---
title: 'Straight Time (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ulu Grosbard'
released: '1978-03-17'
runtime_minutes: 113
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/straight-time-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078326/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Straight Time (1978)

1978 · 113 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

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 No Beast So Fierce by Edward Bunker, who also acts in the film.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Edward Bunker](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-bunker), [Jeffrey Boam](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-boam), [Michael Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-mann), [Alvin Sargent](https://cinepixo.com/people/alvin-sargent), [Nancy Dowd](https://cinepixo.com/people/nancy-dowd)
- **Director:** [Ulu Grosbard](https://cinepixo.com/people/ulu-grosbard)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Shire](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-shire)
- **Producer:** [Stanley Beck](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-beck), [Tim Zinnemann](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-zinnemann)
- **Director of Photography:** [Owen Roizman](https://cinepixo.com/people/owen-roizman)
- **Editor:** [Sam O'Steen](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-o-steen)

## Cast

- [Harry Dean Stanton](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-dean-stanton)
- [Edward Bunker](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-bunker)
- [Kathy Bates](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathy-bates)
- [Theresa Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/theresa-russell)
- [Gary Busey](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-busey)
- [M. Emmet Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-emmet-walsh)
- [Jake Busey](https://cinepixo.com/people/jake-busey)
- [Dustin Hoffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/dustin-hoffman)
- [Sandy Baron](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandy-baron)

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