But when they let two innocent-looking and seemingly polite young men inside (both donning A Clockwork Orange white wardrobe), little do they know their lives will be changed forever. In the film we meet Anna (Susanne Lothar) and Georg (Ulrich Mühe) who together with their young son are spending a holiday away in a countryside cabin. Revered Austrian director Michael Haneke created one of the most horrifying home invasion films of all time with his 1997 film Funny Games. In 2011 Rod Lurie directed a remake with James Marsden and Kate Bosworth as the Sumners and Alexander Skarsgård as Charlie, one of their vicious tormentors.įor a white-knuckle thrill ride that continues to court controversy, look no further than Peckinpah’s terrifying classic.
What seems at first like an idyllic retreat and a chance to fix their strained marriage, soon turns nasty as they suffer vicious harassment from the locals, including Amy’s ex-boyfriend.Īs tensions rise, Straw Dogs turns into a bloody battle of violence and abuse, as David does everything he can to protect his home from the local invaders.
The story begins when David Sumner (Hoffman) and his wife Amy (Susan George) move to an isolated house in rural England. Williams’ 1969 novel, The Siege of Trencher’s Farm, home invasion classic Straw Dogs is directed by The Wild Bunch (1969) director Sam Peckinpah and stars screen-icon Dustin Hoffman.įirst released almost 50 years ago, Straw Dogs caused controversy for its brutality, violence and rape scenes, which were subject to censorship. Screen action veteran Bruce Willis ( Die Hard Franchise) and Chad Michael Murray ( Agent Carter, Riverdale) star as an estranged father and son who must team up against two violent, home-invading criminals in the gripping and action-packed new thriller Survive the Night.
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We take a look at five of the most tense home invasion movies to celebrate the release of Survive the Night on Digital Download 20th July and DVD 27th July.