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Release Date: 1971

Cast: Ken Hutchison, Donald Webster, Len Jones, Sally Thomsett, Dustin Hoffman, David Warner, Jim Norton, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, Del Henney, T. P. McKenna

Categories: Movies, Thriller

Straw Dogs is a 1971 psychological thriller directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Dustin Hoffman and Susan George. The screenplay by Peckinpah and David Zelag Goodman is based upon the novel The Siege of Trencher's Farm by Gordon Williams. The film's title derives from a discussion in the Tao Te Ching which likens the ancient Chinese ceremonial straw dog to forms without substance. The film is noted for its violent concluding sequences and a complicated rape scene that critics point to as an example of Peckinpah's (and Hollywood's) debasement of women. Released theatrically the same year... MORE

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STRAW DOGS
Directed by: Sam PeckinpahWith: Dustin Hoffman, David Warner, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T.P. McKenna, Colin WellandTo escape the Vietnam-era chaos in the U.S., American mathematician David Sumner (Hoffman) moves with his British wife Amy (George) to an...
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Straw Dogs - Gang Rape
Straw Dogs (1971) - Gang Rape - With shotgun in tow, Norman (Ken Hutchison) forces himself on top of Amy (Susan George), and Charlie (Del Henney) allows the rape to happen.
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Straw Dogs - Church Gathering
Straw Dogs (1971) - Church Gathering - David (Dustin Hoffman) and Amy (Susan George) attend a social gathering for the church. On spotting Charlie (Del Henney) and Norman (Ken Hutchison), Amy suffers a brief panic attack from the trauma of being raped.
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Straw Dogs - Hunting and Raping
Straw Dogs (1971) - Hunting and Raping - As David (Dustin Hoffman) is off hunting, Amy (Susan George) is forced to be in the arms of Charlie Venner (Del Henney), and ends up enjoying it.
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Straw Dogs - Anthem of Death
Straw Dogs (1971) - Anthem of Death - David (Dustin Hoffman) unleashes his violent, primitive side, which until now has been repressed, when several thugs break into his house.
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Straw Dogs - This Is Me
Straw Dogs (1971) - This Is Me - As the attackers close in, David (Dustin Hoffman) tells Amy (Susan George) that he will “not allow violence against this house.”
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Straw Dogs - Hanging Dead Cat
Straw Dogs (1971) - Hanging Dead Cat - A message is sent to David (Dustin Hoffman) and Amy (Susan George) in the form of a dead cat hanging in their closet.
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Straw Dogs - The Last Intruder
Straw Dogs (1971) - The Last Intruder - When Amy (Susan George) finds one last intruder beating David (Dustin Hoffman) on the stairs, she uses the shotgun to finish things for good.