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Straw Dogs (1971)
description written by member Ben:
Dustin Hoffman plays the hero, David Sumner, a mild-mannered American college professor, he's arrived in western England with his wife Amy so he can have peace and quiet to work on his "astral mathematics." The small town, full of sad stone houses and often cloaked in fog, is where Amy grew up, and she's almost immediately stalked by a passel of alcoholic locals. But, nothing prepares you for what is to come.
| Release Date: | December 29th, 1971 |
| Running Time: | 113 minutes |
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Three words: Sam Peckinpah. Revenge.
They couldn't give director Sam Peckinpah (The Wild Bunch, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia) an Oscar for this film, so they nominated it for musical score. After all, the film was banned in some areas for excessive violence and sex.
The sex in the film was violent as Amy (Susan...
(complete Straw Dogs review by Movie Addict)
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