Straw Dogs (Paperback)

Contents.- Acknowledgements.- A Note on References.- Introduction.- Synopsis.- PART I: STRAW DOGS THEN.- Production History.- Genesis and Pre-Production.- Shooting and the Problem of Susan George.- The Editing Process: Shaping an Ending.- Original Release and Reception.- England Swings, America Rocks: Straw Dogs in its Cultural Context.- Feminism and the Sexual Revolution.- Backlash: Morality, Censorship and the MPAA.- Straw Dogs and the American Censors.- Straw Dogs, American Audiences and American Critics.- Sixties Britain: a Quieter Revolution.- Straw Dogs and the UK Critics.- PART II: STRAW DOGS NOW.- Home Video Release: the Video Nasties Debate.- Eighteen Years in the Wilderness.- Moving with the Times: the BBFC and sexual violence.- Straw Dogs Unbound.- PART III: KEY THEMES AND IDEAS.- Introduction.- Straw Dogs, Masculinity and Violence.- Straw Dogs and Vietnam.- A Man's House Is.- The Problem of Amy.- PART IV: KEY SCENE ANALYSIS.- The Rape Scene: Introduction.- Venner's Arrival.- The First Rape.- The Second Rape.- Script Development.- Eroticising, Endorsing.- PART V: THE LEGACY OF STRAW DOGS.- Straw Dogs, Survival Horror and Rape Revenge.- Remake/Remodel.- Closing Thoughts.- APPENDICES.- Appendix A: Key Details.- Appendix B: List of References.- Endnotes.