Straight Time (1978)

Not under 16

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.

Cast

Dustin HoffmanMax Dembo

Theresa RussellJenny Mercer

Gary BuseyWilly Darin

Frank MarshallJerry Schue

Harry Dean StantonJerry Schue

M. Emmet WalshEarl Frank

Rita TaggartCarol Schue

Kathy BatesSelma Darin

Sandy BaronManny

Jake BuseyHenry Darin

Peter KwongGrocery Clerk

Stephanie Ericson-Baron

Fran RyanCafe Owner

Edward BunkerMickey

Tina MenardHotel Manager

Dave KellyCounterman

Don SommeseWaiter

Kit Jee WongGrocer

Brian EdmondsEmployment Clerk

Peter Jurasik

Writers and directors

Ulu GrosbardDirectorf. 1929

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John Chard ★ 9.0/10

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 intent…31. Jul 2016

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