Scarecrow

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Scarecrow

R

Released Apr 11, 1973

1h 55m

Drama

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Two drifters (Gene Hackman, Al Pacino) bum around, visit earthy women and discuss opening a car wash in Pittsburgh.

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Critics Consensus

If its dramatic dressings are a tad threadbare, Scarecrow survives on the strength of its lead performances and Vilmos Zsigmond's cinematography.

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Perry Stewart

Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com

The film is strong, in every sense of that word.

May 25, 2021

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Rex Reed

New York Daily News

Gene Hackman and Al Pacino are wonderful, flexible, yeasty actors who make even the most trivial dialogue come alive, but their work in Scarecrow is too sophisticated for the film to support.

May 25, 2021

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Kevin Kelly

Boston Globe

"Scarecrow," principally because of the Hackman-Pacino tandem performance, has a kind of soiled, slum-charm...

May 25, 2021

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

It offers a pessimistic portrait of the American dream that finds itself on the dirtiest highway, but never finds its rhythm and wastes the dramatic potential of Pacino and Hackman when it tends to park on the roads of banality. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 5/10

Oct 14, 2022

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...the picture’s impact is heightened considerably by the engrossing and persistently captivating efforts of its stars...

Rated: 3/4

Jun 3, 2022

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John Huddy

Miami Herald

From the stunningly composed opening scene... "Scarecrow" emerges as a film that takes over where "Midnight Cowboy" and "Easy Rider" left off.

May 25, 2021

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Gene Hackman and Al Pacino Max is an ex-con who was sentenced for almost beating a man to death Francis is an ex-seaman Both share an unlikely array of adventures together traveling across the country They wish to start a car wash business together in Pittsburg but the trek will have its ups and downs They get in bar fights, meet lovely ladies, end up in jail The film is overly long and not enough of heavy dramatics give it leeway These two stars are fine actors but the material is very thin and the ending is quite saddening

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/12/24

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Josh G

A long winded character piece that is superbly acted and well shot but never goes anywhere but that's the point I guess. Gene Hackman And Al Pacino are incredible and the first scene alone is the best no explanation just observing.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/24/23

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Gene Hackman and Al Pacino Max is an ex-con who was sentenced for almost beating a man to death Francis is an ex-seaman Both share an unlikely array of adventures together traveling across the country They wish to start a car wash business together in Pittsburg but the trek will have its ups and downs They get in bar fights, meet lovely ladies, end up in jail The film is overly long and not enough of heavy dramatics give it leeway These two stars are fine actors but the material is very thin and the ending is quite saddening

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/11/23

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Steve D

A frustrating end does not take away from the power of the performances.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/17/23

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Shioka O

No opinion about the story, I just appreciate both Hackman and Pacino.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/19/22

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lukas m

Beautiful film: both funny and moving, great actors. Glad, it was recommended to me.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Synopsis

Two drifters (Gene Hackman, Al Pacino) bum around, visit earthy women and discuss opening a car wash in Pittsburgh.

Director: Jerry Schatzberg
Producer: Robert M. Sherman
Screenwriter: Garry Michael White
Production Co: Warner Bros.
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 11, 1973, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 21, 2016
Runtime: 1h 55m

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