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" I was just nine years old when 'Straw Dogs' came out, so I can't really speak to the women of the time, but I can tell you that the women of 2011 are not put-upon, and they're not victims. "

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Rod Lurie

Trying

Park

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" I really like iconoclastic casting. I really do. "

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Really

Iconoclastic

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