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| Gene Hackman | ... | Max Millan | |
| Al Pacino | ... | Francis Lionel 'Lion' Delbuchi | |
| Dorothy Tristan | ... | Coley | |
| Ann Wedgeworth | ... | Frenchy | |
| Richard Lynch | ... | Jack Riley | |
| Eileen Brennan | ... | Darlene | |
| Penelope Allen | ... | Annie Gleason | |
| Richard Hackman | ... | Mickey Grenwood | |
| Al Cingolani | ... | Skipper | |
| Rutanya Alda | ... | Woman in Camper | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Charles Noel | ... | Doctor (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Jerry Schatzberg | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Garry Michael White | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Robert M. Sherman | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Fred Myrow | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Vilmos Zsigmond | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Evan A. Lottman | (as Evan Lottman) | ||
Production Design by | |||
| Albert Brenner | (as Al Brenner) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Jo Ynocencio | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Frank Griffin | .... | makeup artist | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Charles Bonniwell | .... | second assistant director | |
| Paul J. Crossey | .... | dga trainee | |
| Tom Shaw | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Edward Beyer | .... | sound editor | |
| Victor Goode | .... | sound | |
| Arthur Piantadosi | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Robert M. Reitano | .... | sound editor | |
| Barry Thomas | .... | sound | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Candy Flanagin | .... | special effects | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| James O. Blair | .... | gaffer | |
| Jim Buchanan | .... | best boy | |
| Tom May | .... | key grip | |
| Sven Walnum | .... | camera operator | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Kate Hirson | .... | assistant editor | |
| Michael Jacobi | .... | assistant editor | |
| Craig McKay | .... | associate editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Dan Wallin | .... | score mixer | |
Other crew | |||
| Anthony Goldschmidt | .... | title designer | |
| Betty A. Griffin | .... | script supervisor | |
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This is a forgotten classic from the 1970s and a film which few will find on the list of great films made by Al Pacino and Gene Hackman, although it is close to both actors' best work. As with most road films there is very little plot but what plot there is concerns two drifters (Pacino and Hackman), who meet while trying to hitchhike and, after quickly bonding, decide to become partners in a car wash.
They are both very different characters with Hackman dominating as Max, an irritable tough guy, and Pacino, for once underplaying, in the lesser role of Lionel. Although Hackman can play hard-nut characters in his sleep, the role of Max offers him more range than he often gets. This comes mainly through the quirky aspects of his character, such as his obsession with having to wear several layers of clothing, and also in the more tender and comical scenes.
Despite a running time of nearly two hours the film never drags, unlike many road movies, and this is largely due to the performances, especially that of Hackman. There is also another excellent sinister turn from Richard Lynch, a token 1970s villain, who befriends Lionel (Pacino) after he and Max (Hackman) have been sent to prison.
If there is one aspect which lets the film down it's the ending. "Scarecrow" is one of those films in which very little happens and thus it is tagged with an unnecessarily dramatic ending, which is pure Hollywood schmaltz. It would have benefited far more if the film-makers had simply ended the film where it began, rather than struggling with the choice of an overly happy or sad conclusion (I won't tell you which).