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An ex-con drifter with a penchant for brawling is amused by a homeless ex-sailor, so they partner up as they head east together.
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Max
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Lion
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Coley
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Frenchy
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Riley
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Darlene
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Annie (as Penny Allen)
Richard Hackman ...
Mickey
Al Cingolani ...
Skipper
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Woman in camper
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mary Ann Brownlee ...
Hooker (uncredited)
Nicholas Carbone ...
Child (uncredited)
Frank Chartier ...
Bartender (uncredited)
James G. Cureman ...
Hippie (uncredited)
Armen Darakdjian ...
Lion's Son (uncredited)
June Denning ...
Myra (uncredited)
June Dixon ...
Waitress (uncredited)
Richard Jamison ...
Young Man (uncredited)
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Waitress (uncredited)
Louise Martin ...
Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
Charles Noel ...
Doctor (uncredited)
Albert Schmidt ...
Drunk (uncredited)
Patricia A. Wasson ...
Mother (uncredited)
Audrianne Waters ...
Nurse (uncredited)
John G. Wedum ...
Clerk (uncredited)

Directed by

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Jerry Schatzberg

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Garry Michael White ... (written by)

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Robert M. Sherman ... producer

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Fred Myrow

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Vilmos Zsigmond ... director of photography

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Evan A. Lottman ... (as Evan Lottman)

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Kate Hirson ... assistant editor
Michael Jacobi ... assistant editor
Craig McKay ... associate editor

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Albert Brenner ... (as Al Brenner)

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Jo Ynocencio

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Frank Griffin ... makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Charles Bonniwell ... second assistant director
Tom Shaw ... assistant director
Paul J. Crossey ... dga trainee (uncredited)

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Ray Mercer Jr. ... property master (as Ray Mercer)
Bill Gold ... poster designer (uncredited)

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Edward Beyer ... sound editor
Victor Goode ... sound
Arthur Piantadosi ... re-recording mixer
Robert M. Reitano ... sound editor
Barry Thomas ... sound
Don MacDougall ... sound mixer (uncredited)

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Candy Flanagin ... special effects

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James O. Blair ... gaffer (as Jim Blair)
Jim Buchanan ... best boy
Tom D. May ... key grip (as Tom May)
John R. Shannon ... still photographer (as John Shannon)
Sven Walnum ... camera operator
Jim Coe ... still photographer (uncredited)

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Dan Wallin ... score mixer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Betty A. Griffin ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Anthony Goldschmidt ... title designer
Gene Levy ... assistant to the producer
Anne Shaw ... production secretary
Vernon White ... publicist
Kit Andree ... voice (uncredited)
Marilyn Chris ... voice (uncredited)
Lucille Cole ... voice (uncredited)
Henry Hank ... voice (uncredited)
James Howard Horn ... voice (uncredited)
Rowena McNally ... voice (uncredited)
Charles Noel ... voice (uncredited)
Dennis O'Shea ... voice (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

Max is an ex-con who's been saving money to open a car wash in Pittsburgh. Lionel is a sailor who's returning home to the midwest to see the child born while he was at sea. They form an unlikely pair as the brawling Max learns a little how Lionel copes with the world: Lionel believes that the scarecrow doesn't scare birds, but instead amuses them - birds find scare-crows funny. Written by Gary Dickerson

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Taglines The road leads itself to somewhere. See more »
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Also Known As
  • L'épouvantail (France)
  • El Espantapájaros (Spain)
  • Espantapájaros (Spain)
  • Espantapájaros (Uruguay)
  • Το σκιάχτρο (Greece)
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  • 112 min
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Trivia Gene Hackman has stated that his performance in Scarecrow (1973) is his personal favorite. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in A Decade Under the Influence (2003). See more »
Soundtracks Love Forever See more »
Quotes Lion: Hey Max, you heard the story of the scarecrow?
Max Millan: No.
Lion: You think crows are scared of a scarecrow?
Max Millan: Yeah, I think they're scared. Yeah why?
Lion: No, crows are not scared, believe me.
Max Millan: The god damn crows are scared.
Lion: No, crows are laughin'.
Max Millan: Nah, that's bullshit...
Lion: That's right, the crows are laughin'. Look, the farmer puts out a scarecrow, right, with a funny hat on it, got a funny face. The crows fly by, they see that, it strikes 'em funny, makes 'em laugh.
Max Millan: The god damn crows are laughin'?
Lion: That's right, they're laughin' their asses off. And then they say, "Well, that ol' farmer Jo down there, he's a pretty good guy. He made us laugh, so he won't bother him any more."
Max Millan: The god damn crows are laughin'...
Lion: Ohh, they laughin', woooo!
Max Millan: I gotta tell ya somethin', that's the most hare-brained idea I've ever heard.
Lion: It's true, they're laughin' their asses off.
Max Millan: The crows are laughin'... I guess the fish are reciting poetry...
Lion: I guess so.
Max Millan: Uh huh... and the uh, pigs are playin' banjo? And the dogs would be, let's see, uh... playin' hockey. And the uh... the uh...
Lion: Crows are laughin'.
Max Millan: Crows are laughin', right. Ya know, in the joint I've heard some tales, oh boy, golly I've heard some tall tales. But at least those guys had the decency to admit that it was bullshit, you know what I mean? They actually took pride, pride in that it was bullshit. But the crows are laughin' huh? I mean you're not playin' with a full deck man, you got one foot in the grave beyond.
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