Dark Night of the Scarecrow

Dark Night of the Scarecrow

Dark Night of the Scarecrow

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Dark Night of the Scarecrow

"The Original Classic"

1981

1h 37m

6.5(185 votes)

Horror

TV Movie

Overview

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.

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20 members

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Charles Durning

Otis P. Hazelrigg

Charles Durning

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Larry Drake

Bubba Ritter

Larry Drake

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Robert F. Lyons

Skeeter Norris

Robert F. Lyons

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Claude Earl Jones

Philby

Claude Earl Jones

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Lane Smith

Harless Hocker

Lane Smith

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Tonya Crowe

Marylee Williams

Tonya Crowe

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Jocelyn Brando

Mrs. Ritter

Jocelyn Brando

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Tom Taylor

D.A. Sam Willock

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Richard McKenzie

Judge Henry

Richard McKenzie

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Ivy Jones

Mrs. Willams

Ivy Jones

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James Tartan

Mr. Williams

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Ed Call

Defense Attorney

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Alice Nunn

Mrs. Bunch

Alice Nunn

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John Steadman

Mr. Loomis

John Steadman

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Dave Adams

Deputy

Dave Adams

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Ivy Bethune

Mrs. Hocker

Ivy Bethune

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Dennis Robertson

Ray

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Jetta Scelza

Mrs. Whimberly

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Modi Frank

Waitress

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Production

Robert J. Koster

The Scarecrow (uncredited)

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