Straw Dogs (2011 film) Straw Dogs (2011 film) Straw Dogs is a 2011 American psychological thriller/action film directed, produced, and written by Rod Lurie. It is a remake of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 film "Straw Dogs", itself lightly based on the Gordon Williams novel "The Siege of Trencher's Farm". It stars James Marsden and Kate Bosworth. Scriptwriter David Sumner (James Marsden) and his wife Amy (Kate Bosworth) relocate to rural Mississippi where Amy grew up. They are going to live in the house of Amy's recently deceased father and to allow David to finish a script. While in town one afternoon, David meets Amy's ex-boyfriend
The Big Bounce (1969 film) town. While hitchhiking on the highway, he comes across Nancy who offers him a lift. Jack refuses, saying that since it's a nice day, he'd rather walk. The film was not well received by critics. A.H. Weiler of "The New York Times" ends his review: In his 2009 novel "Inherent Vice", author Thomas Pynchon refers to Mike Curb's score from "The Big Bounce" as being "arguably the worst music track ever inflicted on a movie." The Big Bounce (1969 film) The Big Bounce is a 1969 American drama film directed by Alex March, based on the novel of the same