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Straw Dogs (1971)
118 min - Drama | Thriller - 29 December 1971 (USA)
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A young American and his English wife come to rural England and face increasingly vicious local harassment.
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Writers: David Zelag Goodman (screenplay), Sam Peckinpah (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Susan George and Peter Vaughan
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Cast
Complete credited cast:
Dustin Hoffman
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David Sumner
Susan George
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Amy Sumner
Peter Vaughan
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Tom Hedden
T.P. McKenna
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Major John Scott (as T. P. McKenna)
Del Henney
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Charlie Venner
Jim Norton
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Chris Cawsey
Donald Webster
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Riddaway
Ken Hutchison
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Norman Scutt
Len Jones
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Bobby Hedden
Sally Thomsett
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Janice Hedden
Robert Keegan
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Harry Ware
Peter Arne
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John Niles
Cherina Schaer
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Louise Hood
Colin Welland
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Reverend Barney Hood
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
June Brown
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Mrs. Hedden (scenes deleted)
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Storyline
Dustin Hoffman plays a regular American mathematician, who gets into some trouble with local bullies. He is made fun of and then his wife is raped. When they attack his home, he fights back. His outbreak of violence is extreme. Written by B.Pico Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords: American | Violence | Home | Assault | Mathematician | See more »
Taglines: You can push a guy to the limit...But expect consequences. See more »
Genres: Drama | Thriller
Parents Guide: View content advisory »
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Country: UK | USA
Language: English
Release Date: 29 December 1971 (USA) See more »
Also Known As: Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs See more »
Filming Locations: Lamorna Cove, Lamorna, Cornwall, England, UK See more »
Box Office
Budget: $3,251,794 (estimated)
Gross: $11,148,828 (Worldwide) (1983) See more »
Company Credits
Production Co: ABC Pictures, Talent Associates, Amerbroco See more »
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Technical Specs
Runtime: 118 min | USA: 113 min (R-rated version)
Sound Mix: Mono
Color: Black and White (opening credits) | Color (Eastmancolor) (uncredited)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1 See full technical specs »
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Trivia According to the Peckinpah biography, "If They Move ... Kill 'Em!," about one-third of the viewers walked out of the movie's first preview, presumably put off by its violence. See more »
Goofs Factual errors: When Amy fires the shotgun at the last attacker both the hammers are in the 'uncocked' position. She would need to pull the hammer of the relevant barrel backwards to cock the gun. See more »
Quotes Reverend Barney Hood: And now for my next trick, the piece de resistance, I present to you an empty glass. I will now fill this glass with milk.
Chris Cawsey: Would it work better with whiskey, Vicar?
Reverend Barney Hood: Nothing works better with whiskey.
Tom Hedden: I do.
Reverend Barney Hood: You've never worked a day in your life, Tom.
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Connections Referenced in Grindhouse (2007) See more »
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