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Actors: Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, Peter Arne
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Straw Dogs |
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STRAW DOGS is a movie cowritten and directed by Sam Peckinpah in 1971. The picture earned a nomination for the Academy Award in the "Best Music Score" category.
A young American mathematician, Dustin Hoffman, and his British wife, Susan George, have just moved in Susan's family house, lost in the countryside. While Dustin is dedicating himself to the writing of his book, Susan must deal with the advances of her ex-boyfriend. Soon, a group of local bad boys begins to make fun of Dustin's intellectual American manners. Dustin wants to avoid confrontation but his tolerant attitude unfortunately leads to the brutal rape of his wife. The next day, the bad boys want to enter by force Dustin's house who's taken in a mentally sick guy who's just killed a young girl. Dustin will have to defend himself against the intoxicated vigilante.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Straw Dogs |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- romance (general)
- matchbreaker interference
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- citizens fighting criminals
- stalker with romantic feelings for victim
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Kind of sex:
- rape
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Story of city/rural life?
- Small Town
Culture of surrounding area:
- British
Vigilante/Revenge?
Yes
Lover is...
- criminal/bad doer
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- scientist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Forest?
Yes
Prairie?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- dumb Rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Misc setting
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- actual description of sex
- seeing breasts
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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