The film was entered and selected to screen in competition at the cannes film festival in 1973 where the picture won in a tie the prestigious palme dor the golden palm award shared with. Scarecrow 1973 film jump to navigation jump to search. Gurkan kilicaslan turkish kino russian michaeldvd region4 steve crawford movie house commentary. The scarecrow is a 1982 new zealand film, also known as klynham summer in america. Oscarwinning superstars gene hackman unforgiven, the firm and al pacino carlitos way, scent of a woman star as two born losers one a. Watch out for a brief glimpse of eileen brennans rack as she gets wrestled out of her top. After gaining a cult following, schatzberg had seth cohen write a sequel, with a screenplay completed by 20. Add to the principle purpose of the movie like in al pacinos dog day afternoon, the promoting of homosexuality, and most likely why it was that the movie was so well received at the 1973 cannes film festival, scarecrow is a period movie post hippy days like the directors other movie the panic in needle park, that attempted via a pair of. Pacinos first film after his triumph in the godfather 1972, and hackmans followup to the poseidon adventure 1972 and his oscar for the french connection 1971, scarecrow won the 1973 palme dor at the cannes film festival, but the two stars were not enough to make it a hit. Scarecrow, film starring al pacino and gene hackman. Scarecrows is a 1988 horror film following their robbery of the camp pendleton payroll, a group of exmilitary personnel hijack a plane to bail to mexico.
The production code had met its demise, vietnam was raging, and nixons lies were about to plague the entire nation with disappointment and despair. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Scarecrow just out of jail after serving time on an assault rap, max gene hackman is headed for pittsburgh to open a deluxe car wash. Scarecrow won the 1973 palme dor at the cannes film festival, but the two stars. Following credits which introduced northern california hitchers, standoffish max gene hackman and friendlier francis al pacino circumstances bring them together, in scarecrow, 1973, directed by jerry schatzberg, from garry michael whites original screenplay. In 124 lists, 1,271 checks, 99 favorites, 7 dislikes. An adventure movie about two hitchhikers crossing the rust belt of the united states. Scarecrow slayer is a 2003 american directtovideo slasher film produced by the asylum. They meet on the road in california and agree to become partners in a business, once they reach. The 1973 existentialist flick gets a rerelease, featuring pacino and hackman as two drifters who partner up to head east together.
Max milian gene hackman, a shorttempered exconvict, and francis lionel lion delbuchi al pacino, a childlike exsailor. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical. At only 82 minutes the film seemed to last an eternity. Somewhat forgotten among its stars betterknown works during the 1970s, jerry schatzbergs scarecrow 1973 features gene hackman and al pacino in standout leading performances that carry this minor but emotionally moving production. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.
Gene hackman and al pacino in 1973 road movie scarecrow. Max gene hackman, a shorttempered exconvict, and lion al pacino, a childlike ex. This excellent movie has been overlooked for too long. Back from five years at sea, lion al pacino wants to hit detroit and visit the child hes never seen. Po zanru je drama, a protagonisti, koje tumace gene hackman i al pacino, su dvojica skitnica temperamentni bivsi robijas max i infantilni bivsi mornar lion. Not to be confused with the batman villain, the wizard of oz character, the 1983 soviet film scarecrow, the 1973 movie scarecrow starring gene hackman and al pacino, the 2000 film by warner bros. This article uses the film scarecrow 1973 to discuss hollywood.
The scarecrow itself wasnt as scary as batman begins scarecrow. As for the rest, dont forget to check out the following. They meet friends, foes and other interesting characters along the way. Annies house exteriors and phone booth on caniff ave at lumpkin st. Pacinos first film after his triumph in the godfather 1972, and hackmans. The road leads itself to somewhere the story revolves around the odd relationship between two vagabonds. Rape and murder, as the rolling stones prophesized, were just a. Cast and crew credits for scarecrow, 1973, directed by jerry schatzberg, with gene hackman, al pacino, dorothy tristan, at turner classic movies. Wikiproject film rated startclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. There you have it, two unmissable box sets this week. One night a girl is slain in the woods of a small town, two teenagers, sam and les, inadvertently cross the killers path while robbing the hens of. Scarecrow 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Scarecrow doesnt quite make it on either count, but it is a wellacted movie and for long stretches were hoping it will work. Jerry schatzbergs film embraces sprawl of both the narrative and.
The outlaw 70s cinema masterpiece scarecrow 1973 features gene hackman and al pacino as two losers whose adventures and drunken brawling lead to friendship and ultimate tragedy. The hireling and jerry schatzbergs rambling road movie scarecrow. The film was a directtovideo release, as well as its predecessor, and its 2004 sequel scarecrow gone wild. Hackman is max, a quicktempered fellow just out of prison after serving six years of assault, and al pacino is the gentle jester francis, a sailor. Even so, their nuanced performances enhance this moody study of. The scarecrow of romney marsh a 1963 walt disney film also shown as three episodes of walt disneys wonderful world of color, featuring a theme song titled scarecrow. The story revolves around the relationship between two vagabonds. The performers are gene hackman and al pacino, two of the most gifted of contemporary actors, and the dialogue and locations on the road, in taverns, at lunch counters, on a prison farm strike a nicely realistic. Max, an excon drifter with a penchant for brawling is amused by lion, a homeless exsailor, and they partner up as they head east together. Posted on april 25, 2014, in movie quote of the day and tagged 1973, al pacino, garry michael white, gene hackman, jerry schatzberg, scarecrow. They end up getting doublecrossed by one of their own, who parachutes out of the plane with the money. Now fast friends, excon max gene hackman and exsailor francis al pacino, who max prefers to call lionel, rumble into las vegas and briefly find work, in jerry schatzbergs scarecrow, 1973, from garry michael whites original screenplay. Director jerry schatzberg was a former magazine photographer, and he and zsigmond obviously took great pains in creating the look of.
Jerry shatzbergs scarecrow, from 1973, is a stunningly made movie, now restored and rereleased, with gene hackman and al pacino giving the performances of their lives as. But the gore is always welcome and here its fairly gory. It was directed by sam pillsbury based on the 1963 horror novel by new zealand author ronald hugh morrieson. Miller 1971, deliverance 1972, and the long goodbye 1973. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. Pacinos first film after his triumph in the godfather 1972, and hackmans followup to the poseidon adventure 1972 and his oscar for the french connection 1971, scarecrow won the 1973 palme.
With gene hackman, al pacino, dorothy tristan, ann wedgeworth. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today. Its a small film peppered with big moments, and ones that threaten to get lost in the shuffle as its two main characters shuffle recklessly toward a shared. The scarecrow, 1920 short silent comedy film starring buster keaton. Trailer for jerry schatzbergs film starring gene hackman,al pacino,dorothy tristan,ann wedgeworth,richard lynch,eileen brennan,penelope allen,richard hackma. Dark night of the scarecrow 1981 madefortv film, starring charles durning, about a dimwitted. Scarecrow 1973 a mixture of midnight cowboy and of mice and men is how gene hackman described scarecrow 1973, a meandering road movie about two misfit drifters who meet up on a stretch of country highway winding through northern california. The dreams may not be glorious but youll want max and lion to fulfill them because scarecrow, cowinner of the 1973 cannes film festival grand prize, has a. Drama roadmovie film geregisseerd door jerry schatzberg.
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