Straw Dogs Page #5

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
2,058 Views


Mm-hmm.

- Don't want to come

for a walk, do you?

- Sure.

When?

In a little while.

dd [ Continues Humming ]

Hey, hey, come on.

Come on.

Hello.

Good evening.

[ Amy ]

Kitty.! Kitty.!

Kitty, kitty.

David, I can't find the cat.!

Can you forget the cat

and let me work for a minute!

Kitty.!

Kitty, kitty, kitty.

Kitty.!

Kitty.!

-[ Truck Engine Idling ]

- Kitty? Kitty, kitty?

'' Kitty, kitty.

Kitty, kitty, kitty.''

- Sh*t.

- Here, kitty, kitty.

[ Cawsey ]

Other side, sir.

- [ Engine Starting ]

- Hang on. Hang on.

- Hold it, hold it.

- Wait for him for a minute.

[ Engine Starts ]

[ Engine Revs ]

- [ Engine Halts ]

-[ Men Laughing ]

[ Ignition Clicking ]

[ Click ]

[ Laughing Continues ]

- [ Engine Starts, Revs ]

-[ Tires Skid ]

[ Laughing Continues ]

[ Cawsey ]

d Where be the blackbird d

- dd [ Continues, Indistinct ]

- [ Horn Honks ]

- [ Laughing ]

- Oh!

- Hey, let him pass!

Let's see how good he is!

-[ Horn Continues Honking ]

Whoo!

- [ Laughing ]

-[ Charlie ] You're out of your mind.!

- Hello, Henry.

- Hello,Janice.

Henry! Come here!

Oh, he's all right.

Aren't you, Henry?

[ Giggles ]

Henry, how many times

I gotta tell you, boy?

You don't listen.

[ Thump Thump ]

Come on.

Come on, Henry.

We're going home.

[ Tom ]

What do you want?

You'd have known for sure what

she was after 20 years ago, eh, Tom?

- Now, now, that'll do.

- [ All Laughing ]

- They still down at the hall bingoin'?

- Yeah.

Tell her I'm behavin' meself.

I'll be along soon.

Bobby.!

Run along now.

- Hello, David.

- Hi.

Bobby!

Take care of your sister, mind.

I will, Dad.

- Bye, Mr. Sumner.

- Good-bye.

I'd like a scotch, double...

with ice.

[ Snickers ]

Cheers.

[ Crunching ]

-[ Door Opens ]

- Evening, Major.

- Evening, Major.

- Evening, Major.

- Evening, Major.

- Evening, Major.

- Mr. Sumner?

- Yes?

I was about to call up to your farm to

welcome you into our little community.

I've just been welcomed.

-I'm John Scott.

-[ David ] Hello.

I saw your car outside. I thought

perhaps we could drive up together.

I wanted to have

the good Reverend and Mrs. Hood...

talk you into joining us at the

church social this coming Thursday.

The vicar will run me home.

Can I buy you a drink, Major,

before you go?

No, thank you, Tom.

We're in a hurry.

Buy 'em all one.

- Good night, Major.

- Good night, Major.

[ Riddaway ]

Watch out for sheep.!

- [ Snickering ]

- You got your

Wellington boots on, Major?

dNow, some men

goes for women d

d And some men

goes for boys d

d But my love's

warm and beautiful d

d And makes

a baa-in' noise dd

-[ Cawsey Imitates Sheep Bleating ]

-Amy, nice to see you.

- Major, why haven't you

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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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