T.P. McKenna
Straw Dogs
(1971)
David Zelag Goodman (screenplay), Sam Peckinpah (screenplay), Gordon Williams (novel)
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win.
Upon moving to Britain to get away from American violence, astrophysicist David Sumner and his wife Amy are bullied and taken advantage of by the locals hired to do construction. When David finally takes a stand it escalates quickly into a bloody battle as the locals assault his house.