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Getting Straight
- Director: Richard Rush
- Writer: Robert Kaufman; Ken Kolb
- Producer: Paul Lewis; Richard Rush
CGiii Comment
A not-so hard-hitting political drudge with an over-wrought Gould - doing all that he can do - overact.
It's 2 hours of hippy-ish boredom.
Dated and turgid.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Harry Bailey has returned from Vietnam and returns to college to earn his masters degree so he can teach English. He is considered a hero among the radical student body, but still sees the absurdity on both sides of the fence. He contends with the reactionary administration and the impetuous, often futile objectives of the restless students. He acts as a mediator between the two feuding bodies. On top of everything else, his girlfriend Jan wants to marry him and live a life in the suburbs. He is cornered and finally lets loose at his own masters degree dissertation meeting, just as the latest protest heats up.
Cast & Characters
Elliott Gould as Harry Bailey;
Candice Bergen as Jan;
Robert F. Lyons as Nick;
Jeff Corey as Dr. Edward Willhunt;
Max Julien as Ellis;
Cecil Kellaway as Dr. Kasper;
Jon Lormer as Vandenburg;
Leonard Stone as Lysander;
William Bramley as Wade Linden;
Jeannie Berlin as Judy Kramer;
John Rubinstein as Herbert;
Richard Anders as Dr. Greengrass;
Brenda Sykes as Luan;
Jenny Sullivan as Sheila;
Gregory Sierra as Garcia