Scarecrow (1973)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Jerry Schatzberg

Writer:

Garry Michael White (writer)

Release Date:

31 August 1973 (Finland)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

The road leads itself to somewhere.

Plot:

Max is an ex-con who's been saving money to open a car wash in Pittsburgh. Lionel is a sailor who's...

Plot Keywords:

Car Wash | Ex Convict | Savings | Skid Row | Sailor

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

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

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1973) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1977) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Warner Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)

Runtime:

112 min | Australia:108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Netherlands:12 (original rating) | UK:18 (video) | UK:X (original rating) | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Canon City, Colorado, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Gene Hackman has stated that his performance in Scarecrow (1973) is his personal favorite.

Quotes:

Lion: [First lines] Hi,how you doin'

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Lumet: Film Maker (1975)

Two of the greats

I saw Scarecrow when it originally came out in 1973. Like so many movies of that era (late 60's - early 70's) it didn't have the requisite "happy ending" that Hollywood force feeds us today. Instead, we're presented with the desolate lives of two drifters searching for redemption at their respective destinations of Pittsburg and Detroit. Hackman and Pacino are at their best here, providing the same type of brilliant acting and on-screen presence that Voight and Hoffman gave us in Midnight Cowboy (1969). In fact I've always thought these two movies would make for a great "compare and contrast" assignment in a Theatre Arts class.

Hackman has been quoted as saying that this was his favorite role. No argument here, it's my favorite too. Thanks Gene. You too Al.