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Getting Straight

Play trailer Poster for Getting Straight R,  1970,  2h 4m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 33% 9 Reviews Tomatometer 41% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
33% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 41% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
Graduate student Harry Bailey (Elliott Gould) was once one of the most visible undergraduate activists on campus, but now that he's back studying for his master's, he's trying to fly right. Trouble is, the campus is exploding with various student movements, and Harry's girlfriend, Jan (Candice Bergen), is caught up in most of them. As Harry gets closer to finishing his degree, he finds his iconoclastic attitude increasingly aligned with the students rather than the faculty.

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Sean Burns Crooked Marquee Oct 2, 2022
No image crystalizes a particular moment in American cinema quite like a walrus-mustached Elliott Gould shouting down an authority figure. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jul 9, 2018
C
It's an irritating and shallow film that sends the wrong message on college protests and proves Hollywood has little understanding of the counter-culture movement. Go to Full Review
Penelope Houston The Spectator Jul 9, 2018
A comedy so confused about having its campus cake and eating it that it emerges with some sticky mouthfuls liberally smeared over its face. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Feb 1, 2011
C
One of the few Hollywood films to deal with the students revolution, Richard Rush's Getting Straight, starring Elliott Gould, confuses broader political issues with sexual politics and getting laid Go to Full Review
Jamie Gillies Apollo Guide Jun 17, 2009
69/100
Sadly, despite its radical themes and caricatures, there is nary an ounce of subversiveness at this film's heart. Go to Full Review
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Jan 29, 2005
3/5
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Cast & Crew

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Richard Rush

Director

Elliott Gould

Harry Bailey

Candice Bergen

Jan

Jeff Corey

Dr. Edward Willhunt

Robert F. Lyons

Nick

Max Julien

Ellis

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Getting Straight

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Movie Info

Synopsis Graduate student Harry Bailey (Elliott Gould) was once one of the most visible undergraduate activists on campus, but now that he's back studying for his master's, he's trying to fly right. Trouble is, the campus is exploding with various student movements, and Harry's girlfriend, Jan (Candice Bergen), is caught up in most of them. As Harry gets closer to finishing his degree, he finds his iconoclastic attitude increasingly aligned with the students rather than the faculty.
Director
Richard Rush
Producer
Richard Rush
Screenwriter
Robert Kaufman
Production Co
Columbia
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2012
Runtime
2h 4m
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