Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)

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The Original Classic

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.

• Released: 1981-10-24
• Genres: Horror, TV Movie
• Runtime: 1h 37m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 205 votes

Directed by Frank De Felitta.

Top cast

• Charles Durning as Otis P. Hazelrigg
• Larry Drake as Bubba Ritter
• Robert F. Lyons as Skeeter Norris
• Claude Earl Jones as Philby
• Lane Smith as Harless Hocker
• Tonya Crowe as Marylee Williams
• Jocelyn Brando as Mrs. Ritter
• Tom Taylor as D.A. Sam Willock
• Richard McKenzie as Judge Henry
• Ivy Jones as Mrs. Willams

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Dark Night of the Scarecrow

• United States: stream on Philo, Night Flight Plus, Eternal Family, IndiePix Unlimited Amazon Channel, Bloodstream, Cineverse Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, FlixHouse, Darkroom, Fawesome, Bloodstream, YOW.tv, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV, YouTube Free, Filmzie, Midnight Pulp, Xumo Play, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Bloodstream; buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Bloodstream; watch free on Bloodstream, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Filmzie, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Bloodstream; buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• India: stream on Bloodstream; watch free on Bloodstream, Filmzie; rent on Bloodstream
• Canada: stream on Bloodstream; watch free on Bloodstream, Tubi TV, Filmzie, Midnight Pulp; rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Bloodstream; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Bloodstream; watch free on Bloodstream, Tubi TV, Filmzie; rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Bloodstream; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube

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