Straw Dogs (Anchor Bay)  /  DVD-Video
Widescreen 1.77:1 Color  /  Production Year: 1971  /  Region All

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Select Product View: General Info 1 Empire Review 4 Customer Comments Suggestions 1 Used Product Box Cover Screen Shots Email a Friend Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 5, including 5 reviews Add your comments on this Title. Synopsis Widely recognized as a highly controversial but brilliant film, Straw Dogs contains some of the most startling suspense and intense violence ever filmed. The original American Theatrical release had footage cut due to its violent nature, and the film is banned in the UK to this day. David (Dustin Hoffman) is a quiet American mathematician, who had moved with his wife back to her hometown in rural England. The couple relocated in an attempt to flee the chaotic violence of the U.S., but there was to be no escape. When David hires a crew of locals to repair his barn, the men begin to harass the couple--but passive David does nothing to stop them. The harassment continues and intensifies, yet David ignores it. Finally, the men push him too far. The result is a once complacent, mild-mannered man lashing-out in an animalistic struggle to preserve his home and his life. Cast & Crew Actors:  • Susan Goerge  • Dustin Hoffman  • Peter Vaughan  • T.P. McKenna Writers:  • Sam Peckinpah  • David Z. Goodman Producers:  • Daniel Melnick Directors:  • Sam Peckinpah Product Information Features: Features Not Specified Video: Widescreen 1.77:1 Color Audio: (more info) ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay Production Year: 1971 Release Date: 1/19/1999 Length: 118 mins Rating: NR Chapters: 13 Packaging: Keep Case Number of Discs: 1 Disc: SS-SL Item Code: DV10607 UPC Code: 013131060799 Browsei Category: Movies Genre: Cult Film / TV, Drama Bargains: Under $15 Studios: Starz / Anchor Bay Customers who bought this Title also bought Marathon Man  DVD-Video Reviews Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 5, including 5 reviews Add your comments on this Title. Empire Review When a reasonible man is push beyond reason - 3.5 out of 5  (9/22/2002) Director Sam Peckinpah has always had a perchance for ultra violent films. If the American Film Institute ever created a list of the most violent American films, Peckinpah would own the top ten. One of his most controversial films was 'Straw Man'. Still banned in Britain, this movie is concerned with the favorite theme of a reasonable man pushed beyond reason. The film is filtered through the somewhat misogynist eyes of the director but even in this politically correct society we live in, it sta   more >> Customer Review this movie kicks ass - 3.75 out of 5  (12/23/2002) furthermore, this movie kicks ass   more >> Customer Review Why is this banned in the UK? - 2.25 out of 5  (2/11/2002) I expected a really gory/scary movie, I was very disappointed.   more >> Customer Review ALL YOU NEED IS HATE... (TRA, LALA, LALA) - 3.5 out of 5  (7/16/1999) It's a fascinating pleasure to discover little by little and scene after scene the western hidden behind the contemporary tragedy described by STRAW DOGS. Director Sam Peckinpah plays a subtle game with us by titillating our memories and our love for movies. Firstly, the different spots where the action takes place should ring a bell in each one of us : for example, just imagine the pub's customers with stetsons and jeans and you will see in front of you a saloon with the sheriff, the barman and   more >>