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"Straw Dogs"

1971- 118 Mins.-  Rated - R - Dir- Sam Peckinpah Cast: Susan George, Dustin Hoffman, others

Plot Summary: "David (Dustin Hoffman), a young American professor, moves to a house in the English countryside with his young wife Amy (Susan George). One of the major reasons that they moved to England was fear of violence in the United States related to the civil rights movement. Unfortunately, they find their new home to be far worse when the local hooligans set their eyes on Amy and take a strong disliking to the rather meek David. The threat of physical violence becomes reality when Amy is raped and David finds himself in the middle of a serious local dispute. David is forced to either find some courage quickly, or turn tail and flee.." Well, first of all you must remember this is a Sam Peckinpah movie which usually means a lot of violence. In that sense he didn't disappoint and I suppose the lesson here is that the harder we try to avoid something, the more likely it is that we will have to face it. I'm not really into violence but there is a synergy to all of his films that make the violence acceptable to appreciate the movie. The scene that interests us the most is the rape of Susan George which is very intense so there although we're sure she is a "damsel in distress" which fits into the goal of our site, there are times when we're not sure who is really the victim in this classic movie. It's hard to believe this was made way back in 1971, because it plays well today and could just as easily been made today with a few changes to the script. If you're a fan of Peckinpah, or Susan George, or rape in the movies, this is good choice to have in your home library. It's also available for a good price from Amazon.  I really think this is a good movie for everyone

Susan George in Straw Dogs

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