Night of the Scarecrow (1995)

A group of drunk teenagers accidently set free the spirit of a warlock, which possesses a scarecrow. The scarecrow goes on a bloody rampage killing the descendents of the men who had killed... See full summary »

Director:

Jeff Burr

Writers:

Reed Steiner, Dan Mazur

Stars:

Elizabeth Barondes, John Mese, Stephen Root

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Elizabeth Barondes	...	Claire
John Mese	...	Dillon
Stephen Root	...	Frank
Bruce Glover	...	Thaddeus
Dirk Blocker	...	George
Howard Swain	...	The Scarecrow
Gary Lockwood	...	William
John Hawkes	...	Danny
William Joseph Barker	...	Kyle
Martine Beswick	...	Barbara
Cristi Harris	...	Stephanie
Cynthia Merrill	...	Lorraine
Robert Harvey	...	Ben (as Bob Harvey)
Robin Bernardi	...	Fountain Girl
Duane Whitaker	...	Deputy #1

Storyline

A group of drunk teenagers accidently set free the spirit of a warlock, which possesses a scarecrow. The scarecrow goes on a bloody rampage killing the descendents of the men who had killed the warlock a century before. A newcomer and the daughter of the mayor try to stop it before it is too late and the warlock can reincarnate...

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Plot Keywords:

warlock | scarecrow | female nudity | animate doll | killer scarecrow | 

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Taglines:

Terror has come home to harvest

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 January 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Der Pakt mit dem Dämon

Filming Locations:

Hanford, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Republic Pictures (II), Steve White Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The script was written in 1990, but wound up languishing on a shelf for three years after the studio it was originally written for went out of business.

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Goofs

The cop shoots his six shooters nine times when he's in the attic.

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Connections

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

User Reviews

Enjoyable to watch once

Decent horror movie about a warlock who terrorizes a town through the body of a scarecrow. It's never boring and the acting and special effects are fairly polished, but the movie suffers from one too many stupid scenes near the end. It also takes a while to explain what exactly is going on, but overall it was enjoyable enough. 4 out of 10.