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Release Date:
21 July 1978 (Denmark)
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Tagline:
"Please God, don't let him get caught." more
Plot:
After being released on parole, a burglar attempts to go straight, get a regular job, and just go by the rules...
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Parole Officer
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Jail
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Master Thief
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Marriage
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NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
Screenwriter Carlen Dies
(From WENN. 16 December 2009, 8:11 AM, PST)
Platinum Dunes Next Film Is The Butcherhouse Chronicles; Signs First Look Deal With Paramount
(From Collider.com. 6 October 2009, 9:38 PM, PDT)
(From WENN. 16 December 2009, 8:11 AM, PST)
Platinum Dunes Next Film Is The Butcherhouse Chronicles; Signs First Look Deal With Paramount
(From Collider.com. 6 October 2009, 9:38 PM, PDT)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Dustin Hoffman | ... | Max Dembo |
 | Theresa Russell | ... | Jenny Mercer |
 | Gary Busey | ... | Willy Darin |
 | Harry Dean Stanton | ... | Jerry Schue |
 | M. Emmet Walsh | ... | Earl Frank |
 | Rita Taggart | ... | Carol Schue |
 | Kathy Bates | ... | Selma Darin |
| Sandy Baron | ... | Manny |
 | Jake Busey | ... | Henry Darin (as Jacob Busey) |
| Tina Menard | ... | Hotel Manager |
| Stephanie Ericson-Baron | ... | Bar Patron |
| Dave Kelly | ... | Counterman |
| Don Sommese | ... | Waiter |
| Kit Jee Wong | ... | Grocer |
 | Peter Kwong | ... | Grocery Clerk |
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114 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
France:-12 |
Germany:12 (re-rating) (2007) |
West Germany:16 (original rating) |
UK:18 |
Singapore:M18 |
Canada:14+ |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:16 |
Sweden:15 |
USA:R |
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Originally, Dustin Hoffman was directing the film. But he changed his mind after a few days of filming and hired Ulu Grosbard.
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Goofs:
Continuity: In the diner, Max orders a ginger ale; the waitress brings him a 7-Up.
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Soundtrack:
Doin' Fine
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"Straight Time," hoisted high by a brilliant and dexterous performance by Dustin Hoffman, pulls off a very unusual trick: It's one of the only movies in memory where a character we fully identify with turns out to not be such a good guy - and stays that way. "Straight Time" begins on Max's (Hoffman) side and shows us what appears to be a handsome, wounded soul suffering at the hands of an injustice legal system. But Max turns out to be no angel, and yet through the very end, we care about his fortunes and want things to work out for him. It's a brave and gritty role, and Hoffman, on screen the entire film, embodies it. Compare "Straight Time" to "Monster," and see that Lee Wuornos and Max Deblor are cousins. Both characters are labyrinthine in their depth, and both actors find the perfect pitch.