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Straight Time|Dustin Hoffman

Straight Time

Dustin Hoffman and Theresa Russell
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Overview

After 6 years in jail, Hoffman runs into trouble with a mean parole officer that sends him on a downward slide.

Awards:

Main Cast & Crew:
Ulu Grosbard - Director
Dustin Hoffman
Theresa Russell
Gary Busey
Harry Dean Stanton
M. Emmet Walsh
Rita Taggart
Kathy Bates
Sandy Baron
Jake Busey
Tina Menard

Details

    DVD Format
  • Format: DVD (Manufactured on Demand, Mono Sound)
  • Run Time: 114
  • Color Format: Color
  • UPC: 888574320669
  • Genre: DRAMA
  • Rating: R (MPAA)
  • Release Date: September 2015

Movie Reviews

Synopsis:
Dustin Hoffman stars in this dark drama about an ex-convict's return to a life of crime after a six-year stint at the state penitentiary. Max Dembo's troubles begin when, upon release from prison, he moves into an LA hotel instead of a halfway house. This puts him into hot water with his parole officer. But from there Max's life goes into a downward spiral, and together with some of his ex-con friends he embarks on a disastrous crime spree.

Reviews:
"...Harry Dean Stanton is excellent....David Shire's music is very good and [the] physical production details are strong..." - 03/22/1978 Variety


"...Grimly witty....Beautifully acted by everyone..." - 03/18/1977 New York Times, p.14


Included in the New York Times's "10 BEST FILMS OF 1978" - 12/31/1978 New York Times, p.II:1


"Hoffman is so fierce, he wills you into belief....[Dembo] turns out to be one of the actor's finest creations." -- Grade: A- - 05/25/2007 Entertainment Weekly, p.71


"Hoffman is near his best: it's a performance that demands attention for its modulation and precision." - 08/01/2007 Sight and Sound, p.90


"The best movie in Grosbard's spare career, it has a great cast, including Harry Dean Stanton as the suburb-dwelling old buddy who's gone straight." - 07/01/2010 Uncut

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