Straw Dogs (1971)
David Sumner, a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy, an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic stateside lifestyle, David and his wife relocate to the small town in rural Cornwall where Amy was raised. There, David is ostracized by the brutish men of the village, including Amy's old flame, Charlie. Eventually the taunts escalate, and two of the locals rape Amy. This sexual assault awakes a shockingly violent side of David.
Movie Details
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T. P. McKenna, Del Henney
Producer: Roger Spottiswoode, Sam Peckinpah, Sam Peckinpah, Jerry Fielding, Ray Simm
IMDb Score: 7.2/10 by 475 users
Runtime: 116 minutes
Released: 12/23/1971