Blu-ray Review

Straw Dogs

40th Anniversary Edition

Featured in Issue 162, December 2011

Picture
3.5
Sound
3
WSR Score
4
Disc Information
Studio MGM Home Entertainment
Catalog Number M125141
MPAA Rating Unrated
Retail Price $24.99
Disc Type Single Side, Dual Layer (BD-50)
Running Time 117 min
Color Color
Chapters Yes
Closed Captioned Yes
Regional Coding A
Release Date 09/16/11
Theatrical Year 1971
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Director Sam Peckinpah
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Disc Soundtrack DTS HD Lossless 5.1
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In Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs, Dustin Hoffman stars as David Sumner, an easy-going man who is suddenly pushed beyond his limits. Upon moving to the quiet English countryside, his flirtatious wife, Amy (George) is taunted by the workmen on their farm. His failure to stand up to them invites their aggression, finally forcing David to decide how far he'll go to protect his home, his wife, and his dignity. A startling drama about human endurance, Straw Dogs has been considered one of cinema's most disturbing and insightful explorations of man's violent nature. Based on the novel "The Siege Of Trencher's Farm" by Gordon M. Williams. (Suzanne Hodges)

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