STRAW DOGS: Official Thread

[Almar@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Pete

Just remembered I had this STRAW DOGS paperback which was published by Redemption back in the 90's.

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Days indeed when Redemption really opened my eyes to some great films. I remember the battle I'd have trying to decide which title to buy next when I went to Tower (a great store!) - at a good 12.99 if not more I had to collect them slowly...

[platostotal]

Originally Posted by Almar@Cult Labs

Days indeed when Redemption really opened my eyes to some great films. I remember the battle I'd have trying to decide which title to buy next when I went to Tower (a great store!) - at a good 12.99 if not more I had to collect them slowly...

Their VHS covers stood out on the shelves, even side on. Would always scan the shelves for the red on white spines.

[Pete]

It's funny, while I can remember Vipco and everyone else, I don't recall ever seeing any Redemption tapes in the shops when I was a kid.

[Sam@Cult Labs]

We've just published an article by the author of an upcoming book about Straw Dogs - Stevie Simkin - on the Official fanhub:

"Straw Dogs has been freely available on DVD in the UK for about ten years now. In a future blog, I will offer some thoughts on the BBFC’s struggle to maintain its ban on the film from the mid-1980s to the beginning of the new millennium. Today, I will talk a little about the different versions I have encountered over the past twenty-five years or so"

READ MORE HERE

[Sam@Cult Labs]

Another blog by author Stevie Simkim:

SAM PECKIPAH AND... HAROLD PINTER?

[Wes]

Originally Posted by Pete

Just remembered I had this STRAW DOGS paperback which was published by Redemption back in the 90's.

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I'm glad they changed the title... I love "Straw Dogs"

[Sam@Cult Labs]

Straw Dogs in out today on UK DVD and Bluray:

OUT NOW! - Straw Dogs Official UK Hubsite - Cult Laboratories

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Almar@Cult Labs

Days indeed when Redemption really opened my eyes to some great films. I remember the battle I'd have trying to decide which title to buy next when I went to Tower (a great store!) - at a good 12.99 if not more I had to collect them slowly...

Tower-a store I miss with a passion,be it Redemption,Terror Vision or Vipco they were the dogs!

[Paul@TheOverlook]

They were blood expensive, mind!

My mate and I used to buy import LaserDiscs from the the stores in London (mostly Picadilly Circus) and they were at least s third more expensive than an other shop we found later on.

[Almar@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Paul@Lovelockandload

They were blood expensive, mind!

My mate and I used to buy import LaserDiscs from the the stores in London (mostly Picadilly Circus) and they were at least s third more expensive than an other shop we found later on.

It's true - they weren't competitive on price but then I can see that's what you were paying for - range and some cool staff. The web was far clunkier in the 90s so a good store like Tower meant you could explore the import mags, discover titles you'd never heard of but certainly it was impossible to imagine owning all the Redemption or Vipco titles - you'd browse and browse and then carefully select one. As for the laser discs - yes gods - that was like some impossible world!