I've always thought the underappreciation of susan george's remarkably layered performance in straw dogs to be the most lamentable casualty of the controversy surrounding the film's initial release. With dustin hoffman, susan george, peter vaughan, t.p Straw dogs with dustin hoffman and susan george Straw dogs (1971) movie review summary Sam peckinpah drama is best remembered for its infamous rape scene Directed by rod lurie starring james marsden, kate bosworth with its rape scene, sam peckinpah’s 1971 film straw dogs was accused of celebrating sexual violence and eventually denied video.
The screenplay, by peckinpah and david zelag goodman, is lightly based upon gordon m Williams's 1969 novel, the siege of trencher's farm. The scene, which earned the movie an x rating from british censors, also proved to be an offscreen ordeal for george Does straw dogs foster the toxic male myth that women secretly want to be raped?
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