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Los Angeles screenwriter David Sumner relocates with his wife to her hometown in the deep South. There, while tensions build between them, a brewing conflict with locals becomes a threat to them both.

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David Sumner
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Amy Sumner
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Charlie
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Tom Heddon
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Jeremy Niles
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Norman
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Chris
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John Burke
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Janice Heddon
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Daniel Niles
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Coach Milkens
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Bic
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Abby
Megan Adelle ...
Melissa
Jessica Dockrey ...
Helen (as Jessica Cook)
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Blackie
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Larry (as Tim Smith)
Richard Folmer ...
Pastor
Wanetah Walmsley ...
Kristen
Clyde Heun ...
Referee
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Logger #1
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Beauty Queen
Grayson Capps ...
Band Member #1
Tommy MacLuckie ...
Band Member #2
Josh Kerin ...
Band Member #3
John Milham ...
Band Member #4
Kristin Kelly ...
Teenager at BBQ
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charlotte Biggs ...
Stadium Patron (uncredited)
Kara Riann Brown ...
Fan (uncredited)
Kimberly Lynn Campbell ...
Fan (uncredited)
Tracy Chappell ...
Extra (uncredited)
M Charlotte Cheatham ...
Extra (uncredited)
Marian Drey ...
Football fan (uncredited)
Terry L. Harris ...
Hot dog seller (uncredited)
Timothy Hoffman ...
Football Fan (uncredited)
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Fan (uncredited)
Jeremy John's ...
Paramedic (uncredited)
Jamie Jones ...
Waitress (uncredited)
Sara Kenley ...
Blackwater Cheerleader / Janice's Friend (uncredited)
Rick LaCour ...
Road Crew Supervisor (uncredited)
Tiffany Lang ...
Football Fan (uncredited)
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#1 Football Fan (uncredited)
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Football Fan (uncredited)
James Paul ...
Football Patron (uncredited)
Jeffrey Stirl ...
Football fan (uncredited)
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Kelly (uncredited)
Shane Tucker ...
Fight Guy (uncredited)
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Cheerleader (uncredited)

Directed by

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Rod Lurie

Written by

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Rod Lurie ... (screenplay)
 
David Zelag Goodman ... (earlier screenplay) and
Sam Peckinpah ... (earlier screenplay)
 
Gordon Williams ... (novel "The Siege of Trencher's Farm")

Produced by

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Gilbert Dumontet ... executive producer
George Flynn ... associate producer
Marc Frydman ... producer
Beau Marks ... executive producer

Music by

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Larry Groupé

Cinematography by

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Alik Sakharov

Editing by

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Sarah Boyd

Editorial Department

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Roland Eisinger ... digital intermediate film scanner
Trent Johnson ... digital film colorist
Harry Muller ... color timer
Christopher Oakes ... assistant editor
Reza Amidi ... digital intermediate editor (uncredited)
Benjamin Sutor ... on-line editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Sharon Bialy
Sherry Thomas

Production Design by

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Tony Fanning

Art Direction by

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John P. Goldsmith

Set Decoration by

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Kristin Bicksler

Costume Design by

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Lynn Falconer

Makeup Department

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Kimberly Amacker ... key makeup artist
Gloria Belz ... makeup artist
Rose Librizzi ... makeup department head (as Rose Librizzi-Davis)
Chrissy Morris ... makeup artist
Lotus Seki ... key hair stylist
Tommie Strawther ... hair stylist
Gary J. Tunnicliffe ... makeup effects supervisor
Larry Waggoner ... hair department head
Amy Wood ... hair stylist

Production Management

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Valerie Bleth Sharp ... production supervisor
Glenn S. Gainor ... head of physical production
Beau Marks ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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George Bott ... first assistant director: second unit
Benjamin T. Brammeier ... second second assistant director
Mark Anthony Little ... first assistant director
Tommy Martin ... additional second assistant director (as Tom Martin)
Mic Rodgers ... second unit director
James Roque ... second assistant director (as James Roque Jr.)
Paul Uddo ... second second assistant director (as Paul B. Uddo)

Art Department

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Michael Arena ... greens gang boss
Steve Arnold ... set designer
David Keith Broome ... lead greensman
Kathy Brunswick ... construction buyer
Patrick Calabrese ... set dresser
Wade Easley ... assistant property master
Jaime Fernandez ... on-set dresser
Stephen Finders ... assistant property master
Austin Grehan ... scenic artist
Claire Hassig ... scenic/signwriter
Jerry G. Henery ... construction coordinator
Scott Herbertson ... set designer
Mike Herriage ... greensman
Eric Herzog ... props
Jason Glenn Jimes ... paint gang boss
Joey Kent ... set dresser
Steven Kerlagon ... scenic charge
Andree Lago ... scenic foreman
Steve Laks ... construction foreman
Ellen Lampl ... graphic designer
Robert Larriviere ... art department coordinator
Daniel A. Maes ... set dresser
David Myers ... painter
Danny Nick ... set dresser
William Nutt ... on-set greensman
Gordon Lorne Peck Jr. ... on-set painter (as Gordon Peck Jr.)
Jed Pendergrass ... second assistant props (as Jared Pendergrass)
Pavel Pesta ... paint gangboss
Chad Simpson ... paint foreman
Gary Damian Thomas ... storyboard artist (as Gary Thomas)
Andrew Wert ... property master
Randall D. Wilkins ... set designer: pre-visualization
Jim S. Williams ... set dresser
Chris M. Wilson ... carpenter
Eric Wolfe ... construction gangboss
Michael Wynn ... painter
Michael Bergeron ... props (uncredited)
Jessica Navran ... graphic designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Steve C. Aaron ... production sound mixer
Bill W. Benton ... re-recording mixer
Anita Cannella ... foley artist
Mark DeSimone ... adr mixer
Arthur Farkas ... foley supervisor
Marc Glassman ... sound effects editor
Jeremy Grody ... re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Jeff Gross ... foley mixer
Susan Ham ... assistant sound editor
Nicholas James ... dialogue editor (as Nick James)
Trevor Jolly ... sound supervisor
Amy Kane ... foley artist
Chris Main ... boom operator
Dana McCommon ... adr recording
Jan Petrov ... adr recordist
Jason Stevens ... sound negative
Jared Watt ... sound utility
Fred Peck III ... mix technician (uncredited)
John St. Denis ... adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Jason Babin ... special effects technician
Michael H. Clark ... special effects technician
Blake Le Vasseur ... special effects technician
Jack Lynch ... special effects coordinator (as John J. Lynch)
Richard E. Perry ... special effects foreman

Visual Effects by

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Akemi Abe ... digital compositor
Dave Isaac Santos Abuel ... digital compositor
Arthur Argote ... compositor (as Arthor Argote)
Mandy Arnold ... digital restoration artist
Bijay Awale ... visual effects artist
Graeme Baitz ... digital compositor: Zoic Studios
Jeffrey Edward Baksinski ... digital effects supervisor
Suzette Barnett ... compositor
Chris Barsamian ... animator / computer graphics artist
Raoul Bolognini ... visual effects producer
Joey Bonander ... visual effects coordinator
Kristen Branan ... head of production: Zoic Studios
Phillip Broste ... compositor
Chris Christman ... visual effects artist
Andrew G. Cox ... visual effects coordinator
Ravi Deula ... senior paint and rotoscope artist: visual effects
Syd Dutton ... matte painting supervisor
Ristra Fajarwaty ... roto/paint artist
Joel Fletcher ... animator
Paul Ghezzo ... computer graphics supervisor
Adrian Gray ... computer graphics artist
Graham Herbster ... matchmove artist
Shun Imaizumi ... visual effects artist
Travis Wade Ivy ... digital compositor (as Wade Ivy)
Chris John Jones ... compositing supervisor (as Christopher Jones)
Dipesh K.P. ... senior paint artist
Fumi Mashimo ... compositor
Sallyanne Massimini ... computer graphics artist
Jesse Morrow ... visual effects artist
Manesh Nepali ... visual effects artist
Sujeen Nepali ... visual effects artist
Nathan Overstrom ... digital compositor
Rocco Passionino ... visual effects supervisor
Justin Ray ... compositor / compositor: Zoic
Steven Joseph Rogers ... visual effects artist (as Steve Rogers)
Scott Rosekrans ... cg artist
Manoj Shrestha ... visual effects artist
Mark Stetson ... senior visual effects supervisor: Zoic Studios
Larry White ... animator
Eric Withee ... visual effects production coordinator: Zoic Studios
Rob Geddes ... roto artist (uncredited)
Nicholas Lambert ... roto artist (uncredited)
James Pina ... rotoscope artist (uncredited)

Stunts

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Clay Cullen ... stunts
Thirl Haston ... stunt driver
Amber Dawn Landrum ... stunt double: Kate Bosworth
Shawn Patrick Lane ... stunt double: Alexander Skarsgard/Rhys Coiro (as Shawn Lane)
Don Lee ... stunt double
Eric Orr ... stunt performer
Mic Rodgers ... stunt coordinator
Wesley Scott ... stunts
Richard C. Taylor ... stunts
Jermaine Williams ... stunt double
McIver Williams ... stunt double
Courtney Shay Young ... stunt double: Kate Boseworth

Camera and Electrical Department

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Steve Adcock ... camera operator: second unit
Bob Bates ... gaffer
Patrick Bensimmon ... second assistant camera: a camera
Jacob Bynum ... additional second assistant camera
J. Christopher Campbell ... dolly grip: "b" camera (as Christopher Campbell)
Luke Cauthern ... grip
Jeffrey N. Civa ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Oswald Colunga ... rigging electric
Brandon Dauzat ... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Nicholas Davidoff ... additional camera operator
Bryan DeLorenzo ... first assistant additional camera: second unit
Steve Dietl ... still photographer
Larry Dorsey Jr. ... rigging gaffer
David Easley ... grip
John Gregory Edwards ... electrician
Eli Everhard ... lighting technician
Robert Foster ... camera operator / director of photography: second unit
Dan Furst ... video assist operator
Hilton Garrett ... grip
Andre Green ... rigging electric best boy
Tonja Greenfield ... film loader
Brad 'Mo' Gremillion ... rigging best electric
Thirl Haston ... camera car
Richard T. Hoover ... rigging grip
Franklin Jones II ... grip
Ryosuke Kawanaka ... film loader
Eric Leach ... camera operator
Kevin Lippincott ... lighting technician
Tommy Lohmann ... additional camera operator
Scott Luttrell ... electrician / grip: second unit
Bradley Martin ... lighting technician
Jim Mayo ... technocrane operator
Lee McLemore ... best boy grip: second unit
Eric Meisner ... lighting technician: additional
Ray Milazzo ... first assistant camera
Adam Mitchell ... lighting technician
Blake Mitchell ... additional grip
Jamie Moreno ... lighting technician
Robert Morrison ... grip: rigging grip
Brent Swampy Mullins ... lighting technician / rigging grip
Robert Owen ... lighting technician
Joseph Paolucci Jr. ... rigging electrician
Myron Parran ... second assistant camera
Max Patrucco ... rigging grip
Richard Porter ... lighting technician: additional / rigging grip
Juan Rocha ... grip: additional
Mike Satterfield ... best boy rigging grip
Armand J. Saucier ... grip / rigging grip
Kevin Stevenson ... video assist: second unit
Brandon Swain ... lighting technician
Henry Tirl ... camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator
Chris Trosclair ... lighting technician
Tedd Underwood ... best boy electric
Art Villasenor ... technocrane technician
Marvin Wright ... rigging electrician

Casting Department

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Andrei Constantinescu ... extras casting assistant
Jay DeFelice ... extras casting associate
Gohar Gazazyan ... casting assistant
Ryan Glorioso ... location casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Myeshea Baker ... set costumer
Doré Cermak ... additional costumer
Andrée Fortier ... key costumer (as Andree Fortier)
Rachel Greene ... wardrobe supervisor
S. Aimee Helms ... set costumer
Frances Jacques-LeCompte ... seamstress (as Frances LeCompte) / tailor (as Frances LeCompte)
Shannon Jantz ... costumer
Dena Matranga ... key set costumer
Lexi Price ... additional costumer
Susan Thomas ... key costumer
Bunny Walker ... key set costumer (as Rachel A. Walker)

Location Management

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David P Hebert ... assistant location manager
Jeremy N. Hernandez ... location assistant
Kendrick Hudson ... assistant location manager
F. Stanley Pearse Jr. ... location manager
Steven Russell ... location production assistant

Music Department

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Spring Aspers ... music supervisor
Jim Black ... music clearance
Bruno Coon ... music editor
Bruce Donnelly ... orchestrator
Larry Groupé ... orchestrator
Frank Macchia ... orchestrator
Phil McGowan ... score mix assistant
Nick Murray ... composer: Trailer Music
Steven A. Saltzman ... music editor (as Steven Saltzman)
Greg Townley ... scoring mixer

Script and Continuity Department

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Jody Blose ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Jerrin Comeaux ... driver
Dennis W. Cook Jr. ... picture car wrangler
Bart Figueiredo ... driver
Jeffrey Gowing ... transportation
Gerald Hardy ... driver
Russell Hicks ... driver: production van
Gary L. Horton ... driver
David Jennings ... driver
Buddy Pine ... driver: honeywagon
Beverly Reeves ... driver: cast
Ken Smith ... driver
Doug Wilson ... driver
Charlie Wright ... transportation captain
James Yeates ... driver
Christy Zeller ... transportation dispatcher

Additional Crew

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Akemi Abe ... main title
Jason Ament ... stand-in: Mr. Marsden
Barbara Babb ... set production assistant
Mary Bean ... set production assistant
Jennifer Benton ... stand-in
Jeffrey Broome ... set medic
Brandon e Buck ... craft service
Dottie Buck ... craft service
Korey Budd ... production secretary
Jerome Butler ... dialect coach: Mr. Skarsgard
Sarah Carragher ... unit publicist
Grant Case ... photo supplier
Melissa Caudle ... assistant: Mr. Marks / travel coordinator (as Dr. Melissa Caudle)
Ashton Couch ... extras wrangler
Parker Dash ... stand-in: Billy Lush
Lindsey Dean ... accounting clerk
Christopher Dickerson ... production assistant
Trena Edwards ... production assistant
D.R. Farquharson ... project manager: Deluxe Digital Cinema
George Goodwin ... second assistant accountant
Sean Gowrie ... production coordinator
Will Greenfield ... assistant production coordinator
Kurt Greufe ... production accountant
Bo Harris ... production assistant
Letitia Hoaas ... set teacher
Holly Jordan ... key office assistant
Margaret Lancaster ... craft service assistant
Bea Landers ... production assistant
Liz Landers ... key craft service
Jamie Lieberman ... assistant: Glenn S. Gainor
Mokym Major ... stand-in
Christian Malouf ... payroll accountant
Renee Marsella ... production assistant
David Midgen ... titles producer
Ian D. Navran ... production assistant
Slaid Parker ... production assistant
Ashley Gwen Patrick ... set production assistant
Paul Pawlowski ... post-production accountant
Nick Phillips ... production executive
Nancy Piraquive ... production assistant
Johnny Renaudo ... second assistant accountant (as Johnny S. Renaudo II)
Ryan Robison ... office production assistant
Rebecca Rogers ... production assistant
Sarah Soape ... production staff
Jenni Steck ... dialect coach
Tara N. Talley-Brown ... second assistant location manager (as Tara T. Miller)
Michelle Tonjes ... assistant: Ms. Bosworth (as Michelle Tonjes Lott)
Matt Varosky ... assistant: Mr. Frydman
Darius Wadia ... assistant: Mr. Lurie
Jennifer Williamson ... set production assistant
Courtney Shay Young ... stand-in: kate boseworth
Daulton Brewer ... stand-in: drew powell (uncredited)

Thanks

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Alessandra Carlino ... special thanks (as Alessa Carlino)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Screenwriter David Sumner and his wife Amy travel in his Jaguar to her hometown, Blackwater, Mississippi. Amy's father has died and David intends to write his Stalingrad screenplay in the house. He hires contractor Charlie and his team to repair the barn roof. Amy used to be Charlie's sweetheart and he and his crew show her no respect now. Charlie invites David to hunt deer with him and his crew, but they leave David alone in the woods and rape Amy--who doesn't tell David about it. When drunken coach Tom Heddon calls Charlie and his friends to hunt down slow Jeremy Niles, who likes his daughter, David decides to protect not only Jeremy, but also Amy and her honor. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Taglines Everyone Has a Breaking Point See more »
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Also Known As
  • Chiens de paille (France)
  • Straw Dogs - Wer Gewalt sät (Germany)
  • Perros de paja (Straw Dogs) (Spain)
  • Cani di paglia (Italy)
  • Perros de paja (Argentina)
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Runtime
  • 110 min
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Box Office

Budget $25,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $5,123,760, 18 Sep 2011

Did You Know?

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Trivia The film, a remake of the controversially violent 1971 movie, is considered fairly faithful to Sam Peckinpah's original, though the location has been moved from Cornwall, England to the U.S. Mississippi Gulf Coast, and the hero's profession has been changed from mathematician to screenwriter. See more »
Goofs After the fake hunt, the Sheriff asks David if his rifle is registered. In Mississippi, where the film is set, there is no state licensing or registration requirements for long guns. See more »
Movie Connections Features Born Yesterday (1950). See more »
Soundtracks Take Me Home Tonight See more »
Quotes David Sumner: Hey Charlie, there is something in the Bible I do believe.
Charlie: Whats that, sir.
David Sumner: "Thou shall not covet thy neighbor's wife."
Charlie: I believe in that, too. But what happens when thy neighbor's wife covets you?
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