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In one of Roger Ebert’s Video Companions he observed the universal applicability of something he called the "Stanton-Walsh Rule" which boldly, and accurately, declares that "no movie featuring either Harry Dean Stanton or M. Emmet Walsh in a supporting role can be altogether bad." It’s remarkable that their careers as two of the most consistently distinguished character actors from the mid-20th century to present day only crossed paths once: in 1978’s STRAIGHT TIME, which drops them amid an already stellar cast including Dustin Hoffman, Gary Busey, Kathy Bates, and Theresa Russell.

Hoffman plays Max Dembo, a man who’s spent his life bouncing in and out of the pen on robbery charges. When we meet Max he’s determined to pursue the straight-and-narrow, spurred on in part by an improbably fast relationship with his employment office caseworker (Russell). But after cracking under pressure from his smartass parole officer (Walsh), whom he leaves handcuffed and pantless on the side of the highway, Max lands on a new streak of criminal schemes, linking up with Stanton for a series of robberies and getting swept up in a reckless crime spree.

The film is based on the legendary novel "No Beast So Fierce" by ex-con Edward Bunker, a career criminal who successfully parlayed his small role in the movie into a second career on the other side of the clink playing tough guy bit parts (most famously as Mr. Blue in RESERVOIR DOGS).

STRAIGHT TIME is a potent dose of unflinching '70s grit and ranks as one of the greatest crime movies ever made.