Straight Time (1978)
"Please God, don't let him get caught."
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.
- Date of release
- 1978-03-18
- TMDB
- 7.1 / 10 (221)
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Director
- Ulu Grosbard
Casting
- 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
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