Scarecrows

Scarecrows (1988)

Trespassers will be violated

Five men heist the Camp Pendleton payroll and kidnap a pilot and his daughter, who are forced to fly them to Mexico. Enroute a double cross has one of the thieves parachute with the loot into an abandoned farm surrounded by strange scarecrows. The rest of the team jump after their loot and their former partner. Everything happens during the course of one very dark night.

Date of release
1988-09-28
TMDB
5.2 / 10 (145)
Runtime
1h 23m
Genres
Horror
Director
William Wesley

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Budget: $425K

Scarecrows is a 1988 American slasher film written, produced and directed by William Wesley. Its plot follows a group of mercenaries who hijacked a plane in California, and after making an emergency landing in a cornfield, find themselves stalked by murderous scarecrows possessed by spirits.

Production

William Wesley and Richard Jefferies co-wrote the screenplay for the film, with each writing drafts and then passing them between each other, making edits and alterations. The film marked Wesley's first feature, as well as producer Cami Winikoff. Wesley devised the story of three farmers who have died, and now act as sentinels of the field and farmhouse.

According to Wesley, he attempted to cast the film with local actors, but was unsuccessful; the majority of the casting process was completed in Los Angeles. Ted Vernon was the sole performer who was a local in Florida, and he was given his role in return for having financed $150,000 of the budget.

Filming took place over a period of 24 days in Davie, Florida in 1984. Though the bulk of principal photography took place in Florida, the exterior scenes featuring the airplane landing and taking off were shot in Mexico six weeks after filming ended.

Throughout the shoot, the cast and crew were plagued by mosquitos. During filming, the production ran out of funds, and further financing had to be arranged to finish the film.

Cinematography was by Peter Deming, who would go on to work on Hellraiser and Evil Dead II. A total $5,000 was allotted for the special effects in the film.

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