Straight Time
by Ulu Grosbard
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Actor: Dustin Hoffman, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton, M. Emmett Walsh, Theresa RussellDirector: Ulu Grosbard
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 114 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-05-22
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of Straight Time
Movie Review: Comes very,very close to being worthy of cult status
Summary: 4 Stars
Straight Time is a "would be" cult classic that just misses the mark. The curious riddle being; it's very difficult to suss out exactly WHY it doesn't quite reach the finish line. Still, the excellent script, performances, atmosphere add up to a great little film that absolutely deserves a serious cinematic re-evaluation. Many others agree, and I recall Roger Ebert touting it the same way I do here. Hoffman,Busey,Russell, et all deserve kudos for great,great acting!Walsh too as a creepy probation officer. Why do critics gush and gush over tripe like PULP FICTION and ignore films like this? A worthy addition to your dvd library.
Summary of Straight Time
A paroled burglar tries to get a job and keep on the straight-and-narrow. His hard-core parole officer has different ideas and sends him back to jail. When he gets out again, he goes after the parole officer, steals his car and returns to a life of crime.Straight Time is notable for one of Dustin Hoffman's best--and least-seen--performances, as a lifelong criminal who, as a parolee, struggles to go straight. But it's a losing battle right from the jump. In less than a week, he's had a scuffle with his parole officer (M.?Emmet Walsh) and is on the dodge, looking for a score. But you know that this guy has only two directions he can go in life--and that's either back to prison or into an early grave. A startling depiction of a surprisingly likable sociopath, this Ulu Grosbard film is a dark meditation on one man's firm--if skewed--values and features Hoffman in a relentless, wiry portrayal. The rest of the cast is equally strong, including the always-reliable Harry Dean Stanton, then-newcomer Gary Busey, and an unknown Kathy Bates. --Marshall Fine
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