Movie
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1981-10-24
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genres
- Horror, TV Movie
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Wizan Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- James Tartan as Mr. Williams
- Ed Call as Defense Attorney
Crew
- Frank De Felitta - Director
- Butler Handcock - Story
- J.D. Feigelson - Story
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