Scarecrow
Two drifters bum around, visit earthy women and discuss opening a car wash in Pittsburgh.
Critics Sentiment
Max performs mock striptease to defuse bar fight and make Lion laugh
Lion suffers psychological breakdown while playing with children in park
The film plummets from the heartwarming bar striptease (8.4) to Lion's devastating breakdown in the park (3.6), a massive 4.8 point drop as his psychological defenses finally collapse.
Scarecrow follows a steady emotional arc that builds audience investment in the unlikely friendship between Max and Lion, punctuated by intense prison sequences and a memorable striptease scene. The film maintains strong critical appreciation throughout most of its runtime before devastating viewers with Lion's psychological collapse. Critics consistently praised Hackman and Pacino's performances while noting the film's authentic portrayal of American outsiders, though some found the dramatic ending overwrought.
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Gene Hackman
Max Millan
Al Pacino
Francis Lionel 'Lion' Delbuchi
Dorothy Tristan
Coley
Ann Wedgeworth
Frenchy
Richard Lynch
Jack Riley
Eileen Brennan
Darlene
Penelope Allen
Annie
Richard Hackman
Mickey
Al Cingolani
Skipper
Rutanya Alda
Woman in camper
Karen Lamm
Waitress (uncredited)
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)
Louise Martin
Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
Crew
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