Straight Time
“"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.
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Cast
19 people
Dustin Hoffman
Max Dembo
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Theresa Russell
Jenny Mercer
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Spider-Man 3
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Gary Busey
Willy Darin
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Predator 2
Lethal Weapon
Harry Dean Stanton
Jerry Schue
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Alien
Paris, Texas
M. Emmet Walsh
Earl Frank
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Blade Runner
Wild Wild West
Rita Taggart
Carol Schue
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The Horror Show
Limbo
Kathy Bates
Selma Darin
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Titanic
Misery
Sandy Baron
Manny
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Birdy
Vamp
Jake Busey
Henry Darin
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Stranger Things
Starship Troopers
Peter Kwong
Grocery Clerk
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Big Trouble in Little China
The Golden Child
Fran Ryan
Cafe Owner
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Hong Kong Phooey
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Edward Bunker
Mickey
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Reservoir Dogs
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Ulu Grosbard Director · Jeffrey Boam Screenplay Edward Bunker Screenplay
Worldwide gross $9.9M · Budget $4M · United States release March 18, 1978
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$9,900,000
Gross vs. budget
2.5×
Production
First Artists
Production
Sweetwall
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese · English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · March 17, 1978
Premiere · Los Angeles, California
United States · March 18, 1978
Theatrical
France
September 27, 1978 · Theatrical
Germany
September 21, 1978 · Theatrical
Italy
April 21, 1978 · Theatrical
Japan
September 9, 1978 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 23, 2008 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 18, 1978 · Theatrical
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