The Scarecrow (1982)
The same night as a girl is slain in the woods, the teenagers Sam and Les are robbed of all of their hard earned hens. In the quest for their hens they cross the murderer's path.
- Date of release
- 1982-04-30
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (10)
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Director
- Sam Pillsbury
Casting
- Jono Smith — Ned Poindexter
- Tracy Mann — Prudence Poindexter
- Daniel McLaren — Les Wilson
- John Carradine — Hubert Salter
- Bruce Allpress — Uncle Athol
- Philip Holder — Constable Ramsbottom
- Stephen Taylor — Herbert Poindexter
- Desmond Kelly — Mr. Poindexter
- Anne Flannery — Mrs. Poindexter
- Denise O'Connell — Angela Potroz
- Jonathan Hardy — Charlie Dabney
- Martyn Sanderson — Ned as Adult (voice)
Interesting facts
The Scarecrow is a 1982 New Zealand film, also known as Klynham Summer in America. It was directed by Sam Pillsbury based on the 1963 horror novel by New Zealand author Ronald Hugh Morrieson.
Production
The Scarecrow was part of the wave of New Zealand cinema that followed the establishment of the New Zealand Film Commission in 1978.
The film was produced by the National Film Unit and Oasis Films.
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