Straw Dogs

Straw Dogs

David Sumner

Amy

Tom Hedden

Maj. John Scott

Charlie Venner

Chris Cawsey

Riddaway

Norman Scutt

Bobby Hedden

Janice Hedden

Harry Ware

Louise Hood

Rev. Barney Hood

Bertie Hedden (uncredited)

Henry Niles

Sam Peckinpah wanted Richard Harris or Peter O'Toole for the role of Charlie Vennor and the DVD contains an extract from his original letter to Harris.

The opening pub scene mentions "thirty bob." This sum was, in pre-decimal money, 50% more than a pound. A pound, pre-1971, consisted of 20 shillings. Also, for modern audiences, it would be perhaps helpful to know that UK licensing laws required pubs to close every afternoon between 2.30pm and 6pm - though the precise times were variable, because of various by-laws ,in differing counties and boroughs.

The movie's poster was ranked #12 of "The 25 Best Movie Posters Ever" by Premiere.

In the scene where David is taken duck shooting, he fires his gun into the air at ducks flying overhead. We see ducks flying to the right and straightaway to the left. It is the same film reversed.

When Amy fires the shotgun at the last attacker both the hammers are in the 'uncocked' position. She would need to pull the hammer of the relevant barrel backwards to cock the gun.

In the scene where David is going to confront the villagers about the cat, he lets in 4 men but when they gather in the living room, there is only three villagers.

Tom Hedden: John Niles; come to me then.

Henry Niles: I don't know my way home.

Riddaway: I didn't reckon on nobody getting killed, Norman.