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Getting Straight ()

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A Vietnam vet and former social radical is conflicted by his desire to become a teacher and his sympathy with anti-establishment student protests.
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Harry Bailey
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Jan
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Nick Filbert
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Dr. Edward Wilhunt
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Ellis
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Dr. Kasper
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Vandenburg
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Lysander
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Wade Linden
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Judy Kramer
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Herbert
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Dr. Bill Greengrass
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Luan
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Sheila
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Garcia
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Landlady
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Jake
Elizabeth Lane ...
Alice Linden
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Cynthia
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Mrs. Stebbins
Joanna Serpe ...
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Scott Perry ...
Airline Representative
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Ray Carnay ...
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Dean Chesney (uncredited)
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Student (uncredited)

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Richard Rush

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Robert Kaufman ... (screenplay)
 
Ken Kolb ... (novel)

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Paul Lewis ... associate producer
Richard Rush ... producer

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Ronald Stein

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László Kovács ... (as Laszlo Kovacs)

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Maury Winetrobe

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Abe Lincoln Jr. ... assistant editor

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Sydney Z. Litwack

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Edward M. Parker ... (as Edward Parker)

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Virginia Jones ... hair stylist
Ben Lane ... makeup supervisor
Leo Lotito Jr. ... makeup supervisor (as Leo Lotito)

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Sheldon Schrager ... unit production manager

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Hawk Koch ... assistant director (as Howard W. Koch Jr.)
Charles Norton ... second assistant director (uncredited)

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Walter Starkey ... property master

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Chic Borland ... sound (as Chick Bourland)
Les Fresholtz ... sound
Arthur Piantadosi ... sound

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Ira Anderson Jr. ... special effects

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Charles Bail ... stunt coordinator (as Chuck Bail)
Mike Dilley ... stunts (uncredited)
Eddy Donno ... stunts (uncredited)

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Don L. Carstensen ... gaffer (as Don Carstensen)
Jack Courtland ... camera operator
James Dean ... dolly grip
Peter Heiser ... camera assistant
Carl Manoogian ... key grip
Doug J. Campbell ... best boy grip (uncredited)

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Gene Ashman ... wardrobe

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Else Blangsted ... music editor

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Terry Terrill ... script supervisor

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Sheila Scott ... production assistant
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Plot Summary

Harry Bailey is two weeks away from getting his Masters degree in Education at a liberally-minded university, after his undergraduate degree in English and English literature, his goal to get a teaching certificate to teach high school English. This goal is a far cry from his renowned student activist days when he was in his undergraduate, his intermediate stint in Vietnam which has given him a view of a more stable future as a real adult. But getting his degree is not a guarantee as he tries to juggle the many facets of his life, including getting enough money not only to pay his tuition, but pay his rent, buy food and keep his broken down car running. Those many priorities lead to him often taking what he considers the most expedient route to reach his end goals, which often means getting friends and colleagues to do work for him, including taking tests, despite he having the academic smarts to pass any of his tests easily if he applied himself. But the conflict in his life that may factor into what he does in these two weeks is that goal of a relatively conservative teaching future, albeit in doing what he thinks is a lofty goal of shaping impressionable young minds, versus the pull by his activist friends on campus to go back into activism as they prepare for one protest after another, many related to student rights. This conflict is highlighted in his relationship with fellow student Jan. While the two seem to love each other, their outward goals for their future, both individually and as a potential couple, may be incompatible. Written by Huggo

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Also Known As
  • Campus ou C.Q.F.D. (France)
  • Camino recto (Spain)
  • A o lua pe calea cea bună (Romania)
  • Campus (Belgium, Flemish title)
  • Campus (Canada, French title)
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  • 124 min
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Trivia One of the first cinema movie appearances of actor Harrison Ford where he is billed exactly under this name. See more »
Goofs When Harry and Jan are eating with the Lindens, Wade sounds like he calls Jan "Candice" when he takes the salad bowl and sets it on the table. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Episode #22.18 (2013). See more »
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Quotes Dr. Edward Wilhunt: For those of you whose averages might drop considerably, I wouldn't worry about it too much. Mr. Bailey, I hear Vietnam is quite pleasant this time of year.
Harry Bailey: No, not really Dr. Wilhunt. You see, it's the rainy season. And during the rainy season, we used to get these fantastic mudslides that would wash up all these shallow graves. So if you really want to enjoy yourself, I would go in the late summertime.
Dr. Edward Wilhunt: [clearly annoyed by some laughter from the class] I'll see you in my office at eleven o'clock. See if you can make it promptly at eleven.
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