Dark Night of the Scarecrow

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Dark Night of the Scarecrow

1981,

1h 40m,

Horror

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Small-town vigilantes led by the mailman (Charles Durning) do not get away with killing a local simpleton.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Sep 14, 2024

3/4

What’s impressive is that Dark Night of the Scarecrow was a TV movie, meaning it had far more restrictions on content than had it been a theatrical release. It didn’t matter, as this one delivers the goods.

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Josh Goller

Spectrum Culture

Oct 5, 2023

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Heather Wixson

Dread Central

Oct 12, 2011

4.5/5

A haunting story coupled with engaging performances by all cast members, I feel like I just won the horror lottery by discovering this gem; and it's a movie I look forward to revisiting many, many times in the future.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Oct 15, 2010

It may seem old fashioned today, but this very quality makes it surprisingly effective.

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

Sep 27, 2010

5/10

It's not a bloody-gory film, mind you; it is, after all, a TV production. Yet it does imply a lot of grisly goings on.

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Sep 29, 2005

3/5

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Albus R

Oct 25, 2018

Very good classic scary movie

Finn G

Oct 9, 2017

Dark Night of the Scarecrow is probably one of the scariest and best made-for-TV movies ever made. Back when made-for-TV movies were as important as theatrical productions. The acting is excellent, especially Charles Durning as the evil, drinking, pedophile bigot who terrorizes Bubba and his mother. Jocelyn Brando is also good as Bubba's mother, Mrs. Ritter. Some scenes are a bit silly, and Larry Drake lays it on thick as Bubba, but this film scared me to death as a child, and it still works as a very creepy, gothic-feeling movie about justice over evil. In a neat twist, the scarecrow does not represent the evil in this film. The redneck townsfolk do. The redneck, small town and small-minded hicks hate and terrorize Bubba, who in their mind they hate because they believe he is a "blight," is actually just different from them, and they fear and are confused by him. Justice is bound to come to people who hate and persecute a simple-minded, emotionally retarded man. Something about this film feels more poignant than ever these days.

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Hagrid G

May 24, 2017

I saw this on TV in 81. It was made for TV, but good enough to be in theaters. I was born in 73, the nightmares ...great.

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Frank De Felitta

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Synopsis

Small-town vigilantes led by the mailman (Charles Durning) do not get away with killing a local simpleton.

Director: Frank De Felitta
Producer: Bobbi Frank
Screenwriter: J.D. Feigelson
Production Co: Wizan Productions
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 8, 2016
Runtime: 1h 40m

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