Straight Time

Straight Time
Straight Time
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ulu Grosbard
Screenplay by	Alvin Sargent; Edward Bunker; Jeffrey Boam;
Based on	No Beast So Fierce; by Edward Bunker
Produced by	Stanley Beck; Tim Zinnemann;
Starring	Dustin Hoffman; Harry Dean Stanton; Gary Busey;
Cinematography	Owen Roizman
Edited by	Sam O'Steen; Randy Roberts;
Music by	David Shire
Production; company	First Artists
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	March 17, 1978 (U.S.);
Running time	114 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3.5 million–$4 million
Box office	$10 million

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.

In addition to starring, Hoffman was originally hired as the film's director, but was replaced by Grosbard after completing a day of shooting. Principal photography took place in California in 1977, with shooting occurring in Los Angeles, Sacramento, and several locations in the Inland Empire.

Warner Bros. released Straight Time on March 17, 1978. The film grossed $10 million at the United States box office, and received largely favorable reviews. In 2003, The New York Times placed the film on its Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made list.