Episode 287: Straw Dogs (1971)

The Projection Booth Podcast

The Projection Booth

Film Reviews, Film Interviews, Film History, Tv & Film

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2016

⏱️ 208 minutes

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Summary

No stranger to controversy, Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs (1971) examines the nature of man, marriage, and more. The film stars Dustin Hoffman as David Sumner, a mathematician who moves to the south of England with his native wife, Amy (Susan George) where he upsets the status quo. The situation erupts in violence and terror.
Maitland McDonagh and Eric J. Peterson join Mike to discuss Peckinpah's film as well as Rod Lurie's 2011 remake. A few Turkish remakes also are compared to the original and U.S. remake.
The author of the book Straw Dogs was based on, The Siege at Trencher's Farm, Gordon Williams, and the author of If They Move... Kill 'Em!, David Weddle, discuss the background of the film.
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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
0:04.5	Christopher Media. Let's make some noise.
0:09.1	Okay, you've had your fun. I'll give you one more chance.
0:12.9	And if you don't clear out now, there'll be real trouble. I mean it.
0:17.3	This is David Sumner.
0:19.4	All his life he's been running away turning his back on trouble involvement and
0:25.3	confrontation until now there are five men out there i know that he took his wife and fled to an English country town.
0:37.5	There was once a time, Mrs. Sumner, when you were ready to beg me for it.
0:44.2	Take your hands off me.
0:47.9	What's the doing?
0:50.2	Hmm?
0:58.5	He thought he could find peace and refuge.
1:03.0	Instead, he found that a man can't hide forever.
1:06.6	I care.
1:08.8	This is where I live.
1:09.4	No!
1:10.2	No! I do not allowed violence against this house
1:14.0	Sam Peckinpaw
1:20.1	who uncaged the Wild Bunch
1:22.2	now unleashes Dustin Hoffman
1:24.9	in Straw Dogs
1:27.2	The Unleashes Dustin Hoffman in Straw Dogs.
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