
Straight Time
- R
- Year:
- 1978
- 114 min
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(0.00 / 0 votes)Open the gate.
You guys wanna step up to the table?
Open the gate, please.
-Can I help you?
-A dog.
Everything on it?
Hey. Hey. Sixty-five cents.
Mr. Frank, please.
No.
Well, my name's Dembo, A-20284.
Dembo, A-20284. Okay?
Just tell him that I'm here and I'll just--
I'll see him tomorrow morning.
I got an appointment with him.
Nothing important.
Yeah, okay. Thank you.
-Hi, Max.
-Hi.
Earl Frank.
Come on in.
Have a seat.
-You're a little late.
-I had some trouble getting down here.
-Want a coffee?
-Yeah, thanks.
Black.
So fill me in. How was the trip?
On the bus down? It was a little long.
-We made about 27 stops.
-Yeah, it's a real milk train.
Go ahead. Put it down on the floor.
So, what'd you do last night?
Oh, walked around.
-Meet anybody?
-No, nobody I know.
Where'd you stay?
You didn't go to the halfway house.
-I called. Didn't you get the message?
-You called here?
Last night. I left a message
with your answering service.
-I didn't get it.
-I left it.
So where'd you sleep?
In a motel.
The conditions of your parole
were that you were to go to the house.
That's a way to help you save money.
Now, you agreed to that
before your release.
Why didn't you go there?
Because I just spent six years
in prison.
I just wanted to look at the lights.
I wanted to feel free.
I wanted to walk around...
...and not have somebody tell me
that I gotta get in bed at 1 0:00.
Max, I think you've got
I don't have an attitude.
Can you tell me what kind of attitude
you want me to have?
Well, you don't decide whether or not
you go to a halfway house.
I mean, you come to me,
we discuss it, then I decide.
I'm just trying to make you understand that
I'm aware of the realities of my situation...
...that I'm not fated
to be a menace to society.
I'm not gonna go out
and hit somebody over the head.
My friend, I see that you're gonna
force me to deal with you.
I see that you've got juvenile offenses
dating back to when you were 1 2.
I see you've got auto theft,
you've got breaking and entering.
All this leading up to
a burglary warrant.
I just served six years
for that chickenshit rap.
Chickenshit? You had a gun.
Yeah, but I didn't use it
and I didn't hurt nobody.
What was in your mind
when you put it in your pocket?
I just took it along.
I'm due in court.
I'm aware that you have this power,
that you represent the state...
...but, you know, I think that
you can give me a little leeway.
You can be flexible.
I was just hoping
to get some trust from you.
You've gotta earn the trust.
I have. I just wanna
be like everybody else.
I just want a decent job.
I want a decent place to live.
I want somebody to love me,
I want some clothes on my back...
-...have some self-respect.
I tried to be straight with you, sir.
I know I shouldn't have done that last night
without checking with you first.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'll make a deal with you, Max.
If you find a place to sleep today
and a job by the end of the week...
...you don't have to go
to a halfway house. Fair?
That's fair. I appreciate that.
When you find a place, you call
Miss DeVeccio and give her the address.
I'm gonna see you one day this week.
That's okay.
Here's the other hundred
you've got coming to you.
I want you to sign for it.
Now, do you understand
the conditions of your parole?
-Yes, I do.
-You have to attend all meetings.
You must heed the advice
and the counsel of your agent.
-Now, do you know what that means?
-Yeah, I think I do.
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