The passage of years hasn't been gentle to this tightly controlled film, despite its underlying simplicity. Academic “David,” portrayed by Dustin Hoffman, has relocated with his wife, “Amy” (Susan George), to Cornwall so he can pursue his astrophysics research and she can, apparently, find something to do beyond irritating her former suitor, “Charlie” (Del Henney). Initially, "David" appears somewhat weak, an obvious…

A couple from the United States—Dustin Hoffman and Susan George play them—relocates to her hometown close to Land’s End in western Cornwall, England, taking up residence in an empty house. They hire some roofers she knew from school, including a former boyfriend (Del Henney). A sense of competition arises as the workers attempt to undermine Amy's intelligent husband and question his masculinity; things quickly spiral…

This feels like my home. This is who I am. I won’t permit harm coming to this place. Sam Peckinpah directed Straw Dogs, with Peckinpah and David Zelag Goodman adapting the screenplay from Gordon Williams' novel "The Siege of Trencher's Farm." The cast includes Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T.P. McKenna, Del Henney, and Ken Hutchison. Jerry Fielding composed the music, and John Coquillon handled the …