Straw Dogs
In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.
In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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1971
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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.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
116 min
Release date:
25 Nov 1971
Country:
US, GB
Languages:
English
Budget:
$2,200,000
Revenue:
$3,251,794
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 2 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
The most offensive thing about the movie is its hypocrisy; it is totally committed to the pornography of violence, but lays on the moral outrage with a shovel.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
fresh:
Upon first viewing, it seems like a straightforward film, but the more one watches it, the more tension one sees in the relationship between the couple.
– Douglas Pratt,
Hollywood Reporter,
5 Aug 2003
rotten:
Mr. Peckinpah has made some good films (Ride the High Country) and a couple of great films (The Wild Bunch, The Ballad of Cable Hogue) -- which may be why Straw Dogs is a special disappointment.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Eyes Wide Shut -- and the cooked-up debates surrounding it -- are only about sex in the head. Peckinpah gives you sex as a kick in the groin, a jolt to the brain and a shot to the heart.
– Michael Sragow,
Salon.com,
19 Dec 2001