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.
- 6.5
- 1981
- Released
- 1h 37m
Charles Durning
Otis P. Hazelrigg
Larry Drake
Bubba Ritter
Robert F. Lyons
Skeeter Norris
Claude Earl Jones
Philby
Lane Smith
Harless Hocker
Tonya Crowe
Marylee Williams
Jocelyn Brando
Mrs. Ritter
Tom Taylor
D.A. Sam Willock
Richard McKenzie
Judge Henry
Ivy Jones
Mrs. WillamsJames Tartan
Mr. WilliamsEd Call
Defense Attorney
Alice Nunn
Mrs. Bunch
John Steadman
Mr. Loomis
Dave Adams
Deputy
Ivy Bethune
Mrs. HockerDennis Robertson
RayJetta Scelza
Mrs. WhimberlyModi Frank
Waitress
Released
en
- #mentally disabled
- #grave
- #scarecrow
- #cover-up
- #revenge
- #murder
- #execution
- #dog
- #farmer
- #pitchfork
- #mentally handicapped man
- #lynch mob
- #killer scarecrow
Reviews
_**Of Scarecrows and Men**_ Something horrible happens in a rural community and four yokels are haunted by their part in the tragic event. Their torment increases when mysterious things start occurring. Charles Durning stars as the lead hick, a mailman, while Larry Drake plays the mentally challenged Bubba. Jocelyn Brando is on hand as his mother. "Dark Night of the Scarecrow" (1981) is a t
Bubba Didn’t Do it… Dark Night of the Scarecrow is directed by Frank De Felitta and written by J.D. Feigelson and Butler Handcock. It stars Charles Durning, Larry Drake, Tonya Crowe, Jocelyn Brando, Lane Smith and Claude Earl Jones. Music is by Glenn Paxton and cinematography by Vincent Martinelli. Small town Americana and Bubba Ritter (Drake), a friendly but mentally challenged man, is fals