Rent Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)
3.4 of 5 from 63 ratings
1h 37min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- When young Marylee Williams (Tonya Crowe) is found viciously mauled, all hell breaks loose in her small town. Officious postmaster Otis P. Hazelrigg (Charles Durning) leads a gang of bigots in pursuit of the suspect: her mentally challenged friend Bubba Ritter (Larry Drake). Finding him hiding inside a scarecrow, they exact brutal mob "justice"...only to discover a tragic mistake! Now a strange apparition stalks the land seeking each of them out, as the legend of the scarecrow begins.
- Actors:
- Charles Durning, Robert F. Lyons, Claude Earl Jones, Lane Smith, Tonya Crowe, Larry Drake, Jocelyn Brando, Tom Taylor, Richard McKenzie, Ivy Jones, James Tartan, Ed Call, Alice Nunn, John Steadman, Dave Adams
- Directors:
- Frank de Felitta
- Producers:
- Bobbi Frank
- Writers:
- J.D. Feigelson, Butler Handcock
- Studio:
- Rockstone Films
- Genres:
- Classics, Horror
- Collections:
- Films That Go Bump in the Night: All Hallows' Eve, Horror
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 24/03/2025
- Run Time:
- 97 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentary by The Hysteria Continues and Amanda Reyes
- Audio commentary with film historians Robert Kelly and Amanda Reyes, hosted by Heath Holland
- Audio Commentary with director Frank De Felitta and writer J.D. Feigelson
- Soaring Crows - Robert F. Lyons on 'Dark Night of the Scarecrows'
- Bubba Didn't Do It - 30 Years of the Scarecrow
- CBS World Premiere Promo
- CBS Network Re-Broadcast
- Cast Reunion Q&A
- Behind the Scenes Photo Gallery
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Reviews (1) of Dark Night of the Scarecrow
Highly underrated - Dark Night of the Scarecrow review by NP
A genuinely creepy and skilfully assembled minor classic that deserves to be much better known. Easily one of the most underrated horror movies of the 1980s. Durning is perfectly cast as the embodiment of petty, small-town malice.
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