Dark Night of the Scarecrow
Brief Synopsis
Mystery thriller about a bigoted community's retribution against the town dummy, whom a group of vigilantes led by a mailman think did harm to a ten-year-old girl.
Cast & Crew
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Frank Defelitta
Director
Charles Durning
Robert F. Lyons
Larry Drake
Claude Earl Jones
Lane Smith
Film Details
Genre
Thriller
Release Date
1981
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Mystery thriller about a bigoted community's retribution against the town dummy, whom a group of vigilantes led by a mailman think did harm to a ten-year-old girl.
Director
Frank Defelitta
Director
Cast
Charles Durning
Robert F. Lyons
Larry Drake
Claude Earl Jones
Lane Smith
Richard Mckenzie
Ivy Jones
John Steadman
Dave Adams
Tonya Crowe
Dennis Robertson
Jim Tartan
Jocelyn Brando
Ivy Bethune
Ed Call
Jetta Scelza
Tom Taylor
Alice Nunn
Modi Frank
Crew
Sherrie Bayer
Production Assistant
Thomas Bliss
Dga Trainee
Tom Blomquist
Transportation Captain
Judith Brewer Curtis
Costumes
May Wale Brown
Script Supervisor
Selma Brown
Accountant
Robert Dixon
Post-Production Supervisor
J D Feigelson
From Story
J D Feigelson
Screenplay
Barbara Fisk
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Bobbi Frank
Producer
Modi Frank
Production Assistant
Daisy Gerber
Assistant Director
Janet Greek
Associate Producer
Butler Handcock
From Story
Chuck Hanson
Transportation Coordinator
James L Honore
Post-Production
Toni Howard
Casting
Leslie Karten
Costumes
Pat Keating
Assistant
Bonnie Koehler
Sound Editor
Robert J Koster
Unit Production Manager
Douglas Lackey
Music Editor
Shari Leibowitz
Production Coordinator
Kool Lusby
Location Manager
Skip Lusk
Editor
Vincent A Martinelli
Director Of Photography
Ron Mcmanus
Camera Operator
John C. Meier
Stunt Coordinator
Frank Palmer
Key Grip
Glenn Paxton
Music
Dennis Peeples
Set Decorator
Bob Petzoldt
Gaffer
James Pilcher
Sound Mixer
Jim Pilcher
Sound Mixer
Jeff Rafner
Production Assistant
Steve Robinson
Hair Stylist
Bart Roe
Assistant Director
V R Bud Shelton
Property Master
Jeremy Swan
Makeup Artist
Cliff Wenger
Special Effects
Joe Wizan
Executive Producer
Charles M Zacha
Art Director
Jeff Zachra
Assistant Editor
Oberman & Associates Zeiderman
Accountant
Film Details
Genre
Thriller
Release Date
1981
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States October 24, 1981
Jocelyn Brando, Marlon's sister, is the retarded man's angry mother.