Directed by:
Ulu GrosbardCinematography:
Owen RoizmanComposer:
David ShireCast:
Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton, M. Emmet Walsh, Rita Taggart, Kathy Bates, Sandy Baron, Jake Busey, David Kelly, Edward Bunker (more)Plots(1)
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. When he is released again, he assaults the parole officer, steals his car, and returns to a life of crime. (MUBI)
Cast
Dustin Hoffman
USA
Best movies:
Rain Man (1988)
Papillon (1973)
The Graduate (1967)
Theresa Russell
USA
Best movies:
Straight Time (1978)
Empire Falls (2005) (TV movie)
Kafka (1991)
Gary Busey
USA
Best movies:
Lethal Weapon (1987)
The Bear (1984)
Into the West (2005) (series)
Harry Dean Stanton
USA
Best movies:
The Green Mile (1999)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
M. Emmet Walsh
USA
Best movies:
Little Big Man (1970)
The Iron Giant (1999)
Serpico (1973)
Rita Taggart
USA
Best movies:
Coming Home (1978)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Kathy Bates
USA
Best movies:
Titanic (1997)
Misery (1990)
High Stakes (1989)
Sandy Baron
USA
Best movies:
Birdy (1984)
Straight Time (1978)
Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
Jake Busey
USA
Best movies:
Stranger Things (2016) (series)
Enemy of the State (1998)
Contact (1997)
David Kelly
Ireland
Best movies:
Stardust (2007)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Straight Time (1978)
Edward Bunker
USA
Best movies:
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Straight Time (1978)
Slow Burn (1986) (TV movie)
Peter Jurasik
USA
Best movies:
Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998) (TV movie)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Straight Time (1978)
Fran Ryan
USA
Best movies:
Shoot the Moon (1982)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
John Colton
Best movies:
Straight Time (1978)
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
The Invasion (2007)
Tina Menard
Mexico
Best movies:
Caged (1950)
Captain Blood (1935)
Giant (1956)
Barry Cahill
Canada
Best movies:
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Straight Time (1978)
...tick... tick... tick... (1970)
Mary Margaret Robinson
USA
Best movies:
Straight Time (1978)
Bigger Than Life (1956)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
Peter Kwong
USA
Best movies:
The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk (1993)
Straight Time (1978)
The Legend II (1993)
John Gilgreen
Best movies:
Straight Time (1978)
Lost Flight (1970) (TV movie)
36 Hours (1965)
Michael Blakley
Best movies:
Straight Time (1978)