Scarecrow

The road leads itself to somewhere.

Director: Jerry Schatzberg
Writer: Garry Michael White
Cast: Gene Hackman, Al Pacino, Dorothy Tristan, Ann Wedgeworth, Richard Lynch

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Scarecrow (1973, directed by Jerry Schatzberg) is a 70's road movie that was a commercial failure. I was amazed when watching this movie that it fell and still falls so far beneath the radar. It has a very small cult following and is overlooked left and right in discussions of American films of the 70's. The craziest part about this is that it stars Al Pacino and Gene Hackman. How could such renowned and beloved American actors who enjoy loads of contemporary fame not have turned movie fans everywhere back to this early work? I am a huge Hackman fan and I had never thought about watching this movie until Allan over at Mission Mission assured me it was worthwhile.

Hackman plays a surly, quick to fists ex-con, while Pacino is small,
always joking, and something of a simpleton. The movie is kind of a retelling of Of Mice and Men, except the two protagonists dance and fight continuously for who gets to be Lenny and who gets to be George. The movie is underrated, even by its fans I think. The acting is top-notch, the story is involving, universal, and modest, and there are two canonical scenes. First, the opening sequence where the two men meet on the road is long, still and pure gold. Second, Pacino's meltdown is heart-breaking, timely, surprising and genuine. Scarecrow is truly a gem of 70's cinema and has revitalized my faith in American movie making.

Review by Alex Barkett
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