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Scarecrows

starring: Michael David Simms
directed by: William Wesley

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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0027616085627
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 11, 2007
Running Time: 83 minutes
Sales Rank: 23345
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: 1988



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Amazon.com:
Though perhaps not worthy of classic status, William Wesley's Scarecrows recalls some epic 1980s-era slasher films, with its liberal blood gushing and semi-New Wave art and costume design. Set in a haunted cornfield, a group of military criminals are stranded after trying to escape to Mexico with $3 million in stolen cash. Dressed in Terminator or Alien-like solider of fortune gear, the group combs the dark field while sporting headphones and night goggles, lending the many shots from their points of view an eerie, green glow. While Roxanne (Kristina Sanborn) guards a hostage, other team members Corbin (Ted Vernon), Jack (Richard Vidan), and Curry (Michael David Simms), each die at the hands of murderous scarecrows coming to life after stepping off their crosses. Great shadowy segments show the scarecrows' burlap masks undulating slightly due their zombie breathing. It doesn't quite matter that the viewer never learns why these scarecrows seek revenge on the living, because the most fascinating and disturbing scenes occur when the dead soldiers return to their friends in attempts to trick them into an unholy alliance. In the first grisly sequence of this sort, one recoils to discover a man whose innards have been replaced with money. Worse, his friends cut him up to extract some blood-soaked cash. As body parts fly, blood puddles up, and zombies face the camera up-close, Scarecrows looks increasingly like Hellraiser, though it lacks a needle-poked, iconic anti-hero. Scarecrows' slow pacing is frustrating but 80s horror fans will be all too willing to excuse some corny plot digressions for a glimpse of truly stylized nightmare. —Trinie Dalton



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A Nifty Horror Film Which is *FINALLY* Widely Available on DVD
I was thrilled to discover that MGM had released this film on DVD. For years, it was only available ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - fright night
it"s a good scary movie, if you like medium horror. Not recommended for children under 13 or those easily ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - I forgot how utterly screwed up this movie was......and THATS A GOOD THING!
I had copied this years and years ago on VHS so I basically put it on my shelf and let it collect dust and ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Don't bother with this one
The only good thing about this movie was the cover art. Otherwise it was a terrible movie. Bad acting, weak ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - This is lovely!
A real, good, absorbing, creepy horror movie. Just the way I like them!
No silly attempts at injecting ... Read More

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