Straight Time

Straight Time

1978

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 parole officer, Earl (M. Emmet Walsh), and begins a romance with a sympathetic girl from the employment office, Jenny (Theresa Russell). But when Earl erroneously busts Jack for drug abuse, the ex-con cracks, assaulting Earl and setting off on a reckless crime spree.

"Please God, don't let him get caught."

JBscale
76
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Crime - Drama
Length
1 hr. 54 mins.
US Theatrical Release
March 18, 1978
US Box Office
$9,900,000 (#4328 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Movies Anywhere Movies Anywhere
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Warner Brothers
Released
September 21, 2021
Acquired Date
May 4, 2023
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
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Actors

Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman
Theresa Russell
Theresa Russell
Gary Busey
Gary Busey
Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton
M. Emmet Walsh
M. Emmet Walsh
Rita Taggart
Rita Taggart
Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates
Sandy Baron
Sandy Baron
Jake Busey
Jake Busey
Tina Menard
Tina Menard
Edward Bunker
Edward Bunker

Directors

Ulu Grosbard
Ulu Grosbard

Producers

Stanley Beck
Stanley Beck
Tim Zinnemann
Tim Zinnemann

Writers

Alvin Sargent
Alvin Sargent
Edward Bunker
Edward Bunker
Jeffrey Boam
Jeffrey Boam

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
82%
Tomatometer
11 votes
RT Fresh Certified
83%
Popcornmeter
179 votes
METASCORE
64
9 votes
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
10,543 votes

Additional Info

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