Straw Dogs Blu-ray

Release Year: 1971

Runtime: 116 min

Director: Sam Peckinpah

Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T. P. McKenna, Del Henney

Studios: ABC Pictures, Talent Associates, Amerbroco Films

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.

Special Features:

Audio commentary

Audio commentary from 2003 by Stephen Prince, author of Savage Cinema: Sam Peckinpah and the Rise of Ultraviolent Movies.

Documentaries

Mantrap: Straw Dogs—The Final Cut, a 2003 documentary about the making of the film. Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron, a 1993 documentary.

Conversation

New conversation between critic Michael Sragow and filmmaker Roger Spottiswoode, one of the editors on the film.

Interview

New interview with film scholar Linda Williams about the film’s controversies.

Behind-the-scenes footage

Behind-the-scenes footage.

Interviews

Interviews with actor Susan George, producer Daniel Melnick, and Peckinpah biographer Garner Simmons.

Promo material

TV spots and trailers.

Essay

PLUS: An essay by scholar and critic Joshua Clover and a 1974 interview with Peckinpah.

Technical Specifications:

• New 4K digital transfer with uncompressed monaural soundtrack