Search - Straw Dogs on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Not For Children, Profanity Movie Release: 1971 DVD Release: 10/19/2004 Format: DVD - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 58 mins Studio: MGM Members Wishing: 3 Genres: Thriller, Psychological Thriller See Also: Straw Dogs, Straw Dogs [Uncut] [Criterion Collection]

Sam Peckinpah examines the instinctual capacity for violence in his controversial 1971 film, loosely based on the novel -The Siege of Trencher's Farm. To avoid the Vietnam-era social chaos in the U.S., American mathematician David Sumner (Dustin Hoffman) moves with his British wife, Amy (Susan George), to the isolated Cornish town where she grew up, but their presence provokes antagonism among the village's men. As the hostilities escalate from routine bullying to the gang rape of his wife, David finds his pacifistic self backed into a corner. When the hooligans attack his house, David finally resorts to the gruesome violence that he abhors. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide

Dustin Hoffman - David
Susan George - Amy
Peter Vaughan - Tom Hedden
T.P. McKenna - Maj. Scott
David Warner - Henry Niles
Colin Welland - Rev. hood
Cherina Mann - Mrs. Hood

Sam Peckinpah's brutal and disquieting meditation on violence is given its third incarnation on North American DVD with this straightforward release from MGM Home Entertainment. This edition of Straw Dogs has been transferred to disc in letterboxed format at the widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1, which has been enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors. The audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Mono; the dialogue is in Spanish, with optional subtitles in English, Spanish, and French. No additional bonus materials have been included. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide