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Straight Time

Straight Time is a 1978 American neo-noir crime drama film directed by Ulu Grosbard and starring Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton, M. Emmet Walsh, and Kathy Bates. Its plot follows a lifelong thief in Los Angeles who struggles to assimilate in society after serving a six-year prison sentence. The film is based on the novel…

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Based on
No Beast So Fierce by Edward Bunker
Box office
$9.9 million
Budget
$3.5 million–$4 million
Cinematography
Owen Roizman
Country
United States
Directed by
Ulu Grosbard

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Straight Time

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Edges80
Triples70
Avg. degree1.98
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Straight Time

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related to Filming · 18
Straight Time → Burbank, California, February, Filming, Folsom, Folsom State Prison, Hoffman, Hoffman's, In, Inland Empire, Jerry Ziesmer, Los Angeles County, Principal, Sacramento, San Bernardino, Sylmar, With, Ziesmer
related to Critical response · 14
Straight Time → American, At, Chicago Tribune, Credit, Gene Siskel, He, Hoffman, In, It, Max, Most, Russell, The New York Times, Vincent Canby
related to Influence · 5
Straight Time → Eddie Bunker, Max Dembo, Quentin Tarantino, Reservoir Dogs, Tarantino
related to External links · 4
Straight Time → AFI Catalog, Feature FilmsStraight Time, IMDbStraight Time, Rotten Tomatoes
related to Release · 4
Straight Time → March, Pictures, United States, Warner Bros
Screenplay by · 3
Straight Time → Alvin Sargent, Edward Bunker, Jeffrey Boam
Starring · 3
Straight Time → Dustin Hoffman, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton
Edited by · 2
Straight Time → Randy Roberts, Sam O'Steen
Produced by · 2
Straight Time → Stanley Beck, Tim Zinnemann
related to Box office · 2
Straight Time → United States, Warner Bros

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Straight TimeBased onNo Beast So Fierce by Edward Bunker1.00infobox
Straight TimeBox office$9.9 million1.00infobox
Straight TimeBudget$3.5 million–$4 million1.00infobox
Straight TimeCinematographyOwen Roizman1.00infobox
Straight TimeCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Straight TimeDirected byUlu Grosbard1.00infobox
Straight TimeDistributed byWarner Bros. Pictures1.00infobox
Straight TimeEdited bySam O'Steen1.00infobox
Straight TimeEdited byRandy Roberts1.00infobox
Straight TimeLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Straight TimeMusic byDavid Shire1.00infobox
Straight TimeProduced byStanley Beck1.00infobox
Straight TimeProduced byTim Zinnemann1.00infobox
Straight TimeProduction companyFirst Artists1.00infobox
Straight TimeRelease dateMarch 17, 1978 (1978-03-17)1.00infobox
Straight TimeRunning time114 minutes1.00infobox
Straight TimeScreenplay byAlvin Sargent1.00infobox
Straight TimeScreenplay byEdward Bunker1.00infobox
Straight TimeScreenplay byJeffrey Boam1.00infobox
Straight TimeStarringDustin Hoffman1.00infobox
Straight TimeStarringHarry Dean Stanton1.00infobox
Straight TimeStarringGary Busey1.00infobox
Straight Timeis a1978 American neo-noir crime drama film directed by Ulu Grosbard and starring Dustin Hoffman0.90text

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