Straight Time
Summary:
Paroled criminal Max Dembo (Dustin Hoffman) is compelled to withstand the calculated cruelties of slimy parole officer Earl Frank (M. Emmet Walsh). The more Max tries to go straight, the more he is defeated by circumstance or hectored by the sadistic Frank. It becomes clear after a while that neither Max nor his fellow ex-cons will be able to survive looking for legi... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Dustin Hoffman - (Max Dembo)
Theresa Russell - (Jenny Mercer)
Gary Busey - (Willy Darin)
Harry Dean Stanton - (Jerry Schue)
M. Emmet Walsh - (Earl Frank)
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Review:
While it rolled in and out of theaters quickly during its brief release in 1978 and hasn't gained much of a reputation since, Straight Time was one of Dustin Hoffman's best films of the 1970s, and seen today it still stacks up as one of the finest performances he's ever given onscreen. Hoffman is a fascinating bundle of misdirected energy ... Continue >>
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