Movie
Where to Watch Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981) in the US
- 1981
- TV-14
- 1h 36m
- 6.7IMDb
- 63%Rotten Tomatoes
Dark Night of the Scarecrow is available with a subscription, free with ads, free with a participating library card, free, or to rent in the United States.
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What it's about
In a small country town, developmentally-disabled Bubba Ritter has the mentality of a child and is the best friend of a young local girl. When the girl trespasses into the yard of a house and is attacked by a vicious dog, Bubba saves her but is wrongly accused of killing her by her mother. The postman, Otis P. Hazelrigg, who has a virulent hatred of Bubba, recruits three other vigilante friends of his and after tracking him to an empty cornfield (where he had been hiding in plain view disguised as a scarecrow) the four execute the unarmed Bubba. After learning that Bubba was in fact innocent of attacking the girl, Hazelrigg makes it look as though Bubba had intended to attack them. The four men are brought to trial, but are declared not guilty and are are immediately released. However, justice comes from beyond the grave, and after being mysteriously visited by the vision of a scarecrow, they are mysteriously killed one by one. leaving Hazelrigg (who is desperately trying to figure out who is behind the killings) to the very last.
Cast and crew
- Director
- Frank De Felitta
- Writer
- J.D. Feigelson, Butler Handcock
- Starring
- Charles Durning, Robert F. Lyons, Claude Earl Jones
Details
- Release date
- Oct 24, 1981
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
Where to Watch Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981) in the US — common questions
- Where to watch Dark Night of the Scarecrow in the United States?
- Dark Night of the Scarecrow is available with a subscription, free with ads, free with a participating library card, free, or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on Bloodstream (HD), Eternal Family (HD), IndiePix Unlimited (HD), Night Flight Plus (HD), and Philo (HD). Watch the movie free with ads on Fandango at Home (HD), Filmzie (HD), Free Movies Plus, Midnight Pulp (HD), Pluto TV, The Roku Channel (HD), Tubi TV, Xumo Play (HD), and YouTube (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Fawesome (HD), FlixHouse (HD), Kanopy (HD), and YOW.tv (HD). Watch the movie free on Bloodstream (HD) and Darkroom (HD). Rent the movie on Bloodstream, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I stream Dark Night of the Scarecrow or do I have to rent it in the United States?
- Watch the movie with a subscription on Bloodstream (HD), Eternal Family (HD), IndiePix Unlimited (HD), Night Flight Plus (HD), and Philo (HD). Rent the movie on Bloodstream, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I watch Dark Night of the Scarecrow for free in the United States?
- Watch the movie free with ads on Fandango at Home (HD), Filmzie (HD), Free Movies Plus, Midnight Pulp (HD), Pluto TV, The Roku Channel (HD), Tubi TV, Xumo Play (HD), and YouTube (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Fawesome (HD), FlixHouse (HD), Kanopy (HD), and YOW.tv (HD). Watch the movie free on Bloodstream (HD) and Darkroom (HD).
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