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)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Dustin Hoffman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/250/164250554_be4cd0.jpg)
Dustin Hoffman
USA
Best movies:
Rain Man (1988)
Papillon (1973)
The Graduate (1967)
![Theresa Russell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269377_d65489.jpg)
Theresa Russell
USA
Best movies:
Straight Time (1978)
Empire Falls (2005) (TV movie)
Kafka (1991)
![Gary Busey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267442_e77803.jpg)
Gary Busey
USA
Best movies:
Lethal Weapon (1987)
The Bear (1984)
Into the West (2005) (series)
![Harry Dean Stanton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267563_c4d27d.jpg)
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](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/762/168762141_d07mx8.jpg)
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](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/034/161034996_43b22d.jpg)
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](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267542_606819.jpg)
Jake Busey
USA
Best movies:
Stranger Things (2016) (series)
Enemy of the State (1998)
Contact (1997)
![David Kelly](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270297_0144cb.jpg)
David Kelly
Ireland
Best movies:
Stardust (2007)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Straight Time (1978)
![Edward Bunker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/713/161713103_020e80.jpg)
Edward Bunker
USA
Best movies:
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Straight Time (1978)
Slow Burn (1986) (TV movie)
![Peter Jurasik](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269090_56b28c.jpg)
Peter Jurasik
USA
Best movies:
Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998) (TV movie)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Straight Time (1978)
![Fran Ryan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/532/159532463_d5c0dd.jpg)
Fran Ryan
USA
Best movies:
Shoot the Moon (1982)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
![John Colton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/330/160330815_69670d.jpg)
John Colton
Best movies:
Straight Time (1978)
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
The Invasion (2007)
![Tina Menard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/511/160511322_f20560.jpg)
Tina Menard
Mexico
Best movies:
Caged (1950)
Captain Blood (1935)
Giant (1956)
![Barry Cahill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/791/161791670_1202eb.jpg)
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 (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)