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Straw Dogs

Movie (1971)

Straw Dogs is an American thriller from director Sam Peckinpah from 1971. Dustin Hoffman stars as a mathematician who faces a ruthless revenge of pressing power.

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Released:	Dec 29th, 1971
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Dustin Hoffman
plays David Sumner

Susan George
plays Amy Sumner

Peter Vaughan
plays Tom Hedden

T.P. McKenna
plays Major John Scott

Del Henney
plays Charlie Venner

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T.P. McKenna, who plays Major John Scott, has his arm in a sling. This wasn't written in the script - McKenna has broken it while having a wild party with a couple of prostitutes which was arranged by director Sam Peckinpah.
Trevor Howard was offered Major Scott.
In order to express a sick enjoyment in the scene where Dustin Hoffman beats the man on the floor to death, he requested that there would be coconuts there for him to smash. In one shot you can actually see a bit of coconut flying off, which Sam Peckinpah passed off as brain matter.
In the scene where Dustin Hoffman's character first enters the local pub, Sam Peckinpah was unhappy with the other actors reaction to this stranger entering their world. Eventually, he decided to do one take where Hoffman entered the scene without his trousers on. He got his reaction, and these are the shots shown in the final film.

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