Dark Night of the Scarecrow
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65% Critic Match

Dark Night of the Scarecrow

The Original Classic

6.5 / 10 1981 1h 37mNR English
HorrorTV Movie

Storyline

Bubba, an intellectually disabled man, is falsely accused of attacking a young girl. Disguised as a scarecrow, he hides in a cornfield, only to be hunted down and shot by four vigilante men. After they are acquitted due to lack of evidence, the men find themselves being stalked one by one.

Cast & Crew

Charles Durning

Charles Durning

Otis P. Hazelrigg

Lead
Larry Drake

Larry Drake

Bubba Ritter

Robert F. Lyons

Robert F. Lyons

Skeeter Norris

Claude Earl Jones

Claude Earl Jones

Philby

Lane Smith

Lane Smith

Harless Hocker

Tonya Crowe

Tonya Crowe

Marylee Williams

Jocelyn Brando

Jocelyn Brando

Mrs. Ritter

TT

Tom Taylor

D.A. Sam Willock

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Frank De Felitta's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Dark Night of the Scarecrow is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker