Some Good Ol' Boys Make Life Uncomfortable for Others in this First Trailer for Straw Dogs

If you have not seen the original 1971 Straw Dogs film from writers David Zela Goodman, Sam Peckinpah and Gordon Williams, then this is your second chance, fourty years later. The original placed an American man 'round some good ol' English country folk. This latest interpretation will keep the cast all seemingly American, as seen in this first trailer. Also, possibly looking at issues of a class divide, with James Marsden playing the bookish David Sumner and Alexander Skarsgard acting as the blue collar Charlie, this is interesting, yet violent material. Have a look at the clip below, as some good ol' boys look to make a lasting and brutal impression on Amy Sumner (Kate Bosworth).

The synopsis for Straw Dogs is here:

"David and Amy Sumner (James Marsden and Kate Bosworth), a Hollywood screenwriter and his actress wife, return to her small hometown in the deep South to prepare the family home for sale after her father’s death. Once there, tensions build in their marriage and old conflicts re-emerge with the locals, including Amy’s ex-boyfriend Charlie (Alexander Skarsgård), leading to a violent confrontation" (Straw).

Release Date: September 16, 2011 (Theatres).

Director/writer: Rod Lurie.

Producer: Marc Frydman.

Cast: James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård, Dominic Purcell, Las Alonso, Willa Holland, and James Woods.

Have a look at the first mature rated trailer for Straw Dogs (violence, sexual suggestiveness):

*based on the Novel The Siege of Trencher’s Farm by Gordon Williams.

**being distributed by Screen Gems.

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The original film, which is a must-see:



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