Getting Straight
America's children lay it on the line.
1970 | 124m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Richard Rush |
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| Writer: | Robert Kaufman, Ken Kolb |
| Staring: |
| Graduate student Harry Bailey 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, 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 13, 1970 |
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| Director: | Richard Rush |
| Writer: | Robert Kaufman, Ken Kolb |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, college, protest, activism, anti-war activist, student activism |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, The Organization |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $13,300,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Elliott Gould | Harry Bailey |
| Candice Bergen | Jan |
| Robert F. Lyons | Nick |
| Cecil Kellaway | Dr. Kasper |
| Jeff Corey | Dr. Edward Willhunt |
| Max Julien | Ellis |
| Jon Lormer | Vandenburg |
| Leonard Stone | Lysander |
| William Bramley | Wade Linden |
| Jeannie Berlin | Judy Kramer |
| Brenda Sykes | Luan |
| Gregory Sierra | Garcia |
| Julia Anne Robinson | College girl |
| John Rubinstein | Herbert |
| Richard Anders | Dr. Bill Greengrass |
| Jenny Sullivan | Sheila |
| Billie Bird | Landlady |
| Harrison Ford | Jake |
| Elizabeth Lane | Alice Linden |
| Hilarie Thompson | Cynthia |
| Irene Tedrow | Mrs. Stebbins |
| Joanna Serpe | Roommate |
| Scott Perry | Airline Representative |
| Ray Carnay | TV News Reporter (uncredited) |
| Harry Holcombe | Dean Chesney (uncredited) |
| Julia Anne Robinson | Student (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert Kaufman | Writer |
| Ken Kolb | Novel |
| Maury Winetrobe | Editor |
| Sydney Z. Litwack | Art Direction |
| Edward M. Parker | Set Decoration |
| Virginia Jones | Hairstylist |
| Leo Lotito Jr. | Makeup Supervisor |
| Ben Lane | Makeup Supervisor |
| Charles Norton | Second Assistant Director |
| Chic Borland | Sound |
| Les Fresholtz | Sound |
| Arthur Piantadosi | Sound |
| Ira Anderson Jr. | Special Effects |
| Charles Bail | Stunt Coordinator |
| Mike Dilley | Stunts |
| Richard Rush | Director |
| László Kovács | Director of Photography |
| Hawk Koch | Assistant Director |
| Eddy Donno | Stunts |
| Sheldon Schrager | Unit Production Manager |
| Walter Starkey | Property Master |
| Don L. Carstensen | Gaffer |
| Jack Courtland | Camera Operator |
| Carl Manoogian | Key Grip |
| Doug J. Campbell | Best Boy Grip |
| Gene Ashman | Wardrobe Master |
| Abe Lincoln Jr. | Assistant Editor |
| Else Blangsted | Music Editor |
| Terry Terrill | Script Supervisor |
| Ronald Stein | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Richard Rush | Producer |
| Paul Lewis | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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