Variety
A most unlikeable film because Dustin Hoffman, starring as a paroled and longtime criminal, cannot overcome the essentially distasteful and increasingly unsympathetic elements in the character.
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Straight Time
Dustin Hoffman is paroled criminal Max (Dustin Hoffman) attempting to go straight, get a job and live by the rules. But he finds himself on the wrong side of a cruel parole officer (M. Emmet Walsh) and back in trouble with the law.
The New York Times: "'Max,' says the parole officer, 'I think you have a serious attitude problem.' Just how serious is the dramatic substance of Straight Time, the grimly witty account of the decline of Max Dembo."
1978Rating: M, Moderate violence, moderate sex scene, moderate coarse language114 minsUSA
Drama
- Director:
- Ulu Grosbard ('The Deep End of the Ocean', 'Falling in Love')
- Writer:
- Alvin SargentEdward BunkerJeffrey Boam
- Cast:
- Dustin HoffmanTheresa RussellGary BuseyHarry Dean StantonM. Emmet WalshKathy BatesJake Busey
Straight Time / Reviews
Time Out
Not for a moment are you allowed to suspect that hoodlums might be smart or attractive, or that crime pays.
Full reviewThe New York Times
Beautifully acted by everyone, but especially by Mr. Hoffman, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Stanton and Gary Busey... not a movie to raise the spirits. It is so cool it would leave a chill were it not done with such precision and control that we remain fascinated by a rat, in spite of ourselves.
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