

Dark Night of the Scarecrow(1981)
"The Original Classic"
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.
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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. Willams
James Tartan
Mr. Williams
Ed Call
Defense Attorney

Alice Nunn
Mrs. Bunch

John Steadman
Mr. Loomis

Dave Adams
Deputy

Ivy Bethune
Mrs. Hocker
Dennis Robertson
Ray
Jetta Scelza
Mrs. Whimberly
Modi Frank
Waitress
Robert J. Koster
The Scarecrow (uncredited)
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