EXCLUSIVE: Straw Dogs Courting Controversy Blu-Ray Featurette

Rod Lurie directs James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, and Alexander Skarsgård in a modern day remake of the Sam Peckinpah cult classic Straw Dogs, which is available on Blu-ray and DVD December 20th. We have an exclusive look at the special features with the featurette Courting Controversy: Remaking a Classic. Check it out below.



A young couple (James Marsden and Kate Bosworth) moves to a quaint southern town. Soon their perfect getaway turns out to become a living hell when dark secrets and lethal passions spiral out of control. Trapped by a pack of depraved locals led by a ruthless predator (Alexander Skarsgård), they face a night of agonizing suffering and endless bloodshed. Now their only hope for survival is to become more savage than their merciless torturers.

Special Features


  • Commentary with Writer/Director Rod Lurie
  • Courting Controversy: Remaking a Classic
  • The Dynamics of Power: The Ensemble
  • Creating the Sumner House: The Production Design
  • Inside the Siege: The Ultimate Showdown

Straw Dogs was released September 16th, 2011 and stars James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård, James Woods, Dominic Purcell, Rhys Coiro, Billy Lush, Laz Alonso. The film is directed by Rod Lurie.


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  1. CelluloidDreams

    Skip the trash remake and stick with the the original directed by Sam Peckinpah....starring Dustin Hoffman & Susan George!

    1 year agoby @2movieguysFlag

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