There was a problem loading your book clubs. As Newsweek’s David Ansen wrote, Straight Time “has an edgy, lingering intensity.”. After years behind bars, Max Dembo faces Straight Time. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2020. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2016. A real attention grabber. Veteran character actors Harry Dean Stanton and M. Emmet Walsh provide strong support in a solid cast which also features a young Kathy Bates in an early role. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Sold by Perception Products and ships from Amazon Fulfillment. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Sure, it's better than prison, but a ruthless parole agent, working for peanuts in a degrading job a parolee is lucky to get and living in a sleazy hotel dump don't make for much optimism. Theresa Russell gets started down the wrong road with Max and he leaves her on it with results of which we know only too well. Hoffman's character decides he'll go another route. Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2018. Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2017. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. The resulting experience is intensely real and superbly acted by Hoffman and a terrific ensemble cast (Theresa Russell, Harry Dean Stanton, Gary Busey, M. Emmet Walsh and Kathy Bates). Thinking about it afterwards (and it's the kind of movie where you do that), I think I see why so many parolees fail: they fail because of who they are. No way! You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Under the flat-rate pay system, the technician is paid by the job. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. STRAIGHT TIME, EDWARD BUNKER, 1978 FIRST DELL PRINTING. Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2020. Hoffman does a brilliant job of showing the downside of parole. Welcome back. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Please try again. Midnight Cowboy (Two Disc Collector's Edition). Please try again. The Straits Times - Get latest breaking news, business, sports, lifestyle, tech & multimedia and more news in Singapore, Asia & rest of the world at straitstimes.com. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. One of my all-time favorite movies. As usual, Dustin Hoffman played the role brilliantly. Straight Time is a 1978 American neo noir crime film directed by Ulu Grosbard and starring Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton, M. Emmet Walsh and Kathy Bates.The movie is based on the novel No Beast So Fierce by Edward Bunker, who also acts in the movie. This movie is an excellent portrait of what I know about the way felons think and act. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. After being released on parole, a career burglar assaults his former probation officer, returns to a life of crime, and goes on the run. A dark but excellent movie. Straight Time book. Bunker was also an advisor to Mann on Heat and here in Straight Time, plays Mickey, an old friend and score dealer just like Nate in Heat. This is a sleeper, i.e., it didn't do that well at box office but became a cult classic and is respected as a very well-crafted film. Dustin Hoffman plays Max, a freed con trapped by an indifferent criminal system and his self-destructive bent. Read 3 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Please try again. Eine mit unaufgeregter Eleganz erzählte Geschichte, die von der ersten Sekunde an fesselt. An enjoyable crime comedy/ drama that offers a different experience than the usual cliched films of this genre. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Before and during the film’s shoot, Hoffman apprenticed himself to Edward Bunker, the ex-con whose book No Beast So Fierce inspired the movie. Out of prison, free as a bird, back to the good life? To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. With Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton. Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2016. Unable to add item to List. He hopes it will mean a new life, a job, a place to call home, perhaps even a girl of his own. Please try again. The Straits Times, Singapore. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Together they commit a robbery, and Max has no hesitation in compromising his naive girl friend to do it.
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