Straw Dogs Page #3

Synopsis: Upon moving to Britain to get away from American violence, astrophysicist David Sumner and his wife Amy are bullied and taken advantage of by the locals hired to do construction. When David finally takes a stand it escalates quickly into a bloody battle as the locals assault his house.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Sam Peckinpah
Production: Sony Pictures/Screen Gems
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.5
Rotten Tomatoes:
91%
R
Year:
1971
113 min
2,024 Views


[ Giggles ] I'd be lost without 'em.

It's true. I tell you straight.

Cleverest thing you ever see

around these parts is a rat.

[ Laughs ]

Rats is life!

- [ Engine Starts ]

- [ Giggling ]

Shove up,

you overgrown bastard.

How's your day been?

Been up in a fat sheep, have ya?

[ Scutt, Cawsey Laughing ]

[ Scutt, Cawsey ]

d Oh, you fluffy fleecy darlings d

d You with the dark brown eyes dd

[ Amy ] David?

David.!

Dinner's ready.!

Did you hear me?

[ Sighs ]

- Hello, Major.

- [ All ] Evening, Major.

- Evening.

- Will you be having a pint

with me then, Major?

Not tonight.

I'll buy my own.

Otherwise

we'd never get out of here.

You know that.

Yes, I do know that.

Thanks, Harry.

[ Major ]

Excellent.

-John.

- Evening, sir.

- Fancy a game?

- Aye.

- Evening, Harry.

-[ Harry ] Evening.

John Niles, come here to me.

- Is this for a drink, Tom?

- No, this is for the truth.

Your brother.

Been hangin' around

the girls again.

You'd better keep a closer watch,

or we'll be puttin' him away.

It's all right, Pa.

He's only throwing the ball

to 'em a little.

A little's too much

for that sod.

Watch your tongue, Norman.

I'll watch nothin'

except my own ways.

You watch your brother,

or I'll do it for you.

If he ever makes

a mistake again in any way...

I'll be the first

to have him put away.

[ Amy ]

David.! You've been at it for hours.!

Aah!

- Gave me a fright, you did.

- You watching him, are you?

Just lookin'.

Do you fancy him?

He's sweet, I think.

dd[ Stereo.. Classical ]

[ Meows ]

Want anything?

dd[ Continues ]

Want a tomato?

- No, thanks.

- [ Yowls ]

Want a grapefruit?

[ Bucket Rattles ]

[ Cat Yowls ]

[ Yowls ]

- Hey, hey.

- Your move.

Okay.

dd [ Humming ]

Check.

- No, thank you.

- Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm.

''This move now...

''puts black into

a desperate plight...

''with no possibility of mobilizing

his disorganized pieces.

''Therefore, he begins

to return material...

''to make progress

in developing at any price.

Two pawns down,

white can conveniently--''

Hey, I bet I can undress,

do my exercises and get into bed

before you make your next move.

- Is it a deal?

- You're on.

- Ah! No cheating.

- I'm not cheating.

dd [ Humming ]

Shh, David.

dd[ Continues Humming ]

Aha! I have it.

No, no, no, David,

just a minute.

You're supposed to do a hundred.

I did a hundred. I counted

by binary numbers. Make your move.

- Binary numbers.

- Make your move.

- Wait a minute.

- Come on.

[ Sighs ]

- What about that one there?

- No.

- Uh--

- It's difficult, isn't it?

Terribly.

Just a minute.

I think I have it.

Um-- [ Sighs ]

Ooh.

That puts you in.

[ Chuckles ]

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David Zelag Goodman

David Zelag Goodman was a playwright and screenwriter for both TV and film. His most prolific period was from the 1960s to the early 1980s. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Lovers and Other Strangers, though he did not win. more…

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