Anyone remember the original with Dustin Hoffman from the early 70's? It was about a geeky guy with a hot wife who the bad guys go after. I remember he ultimately defended his wife and home with some nasty shotgun action. Searched for some clips on YouTube, but could not find any, probably due to the extreme violence. Saw a trailer for the re-make. Looks like it's pretty close to the original.

 

Just found a clip. Warning: It's pretty violent, probably R rated.

Looks like my memory failed me (once again). The BG's were the ones with the shotguns.

Interesting take on home defense. The guy would have been arrested in NJ!

Edited September 1, 201115 yr by Old Glock guy

Edited due to the OP finding the same clip

http://www.fandango.com/strawdogs_18801/movieoverview

 

http://collider.com/straw-dogs-movie-clips/112453/

Thanks bulpup. Yeah, I went back to take another look on YouTube (I had looked there awhile back), and edited my original post to include that clip; but you were too quick for me.

I've been following this remake for awhile now. From what I've heard, they didn't pull any punches this go-around either, including the scenes that are quite uncomfortable (for those who are familiar with the original). Hopefully they do it right.

 

With that said, gosh, I'm tired of remakes. Or book adaptations. Or the myriad of sequels.