Dark Night of the Scarecrow
1981 · Movie · NR · 96 min · ★ 6.5
After finding young Marylee Williams mauled viciously, bigots pursue as a suspect her intellectually disabled friend Bubba Ritter.
Also known as La Nuit de L'épouvantail
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Details
- Years
- 1981
- Release date
- 1981-10-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 96 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (194 votes)
Themes
- mentally disabled
- grave
- scarecrow
- cover-up
- revenge
- murder
- execution
- dog
- farmer
- pitchfork
- mentally handicapped man
- lynch mob
- +1 more
Cast & crew
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
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Tom Taylor
as D.A. Sam Willock
Richard McKenzie
as Judge Henry
Ivy Jones
as Mrs. Willams
Directed by Frank De Felitta