Straw Dogs (1971 film) to enjoy the act of violation". The BBFC wrote that: "Home Alone" production designer John Muto identified that film as a "kids version of "Straw Dogs"". Director Jacques Audiard cited "Straw Dogs" as the basis for his 2015 film "Dheepan". Straw Dogs (1971 film) Straw Dogs is a 1971 psychological thriller film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Dustin Hoffman and Susan George. The screenplay, by Peckinpah and David Zelag Goodman, is lightly based upon Gordon M. Williams's 1969 novel, "The Siege of Trencher's Farm". The film's title derives from a discussion in the "Tao Te Ching" that likens people
Stuart Gordon Gordon has also been a contributor to Blu-ray/DVD extras content (liner notes) for cult film distributors Grindhouse Releasing/Box Office Spectaculars on one of his favorite films, Frank and Eleanor Perry's "The Swimmer" starring Burt Lancaster. Gordon is married to Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, whom he frequently casts and often murders in his movies. Together in 1969, they founded the Chicago Organic Theater Company, for which Gordon also served as artistic director. With the company, he produced and directed thirty-seven plays, among them the world premieres of "The Warp Trilogy", ("Warp!" was later adapted into a comic book by First Comics), David Mamet's