The knock at the door meant the birth of a man and the death of seven others.
An American mathematician and his wife move to a quiet English village, where simmering tensions with the locals escalate into hostility. As their relationship fractures, she becomes the target of a brutal assault. When violence finally erupts, he is forced to abandon passivity and confront the darkness around—and within—him.
Selected disc options for Straw Dogs
| Extras | Criterion BD-A/US 2017 | Fremantle BD-ALL/UK 2011 | MGM BD-ALL/US/OOP 2011 | Criterion DVD-1/US/OOP 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Authors Garner Simmons, David Weddle and Paul Seydor, Moderated by Nick Redman | has extra | |||
| Audio Commentary by Film Scholar Stephen Prince | has extra | has extra | ||
| Audio Commentary by Katy Haber, Moderated by Nick Redman | has extra | |||
| Mantrap: “Straw Dogs”—The Final Cut | has extra | |||
| Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron | has extra | has extra | ||
| Behind-the-Scenes - Interviews with Director/Co-Writer Sam Peckinpah and Actors Dustin Hoffman and Susan George | has extra | has extra | has extra | |
| On Location: Dustin Hoffman | has extra | |||
| Show Me Something Else: Roger Spottiswoode on Editing “Straw Dogs” | has extra | |||
| Interview with Actress Susan George | has extra | has extra | has extra | |
| Interview with Film Scholar Linda Williams | has extra | |||
| Interview with Peckinpah Biographer Garner Simmons [Criterion] | has extra | |||
| Interview with Peckinpah Biographer Garner Simmons [Fremantle] | has extra | |||
| Interview with Producer Daniel Melnick | has extra | has extra | has extra | |
| Restoration Comparison | has extra | |||
| Stills Gallery | has extra | |||
| Isolated Score | has extra | has extra | ||
| Correspondence to Critics and Viewers by Sam Peckinpah | has extra | |||
| Text Documents | has extra | |||
| US Theatrical Trailer | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra |
| US TV Spots | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra |
| US Radio Spots | has extra |
Notes
- Criterion’s Blu-ray includes a booklet with writing by Joshua Clover - “Home Like No Place: Peckinpah’s Straw Dogs” and Andre Leroux - “The Cinema of Sam Peckinpah: Interview with Peckinpah” (1974).
- Criterion’s DVD includes a booklet with writing by Joshua Clover - “Home Like No Place: Peckinpah’s Straw Dogs” and Andre Leroux - “The Cinema of Sam Peckinpah: Interview with Peckinpah” (1974).
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