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 / Screenplay / Novel
Tina Menard
Hotel Manager
Stephanie Ericsson
Bar Patron
Dave Kelly
Counterman
Don Sommese
Waiter
Stanley Beck
Producer
Kit Jee Wong
Grocer
Jane Howard
Employment Clerk
Alvin Sargent
Screenplay
Ulu Grosbard
Director
Jeffrey Boam
Screenplay
Dick Ziker
Stunt Coordinator
Gail Mutrux
Associate Producer
Jack Roe
Assistant Director
Alan Gibbs
Stunts
Victor Paul
Stunts
Tim Zinnemann
Producer
Vivienne Walker
Hairstylist
Sorin Serene Pricopie
Stunts
Sam O'Steen
Editor
Everett Creach
Stunt Coordinator
Dick Lawrence
Art Direction
Stanley Beck
Producer
Owen Roizman
Director of Photography
Marvin March
Set Decoration
Stephen B. Grimes
Production Design
Bob Westmoreland
Makeup Artist
Robert M. Stevens
Camera Operator
Dianne Crittenden
Casting
Randy Roberts
Editor
Howard Pine
Executive Producer
John Franco
Script Supervisor
David Shire
Original Music Composer
John Caper Jr.
Music Editor
James E. Webb
Production Sound Mixer
Richard Portman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Barry Bedig
Property Master
Susan Leslie Battles
Production Coordinator
Nancy Dowd
Additional Writing
Michael Mann
Additional Writing
Larry Holt
Stunts
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 18, 1978
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 54m
Content RatingR
Box Office$9,900,000
Filming LocationsSanta Monica, United States of America
Genres
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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