Straw Dogs

Straw Dogs is a UK VHS release by The Video Collection on 3rd November 1986.

Description[]

David (Dustin Hoffman) moves with his wife Amy (Susan George) to an isolated farmhouse in Cornwall trying to find peace and solitude... Instead he finds a man cannot run away from life forever. David's struggle the realities of life climaxes in a violent, terrifying fight when he is forced into commitment as he and Amy battle to preserve their home and their lives... David has always run away - turning his back on trouble, involvement and confrontation... UNTIL NOW. Sam Peckinpah unleashes the explosive, horrifying reality of one man's violent encounter with life. Straw Dogs is one of the most controversial films of all time.

Trivia[]

This title was previously released by Guild Home Video.
The print of the film used was the cut X rated UK cinema version which is the most complete copy of the film known to exist.
This video remained on sale without a BBFC certificate until the final Video Recordings Act 1984 deadline in 1988 (which meant all videos on the UK market had to carry a BBFC certificate by law). However Straw Dogs was refused a classification by the BBFC for video release so the video was taken off store shelves in 1988 (although it never appeared on the DPP list so it wasn't considered a "Video Nasty"). The ban on home video wasn't lifted until 2002 when the UK cinema version was given an 18 certificate with no further cuts.

Cast[]

Dustin Hoffman as David Sumner
Susan George as Amy Sumner
Peter Vaughan as Tom Hedden
T. P. McKenna as Major John Scott
Del Henney as Charlie Venner
Jim Norton as Chris Cawsey
Donald Webster as Phil Riddaway
Ken Hutchison as Norman Scutt
Len Jones as Bobby Hedden
Sally Thomsett as Janice Hedden
Robert Keegan as Harry Ware
Peter Arne as John Niles
Cherina Schaer as Louise Hood
Colin Welland as Reverend Barney Hood
David Warner as Henry Niles (uncredited)
Michael Mundell as Bertie Hedden (uncredited)

Credits[]

Produced by Daniel Malnick

Directed by Sam Peckinpah

Opening (Original 1986 release) (with no Start and End The Video Collection logo (1986-1995)) (with no trailer)[]

Warning screen (1986-1995)
Start of Straw Dogs (1971)

Closing (Original 1986 release) (with no Start and End The Video Collection logo (1986-1995)) (with no trailer)[]

End of Straw Dogs (1971)
The End