Straight Time

Drama 1978 1 hr 54 min

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.

Drama 1978 1 hr 54 min

15

Starring Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey

Director Ulu Grosbard

Straight Time

Dustin Hoffman

Max Dembo
Theresa Russell

Jenny Mercer
Gary Busey

Willy Darin
Harry Dean Stanton

Jerry Schue
M. Emmet Walsh

Earl Frank

About

Straight Time

DRAMA

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.

Average 8.3
Reviews 12
Fresh 10
Rotten 2

Information

Studio: Warner Bros.
Released: 1978
Run Time: 1 hr 54 min
Rated: 15
Region of Origin: United States

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (United States) (AAC)
Subtitles: Dutch (Netherlands), English (CC), French (France)

Accessibility

: Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.