But the gore is always welcome and here its fairly gory. The outlaw 70s cinema masterpiece scarecrow 1973 features gene hackman and al pacino as two losers whose adventures and drunken brawling lead to friendship and ultimate tragedy. Scarecrow 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Dark night of the scarecrow 1981 madefortv film, starring charles durning, about a dimwitted. Pacinos first film after his triumph in the godfather 1972, and hackmans followup to the poseidon adventure 1972 and his oscar for the french connection 1971, scarecrow won the 1973 palme dor at the cannes film festival, but the two stars were not enough to make it a hit. The scarecrow is a 1982 new zealand film, also known as klynham summer in america. They meet on the road in california and agree to become partners in a business, once they reach. An adventure movie about two hitchhikers crossing the rust belt of the united states. This excellent movie has been overlooked for too long. They meet friends, foes and other interesting characters along the way. The scarecrow of romney marsh a 1963 walt disney film also shown as three episodes of walt disneys wonderful world of color, featuring a theme song titled scarecrow. Add to the principle purpose of the movie like in al pacinos dog day afternoon, the promoting of homosexuality, and most likely why it was that the movie was so well received at the 1973 cannes film festival, scarecrow is a period movie post hippy days like the directors other movie the panic in needle park, that attempted via a pair of. Max gene hackman, a shorttempered exconvict, and lion al pacino, a childlike ex.
Scarecrow 1973 film jump to navigation jump to search. Scarecrow won the 1973 palme dor at the cannes film festival, but the two stars. Now fast friends, excon max gene hackman and exsailor francis al pacino, who max prefers to call lionel, rumble into las vegas and briefly find work, in jerry schatzbergs scarecrow, 1973, from garry michael whites original screenplay. Posted on april 25, 2014, in movie quote of the day and tagged 1973, al pacino, garry michael white, gene hackman, jerry schatzberg, scarecrow. Not to be confused with the batman villain, the wizard of oz character, the 1983 soviet film scarecrow, the 1973 movie scarecrow starring gene hackman and al pacino, the 2000 film by warner bros. Somewhat forgotten among its stars betterknown works during the 1970s, jerry schatzbergs scarecrow 1973 features gene hackman and al pacino in standout leading performances that carry this minor but emotionally moving production. The road leads itself to somewhere the story revolves around the odd relationship between two vagabonds. Director jerry schatzberg was a former magazine photographer, and he and zsigmond obviously took great pains in creating the look of. Scarecrow just out of jail after serving time on an assault rap, max gene hackman is headed for pittsburgh to open a deluxe car wash. The film was a directtovideo release, as well as its predecessor, and its 2004 sequel scarecrow gone wild. Even so, their nuanced performances enhance this moody study of. Annies house exteriors and phone booth on caniff ave at lumpkin st.
If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical. The scarecrow itself wasnt as scary as batman begins scarecrow. Back from five years at sea, lion al pacino wants to hit detroit and visit the child hes never seen. There you have it, two unmissable box sets this week. Po zanru je drama, a protagonisti, koje tumace gene hackman i al pacino, su dvojica skitnica temperamentni bivsi robijas max i infantilni bivsi mornar lion. With gene hackman, al pacino, dorothy tristan, ann wedgeworth. Pacinos first film after his triumph in the godfather 1972, and hackmans followup to the poseidon adventure 1972 and his oscar for the french connection 1971, scarecrow won the 1973 palme. Scarecrow doesnt quite make it on either count, but it is a wellacted movie and for long stretches were hoping it will work. Gurkan kilicaslan turkish kino russian michaeldvd region4 steve crawford movie house commentary. Its a small film peppered with big moments, and ones that threaten to get lost in the shuffle as its two main characters shuffle recklessly toward a shared. In 124 lists, 1,271 checks, 99 favorites, 7 dislikes. Cast and crew credits for scarecrow, 1973, directed by jerry schatzberg, with gene hackman, al pacino, dorothy tristan, at turner classic movies.
The hireling and jerry schatzbergs rambling road movie scarecrow. Jerry schatzbergs film embraces sprawl of both the narrative and. Scarecrow slayer is a 2003 american directtovideo slasher film produced by the asylum. Drama roadmovie film geregisseerd door jerry schatzberg. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Hackman is max, a quicktempered fellow just out of prison after serving six years of assault, and al pacino is the gentle jester francis, a sailor. Wikiproject film rated startclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Rape and murder, as the rolling stones prophesized, were just a. At only 82 minutes the film seemed to last an eternity. After gaining a cult following, schatzberg had seth cohen write a sequel, with a screenplay completed by 20. Watch out for a brief glimpse of eileen brennans rack as she gets wrestled out of her top. Scarecrow 1973 a mixture of midnight cowboy and of mice and men is how gene hackman described scarecrow 1973, a meandering road movie about two misfit drifters who meet up on a stretch of country highway winding through northern california. The story revolves around the relationship between two vagabonds. Miller 1971, deliverance 1972, and the long goodbye 1973.
Max milian gene hackman, a shorttempered exconvict, and francis lionel lion delbuchi al pacino, a childlike exsailor. This article uses the film scarecrow 1973 to discuss hollywood. One night a girl is slain in the woods of a small town, two teenagers, sam and les, inadvertently cross the killers path while robbing the hens of. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. As for the rest, dont forget to check out the following. Gene hackman and al pacino in 1973 road movie scarecrow. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. The 1973 existentialist flick gets a rerelease, featuring pacino and hackman as two drifters who partner up to head east together. Trailer for jerry schatzbergs film starring gene hackman,al pacino,dorothy tristan,ann wedgeworth,richard lynch,eileen brennan,penelope allen,richard hackma. Max, an excon drifter with a penchant for brawling is amused by lion, a homeless exsailor, and they partner up as they head east together. They end up getting doublecrossed by one of their own, who parachutes out of the plane with the money. It was directed by sam pillsbury based on the 1963 horror novel by new zealand author ronald hugh morrieson.