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:

A terrifying evil is about to be unleashed

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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 original script had a bunch of one-liners made by the Scarecrow that were eventually removed when director Jeff Burr became involved with the project.

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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

Decent Horror Film

Night of the Scarecrow (1995)

** (out of 4)

A young woman (Elizabeth Barondes) returns home to learn that her family is about to sell their corn fields so that a mall can take its place. The woman is against this idea and especially after an evil warlock takes control of a scarecrow and starts to kill her family. NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW has a pretty good idea for a movie but the screenplay ends up not doing too much with it and in the end we've pretty much just got your standard slasher film with a few memorable death scenes but nothing else. All of the characters are pretty much bland and that includes the leads who simply never bring much energy to their roles. Most of the supporting players are forgettable as well with the exception of Bruce Glover who plays a preacher with a big mouth. The make up effects for the most part are pretty good and we do get a couple fairly interesting death scenes. A few people are pretty much stitched up or turned into scarecrows and these scenes look very good as does another one where a woman gives birth to one. The look of the scarecrow was quite good so it's a shame more wasn't done for him. The entire subplot about the warlock never really added anything to the picture so a straight revenge tale probably would have been better. Still, horror fans into the scarecrow sub-genre will find the monsters good enough to give it a view but there are certainly better films out there.