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Straw Dogs [Criterion Voyager,Special Edition]

DVD/APPROX. 117 MINS./1971/US NR

Main feature:

Release Mar 25, 2003
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Anamorphic - Enhanced for Widescreen TVs.
Audio English: Dolby Digital 1.0
Subtitles
Studio Criterion/Voyager
Year 1971
Genre Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Special features:

  • Disc One
  • Audio Commentary by Film Scholar Stephen Prince
  • Isolated Music and Effects Track
  • Disc Two
  • "Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron" An 82 minute documentary of reflections by members of Peckinpah's family, friends, and his collaborators
  • "On Location: Dustin Hoffman" (26 mins)
  • Behind the Scenes Footage
  • Video Interviews with Actress Susan George and Producer Daniel Melnick
  • Peckinpah responds: Select correspondence to critics and viewers
  • Theatrical Trailers and TV Spots

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 and Crew:

Criterion/Voyager presents
Susan GoergeDustin HoffmanT.P. McKennaPeter Vaughan"Straw Dogs"
Written byDavid Z. GoodmanWritten bySam Peckinpahproduced byDaniel Melnick
directed bySam Peckinpah
Production Year: 1971

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