Straw Dogs
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Del Henney, Dustin Hoffman, Peter Vaughan, Susan George, T.P. McKenna Director: Sam Peckinpah Brand: MGM Cinematographer: John Coquillon Writer: Sam Peckinpah Editor: Paul Davies Producer: Daniel Melnick Producer: James Swann Writer: David Zelag Goodman Writer: Gordon Williams DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 1.0; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0 Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Picture Format: 1.85:1 Running Time: 118 minutes DVD Release Date: 2004-10-19 Audience Rating: Unrated Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment |
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Movie Reviews of Straw Dogs
Movie Review: passive agressive man leaves comfort zone, faces new reality
Summary: 3 Stars
[spoilers]Dustin Hoffman's character, obviously Jewish, leaves the comfort of urban American and travels to rural England, where his civility is perceived as wimpish and his inability to fit in as standoffish. He has a lovely sexy wife who is from the area. The local badins decide this unprotected weak outsider is easy prey and antagonize him to the point of one man screwing his wife in a pseudo-rape scene. There is a tremendous buildup of Hoffman turning the other cheek and trying to be a good sport for what seems like hours and then we finally have the explosion literally as Hoffman can take no more and fights back with a vengeance. The good ol redneck boys of the UK never knew what hit them in classic over the top Peckinpah fashion. This film is unusually insightful into the character of the average circumcised nice guy American who wants to get along but will kill you when push comes to shove. Just ask Al Qaeda. The Hoffman character is not cool has no style and can't **** worth a damn but he can certainly crudely lash out when he feels threatened. Late twentieth century American caucasion male to a t