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Straw Dogs is a 1971 psychological thriller film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Dustin Hoffman and Susan George. [7] The screenplay, by Peckinpah and David Zelag Goodman, is based on Gordon M. Williams 's 1969 novel, The Siege of Trencher's Farm.
Straw Dogs is a 2011 American action thriller film directed, produced, and written by Rod Lurie. It is a remake of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 film Straw Dogs, itself based on the Gordon Williams novel The Siege of Trencher's Farm. It stars James Marsden and Kate Bosworth.
Sep 16, 2011 · A screenwriter and his wife move to her hometown in the South, where they face violence and rape from local men. IMDb provides cast, crew, reviews, trivia, and more for this action drama thriller based on Sam Peckinpah's 1971 film.
Dec 22, 1971 · A young American and his English wife face local harassment and violence in rural England. IMDb provides cast and crew, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this controversial film by Sam Peckinpah.
Sep 14, 2011 · A screenwriter and his wife move to a rural area where they face violence and aggression from the locals. Roger Ebert praises the film as a close adaptation of Peckinpah's original, but finds it more disturbing and realistic than the 1971 version.
Roger Ebert criticizes Sam Peckinpah's "Straw Dogs" for its hypocrisy and melodrama, comparing it unfavorably to "The Wild Bunch". He finds the violence unselective and the characters cliche, and questions the moral message of the film.
David Sumner (Dustin Hoffman), a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy (Susan George), an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic stateside lifestyle, David and his...
