
Hotel Manager
Stephanie Ericsson
Bar Patron
Dave Kelly
Counterman
Stanley Beck
Producer
Don Sommese
Waiter
Kit Jee Wong
Grocer
Jane Howard
Employment Clerk
Ulu Grosbard
Director
Alvin Sargent
Screenplay
Jeffrey Boam
Screenplay
Nancy Dowd
Additional Writing
Michael Mann
Additional Writing
Stanley Beck
Producer
Tim Zinnemann
Producer
Gail Mutrux
Associate Producer
Howard Pine
Executive Producer
Owen Roizman
Director of Photography
Sam O'Steen
Editor
Randy Roberts
Editor
Dianne Crittenden
Casting
Stephen B. Grimes
Production Design
Dick Lawrence
Art Direction
Marvin March
Set Decoration
Vivienne Walker
Hairstylist
Bob Westmoreland
Makeup Artist
Jack Roe
Assistant Director
Everett Creach
Stunt Coordinator
Sorin Serene Pricopie
Stunts
Alan Gibbs
Stunts
Victor Paul
Stunts
Dick Ziker
Stunt Coordinator
Robert M. Stevens
Camera Operator
John Franco
Script Supervisor
Larry Holt
Stunts
David Shire
Original Music Composer
Barry Bedig
Property Master
John Caper Jr.
Music Editor
Susan Leslie Battles
Production Coordinator
James E. Webb
Production Sound Mixer
Richard Portman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 18, 1978
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 54m
Content RatingR
Box Office$9,900,000
Filming LocationsSanta Monica, United States
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
prison
robbery
police
murder
los angeles
drugs
bank robbery
parole officer
beverly hills
parolee
jewel robbery
Wiki.
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. The film is based on the novel No Beast So Fierce by Edward Bunker, who also acts in the film.
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