I was the Key Grip on this picture. Mentioned was the creative contribution by the outstanding cinematographer, Peter Deming, who worked next to me to create the lighting, The old airplane used was an old WW2 vintage C-46 Commando, shot on the outskirts of Ft. Lauderdale airport. The farm was an actual old one in Davie, west of Ft. Lauderdale. It was hellish shooting there, in summer, coupled with some internal money problems with terrible catering. It was another paycheck at a time when they were few and far between. Your information was accurate, in line with my recollections.
@@ccggenius considering that it was Florida in the 1980s and the guy was a car dealership owner, I was just wondering if maybe there were a couple bricks of cocaine in the safe also.
Taking to a car dealership owner who asks you what you do then offering you a pile of money...Missing a flight because you're tired which then crashes... Each individual occurrence is weird enough by itself, but all of them stacked together? What are the freaking odds.
@D Zuke Yeah, if he hadn't been as outgoing he would've given a vague reply to the question of what he did for a living and that whole thing, likely, wouldn't have happened.
This was the film I saw late one school night on a tiny television that scared the crap out of me and had me searching and failing to find it (pre-IMDb days) to the point where I had convinced myself it was a fever dream and that it was my own story and I should write it one day- I never did, but I did write one called Ghouls which had elements I got from Scarecrows. This actually happened with 2 films- this one and The Lost Continent, the latter of which was so batshit insane, I thought there was no way that one was real! Killer seaweed! Conquistadors! Walking with balloons!? Certainly an insane nightmare! Or was it...
It's always motivational to see hardship, inexperience, newly made creators, and actors to overcome the challenges. Nothing makes it more relatable then financial troubles
I rented this movie from the video store a long time ago, in my middle school years. I remember liking it very much, and several years later, I now have the movie in my collection. Sadly, I’m the only one in my house who actually enjoys these obscure and underrated films. Searching for these kinds of obscure titles is like fishing. You never know what kind of fish you’re gonna catch. A Scarecrows was one of those catches.
This movie is soooooooo underrated. Needs to be remade or reimagined. The whole idea that you can end up in a lost city filled with horrors is almost cosmic. The costume with the night vision goggles should be iconic.
I'm detecting a pattern here. "Hey, lets make a horror movie. We can make it cheap and easily turn a profit." "Oh god, this is hard." "Oh god, we're running out of money." "Oh god, the studio (insert catastrophe)"
Those stories about "cursed" movies are very inspiring. It shows, no matter how much bad luck you experience while making a movie, you can still fulfill your dream, if you pull trough and don't give up. I'd probably try it myself. ;-) Greetings from Germany!
I like this guy's enthusiasm for these movies for what they are. There is no need to take a snooty high ground. Also this channel takes note that even when the movie is cheesy and/or silly it still takes a tremendous amount of work and dedication to get the thing made, in low budgets the struggle is on almost every step of the way. This is great appreciation, a way to find forgotten movies that have worthy qualities and to show that low budget doesn't necessarily mean bad just as big budget definitely doesn't mean the film will be good.
Nice stories around that great little flick! Discovered it with my host brothers as a foreign exchange student in Arkansas back in 1993. Still love it!
Thank you so much for covering this! Such an underrated movie and was a VHS favorite during my childhood. And honestly even as an adult it's still pretty damn creepy.
Shot most of my short films in South Florida, including in Davie, and I can tell you this is all 100% accurate, especially the part about the mosquitoes. It's unimaginable how many. They swarm to the light, which is conveniently where everybody is working, no good workaround. Great vid as always, by the way! Love the channel.
swamp skeeters suck really bad, especially since they can carry malaria/west nile/all sorts of good stuff lol. I never knew how bad they could be until I moved to Alaska, though. 😳
@@jean-paulaudette9246 *look at the movie The Ghastly Love of Johnny X...it had an exceptionally low box office return just to be registered as being released theatrically...the movie is from 2012 (i think)...is in black and white...a sci fi musical...and includes both zombies and ufos (at the very end)...and the movie as amazingly awesome...highly recommended* *but then i'm a serious geek*
@@jean-paulaudette9246 *here's the trailer: th-cam.com/video/eH22hqmAW9c/w-d-xo.html* *you can find reviews of this film ... Emer Prevost has a really good reaction and review despite the profanity, it is fun to watch and his review is pretty accurate*
@@scottmantooth8785 Thanks! I'll def look at the trailer, but reactions are spoiler territory...best enjoyed later. I appreciate the link! Edit: I gotta say, I'm imagining kind of a "Rocky Horror Picture Show," so far, but that won't scare ME off! :D
Ah man, this channel: it never disappoints. I caught the tail end of this movie randomly on the Comet Network a few weeks ago--my dad had it on, for the record--and I was taken aback that I'd never seen or heard of this one before. I'm always thinking I've seen every shlocky 80's horror or sci-fi romp, and then I'm proved wrong. I hope I can keep saying that for years to come. EDIT: Btw, "The Vagrant" is hilarious; Bill Paxton is by far at his most "maximum Paxton" (more than "Aliens") throughout that film. It's amazing how it isn't more well-known. It's worth a future consideration for this "Exploring" series.
I love this movie! I saw it for the first time in 2017. It came into my life at a time when I needed a good distraction. I found it very entertaining. So cool to hear about the BTS. Thanks!
Okay I was listening to your videos in the background whilst scrolling through Amazon prime video... And Scarecrows showed up for me the second you started talking about the vagrant. So now I gotta watch this movie no matter what lol.
Thanks for making this one. This was one of my favorite horror movies when I was a teen, shot just 20 minutes away from my house. The soundtrack was good and creepy too.
Never knew about the plane crash. Thanks for doing these videos. They bring a lot of knowledge to lesser known films. In search of darkness kicked ass btw 👍
I thought "The Vagrant" starring Bill Paxton (RIP) was a LOT of fun. It had a great underlying dark sense of humor and some genuine creepiness. And BP was excellent. Great job exploring this one, Cecil! Big fan of your stuff, esp. "exploring" and "good/bad."
Underrated movie. One thing that impressed me first time I saw it was the total ambivalence to what's happening - you never get a clear explaination to why the scarecrows are evil or why the location is haunted.
Awesome, Cecil! This is by far the greatest Scarecrow horror movie ever! I know that's kinda like saying the world's tallest midget. Please, please also consider "The Mad Bomber" aka "Police Connection."
Such dedication and profesionalism in each of these Exploring documentaries. You most definetly need more subs man! I'm just simply hooked with your channel! ✌😁👍
I remember back on your Cabin in the Woods video I commented something about this movie and you said you hadn’t seen it. I’m so happy that now you’re making a video about it! Keep up the great work man.
This movie is so under the radar. It was streaming on Amazon Prime a few months ago and was on Comet like crazy last October. I'm glad that you are reviewing it.
Love this movie! I remember shortly after its home video release there was an article in Fangoria about a sequel in the works called Scarecrows: The Final Straw. Well, I'm still waiting for it...
@@vincentzombi3916 id like that, I remember how horrified I was by this movie when I first saw it, it wasn't cheap horror like mainstream movies these days, it was genuine.
AndreNitro X1000 definitely!! The music is really terrifying! The part that scared me the most is when jack is turned into a scarecrow and comes after curry, the slow steps towards the house and just him breathing freaked me the hell out!
@@vincentzombi3916 yeah like you know hes dead so when you hear his voice again, you know hes undead, but its scary how normal he still sounded and then we see his face!
Yes! This is one of those horror Movies I just recently discovered that shook me to my core, even though it’s low budget this is true horrror. I also request that you review a movie called the dark night of the scarecrow it’s a classic!
I saw this sometime last year and loved it. I think horror movies could learn from this to *not* overexpose their monsters, and not to over explain what’s going on as to leave it to the audiences’ imagination.
I absolutely love these videos! The new intro is really good! I just watched In Search of Darkness and it was great, it brought back tons of memories! Keep up the good work, sir!
I’d never heard of it but I’d randomly open my many ‘video movie guides’ etc and then seek something out. I was a collector of old, out of print or otherwise forgotten vhs tapes as early as 1994. I had looked for this for about three or four years when I found a vhs copy in a used book store that had a large used vhs section in 1999 or 2000. I was immediately smitten and super creeped out. Everything I’d read was true: it really was creepy and effective and, honestly, I figured it to be one of those ‘movie miracles’ long before I learned of its storied past. Now…with your more detailed look into such I’m more amazed and admire it more so. It’s a fun film and any self-respecting fan of horror are doing themselves a disservice in not seeing it.
(14:23) I freaking LOVED "Monsters"! It's in a little collection of different series in my head that used a lot of practical effects along with a certain brand of low budget CGI. Shows like The (New) Outer Limits, Tales from the Darkside, and of course the first few seasons of X-Files. There's just something about that style of show, how you can tell it was made pretty quick, and of course the SFX. Those shows are my guilty pleasures and you will get my rose colored glasses when you pry them from my cold (un)dead hands! ;) EDIT: Sorry. I'm getting very very tired. I hope that makes sense. ;)
I like the new intro, but I am even more happier that you finally got around to this flick. Saw this flick on one of the Encore channels years and years ago. It is probably my favorite killer scarecrow flick to be honest. Then again...that isn't saying much. You got the Dark Harvest series, Night of the Scarecow...3 super low budget straight to dvd scarecrow flicks, and a SYFY original. So...it's not like it has a lot of competition lol! :P
Excellent exploration of this movie! I saw this ad a kidza long time ago and I would have never guessed it had so much story behind it I just thought it was a nondescript average horror movie, you never know what the real stories are, wow
I loved this film so much and even owned it on VHS. I never knew it had been filmed as far back as 1985 (I think I bought it in the UK in 1990) as I always thought it looked up to date. Great effects, great action and great horror and gore. A massively underrated horror film.
remember seeing this movie as a kid late night in my grandparents house, i fell asleep watching it because it was airing too late, i woke up and the tv was off, went to turn on the lights and they didn't, so i stumbled my way to my bed only to open a door and being attacked by one of the movies's scarecrows, i was screaming my lungs out when they found me next to the door, i was apparently sleepwalking, i still tell this in campfire stories and scare people, only the spanish version of REC made such an impact on me, but that's another story
I caught this on TCM Underground one night, I had little idea what was happening but I kinda loved it. The concept the characters, those creepy fucking scarecrows.
Another great episode, Cecil. When it comes to taking a "deep dive" into the story behind some of the little known horror films, you're one of the best at it. For some reason, "Scarecrows" was one film I couldn't find for rental until 2001 and that was at a local store that bought up a lot of VHS tapes because Blockbuster & Hollywood Video was fast switching to DVD. I remember it did look low budget, but it had some creepy scares in it. I think if I had seen it earlier when it was released, I think I would have liked it more. "Dark Night Of The Scarecrow" was always THE scarecrow film when I was growing up.
I was lucky enough to catch this movie on Amazon Prime a few months ago. It was pretty good, and pretty original for a horror movie. I wouldn't have guessed that it cost less than a million dollars to make!
I saw this on Halloween in 1990 as a 10 year old and I remember it freaked me out. It left a lasting impression on me and I didn't see it again until I was in my early 30s. I have to admit I still like this movie
I watched this movie after watching your review. It's a fun goofy 80s horror flick that has some good themes going on that would be amazing in a remake. I like the idea of this random backwoods farmland being some kind of purgatory or hell where the robbers are left to suffer at the hand of some demonic force. Listen, it's really low budget and not even close to being well executed, but the idea is solid and the effects are kickass. I think it has the building blocks to be remade with some more polish. I think my favorite effect is the night vision zombie/scarecrow at the end that attacks the guy in the house. The exposed mutilated mouth with the goggles on remind of Vic Rattlehead from Megadeth.
_"Alligator Alley"_ is a highway -- part of Interstate Highway 75 -- that runs east and west across South Florida {and through the Florida Everglades}, connecting Miami on the Atlantic Coast to Naples on the Gulf Coast.
Richard Jefferies also wrote the screenplay for a cancelled Sonic The Hedgehog movie from the mid-90s called "Sonic the Hedgehog: Wonders of the World."
I love scarecrow films! They always have to set up both the reason for it's existence and rules since, unlike other more popular monsters, there are no real common understanding for them. My favorite is 'Husk' (2011).
Haha yes - Scarecrows!! Saw this as a kid and it scared the hell outta me. The visuals stuck with me for years... creepy. Really looking forward to your vid!
Read about this in Fango or Gorezone then saw the box for it in a Blockbuster. Of course, they refused to carry unrated versions so I refused to rent it. Hunted it down at a Mom n Pop shop and loved it. Thanks for the behind the scenes info.
I have always liked this movie, but it sounds like some of the things I like about it were accidents! The way you are almost never sure, as a viewer, if you are hearing people simply talking normally out loud, or the scarecrows speaking telepathically to the soldiers, or the soldiers talking to each other over their headsets... I always thought that was a really cool touch. But, it sounds like they just had a lot of footage of the soldiers wandering through the fields with no dialog, and just dubbed in some talking just to fill it out. It works really well, I think.
I freaking love these old obscure horror classics! This film does look promising! And fun! I've gotta find a copy! Thanks for introducing me to this film, man! :D
I really want to re-watch this and put some love into it. It seems like a film that fell over so many times and I love it for that. Better lore, infinite budget, seasoned actors, fleshed out characters and concepts, new scenes, etc.
I remember renting this movie on VHS at the local video store back in the 90s. I can’t remember the whole movie but I do remember liking it. I’ll have to watch again. Great job with the research... again.
We're you the kind to stay a long time in the store to choose the right films? I was like that. After an hour you got to the counter and the guy or the girl told you it was a special two for one. Damn! Another half hour to choose another one...
Yup. I’d be in the store for a couple hours every time. Could never make up my mind. My decisions were always based on the artwork on the VHS cover. And I always rented 3 or 4 so there was better luck getting a good movie.
The Vagrant finally got produced eh. When I was in film school a friend of a friend always talked about producing or trying to produce this film. I don’t remember the specifics, but I remember this film being bought up all the time.
I love this movie. First time I saw it I rented it for my birthday party when I was a kid (probably a little too young for the movie, to be honest) and loved it ever since. I've had it on VHS and DVD and have plans to buy it on blu ray. I have it located just haven't bought it yet.
Michael David Simms (Currie) ended up several years later on a few episodes of the X-Files. I was watching that series again recently and recognized him, and immediately thought about how underrated "Scarecrows" is. It's almost so underrated that it's overrated at this point. A lot of cult horror fans adore this movie, including myself.
First time commenter. Long time fan. Just wanted to say how much I appreciate your channel. I appreciate your time and effort you put into the videos. I lovw all of them. Its nice to know a fellow lover of films and I appreciate the content you share as I assumed I was in a small percentage of people that remember these wonderful works of art.
I was the Key Grip on this picture. Mentioned was the creative contribution by the outstanding cinematographer, Peter Deming, who worked next to me to create the lighting, The old airplane used was an old WW2 vintage C-46 Commando, shot on the outskirts of Ft. Lauderdale airport. The farm was an actual old one in Davie, west of Ft. Lauderdale. It was hellish shooting there, in summer, coupled with some internal money problems with terrible catering. It was another paycheck at a time when they were few and far between. Your information was accurate, in line with my recollections.
Awesome insight. This is a little
gem of 80s horror. Rented this over 30 years ago in a Blockbuster based solely on the cool cover.
I love how the car dealer made sure his dog had a role lol
CruderQuotient1 I would do the same
A dog is a man's best friend.
I love how his safe was filled with money "and guns", lol
@@scottcantdance804 He's a Southerner, it'd be weirder if it wasn't.
@@ccggenius considering that it was Florida in the 1980s and the guy was a car dealership owner, I was just wondering if maybe there were a couple bricks of cocaine in the safe also.
In the 1980’s in Florida, he has a huge amount of money and guns in a safe. I doubt selling cars was his main source of income
I doubt that too. Where the fuck was the coke?
Laundering would be a good bet.
@Black Ice This should be made official.
@@Madbandit77 Where do you think Sweet and Low came from? I know, I was there.
Chew TB that’s pretty crazy
Dude...almost everyone involved got extremely lucky. A dude that just happened to frequent a random comic shop!?
Taking to a car dealership owner who asks you what you do then offering you a pile of money...Missing a flight because you're tired which then crashes...
Each individual occurrence is weird enough by itself, but all of them stacked together? What are the freaking odds.
@@scottcantdance804 Kind of reminds me of how I got my computer repair job.
@D Zuke Yeah, if he hadn't been as outgoing he would've given a vague reply to the question of what he did for a living and that whole thing, likely, wouldn't have happened.
"Manson International" sounds like a perfect name for a distributor of horror movies.
I scrolled down just because I knew someone must have mentioned this.
One of my favorite movies. The part where they pop the hood of the truck and see there was no engine the whole time - still gives me chills!
I'm guessing that guy dealt in more than used cars
This was the film I saw late one school night on a tiny television that scared the crap out of me and had me searching and failing to find it (pre-IMDb days) to the point where I had convinced myself it was a fever dream and that it was my own story and I should write it one day- I never did, but I did write one called Ghouls which had elements I got from Scarecrows.
This actually happened with 2 films- this one and The Lost Continent, the latter of which was so batshit insane, I thought there was no way that one was real! Killer seaweed! Conquistadors! Walking with balloons!? Certainly an insane nightmare!
Or was it...
It's always motivational to see hardship, inexperience, newly made creators, and actors to overcome the challenges. Nothing makes it more relatable then financial troubles
I rented this movie from the video store a long time ago, in my middle school years. I remember liking it very much, and several years later, I now have the movie in my collection. Sadly, I’m the only one in my house who actually enjoys these obscure and underrated films. Searching for these kinds of obscure titles is like fishing. You never know what kind of fish you’re gonna catch. A Scarecrows was one of those catches.
Whenever I think of low budget 80s horror movie rental gems from Blockbuster, this is one of the first I think of.
2:57 What a good boy, who's an actor? You are! Yes you are!
Can't go wrong with a smiling dog.
This movie is soooooooo underrated. Needs to be remade or reimagined. The whole idea that you can end up in a lost city filled with horrors is almost cosmic. The costume with the night vision goggles should be iconic.
GoodOlePizzaBoi surely if it's so good it doesn't need remaking it's fine as it is.
Would you be kind enough to give me some links to order a VHS or maybe a DVD?
Louverture desprit Nest Pas Une Fracture du Crane ebay.
Yes totally agree this movie should be remade while I feel the original is great it could use some improvement but just a little
Husk (2011) is kinda like an unofficial remake but with college kids as the victims. It was decent.
The bag over the head kill was rad
I'm detecting a pattern here.
"Hey, lets make a horror movie. We can make it cheap and easily turn a profit."
"Oh god, this is hard."
"Oh god, we're running out of money."
"Oh god, the studio (insert catastrophe)"
Hahaha. Nice.
Alternate fourth line:
"Then the Weinsteins' came."
@@user-jn1wm3tb8v Somehow that's the worst one
This and Dark Night of the Scarecrow are my favorite killer scarecrow movies.
Yes I hope Cecil reviews dark night of the scarecrow because that is also a rare jem that deserves more attention
Those stories about "cursed" movies are very inspiring. It shows, no matter how much bad luck you experience while making a movie, you can still fulfill your dream, if you pull trough and don't give up. I'd probably try it myself. ;-)
Greetings from Germany!
A cursed movie about a cursed location about a cursed thought in a cursed time in place *_-CURSED-_*
In a cursed world
The Frogurt is also cursed.
*cries out in Bennie from The Mummy* BEWARE THE CURSE!!!
I like this guy's enthusiasm for these movies for what they are. There is no need to take a snooty high ground. Also this channel takes note that even when the movie is cheesy and/or silly it still takes a tremendous amount of work and dedication to get the thing made, in low budgets the struggle is on almost every step of the way.
This is great appreciation, a way to find forgotten movies that have worthy qualities and to show that low budget doesn't necessarily mean bad just as big budget definitely doesn't mean the film will be good.
One of the reasons I started doing these was to show that making a movie, even a "bad" one, takes a lot of effort.
Nice stories around that great little flick! Discovered it with my host brothers as a foreign exchange student in Arkansas back in 1993. Still love it!
The making of this movie needs it's own documentary
Thank you so much for covering this! Such an underrated movie and was a VHS favorite during my childhood. And honestly even as an adult it's still pretty damn creepy.
Scarecrows is definitely one of those hidden '80s gems. Incredibly underrated -- and it's sad that they don't make stuff like this anymore.
LOL dern near *never* made it!
Shot most of my short films in South Florida, including in Davie, and I can tell you this is all 100% accurate, especially the part about the mosquitoes. It's unimaginable how many. They swarm to the light, which is conveniently where everybody is working, no good workaround. Great vid as always, by the way! Love the channel.
swamp skeeters suck really bad, especially since they can carry malaria/west nile/all sorts of good stuff lol. I never knew how bad they could be until I moved to Alaska, though. 😳
Fun fact: This film's theatrical release consisted of ONE week at ONE theatre...in Iowa.
Talk about market-saturation!
@@jean-paulaudette9246 *look at the movie The Ghastly Love of Johnny X...it had an exceptionally low box office return just to be registered as being released theatrically...the movie is from 2012 (i think)...is in black and white...a sci fi musical...and includes both zombies and ufos (at the very end)...and the movie as amazingly awesome...highly recommended*
*but then i'm a serious geek*
@@scottmantooth8785 Sounds like a winner! I'll keep any eye out, thanks!
@@jean-paulaudette9246 *here's the trailer:
th-cam.com/video/eH22hqmAW9c/w-d-xo.html*
*you can find reviews of this film ...
Emer Prevost has a really good reaction and review despite the profanity, it is fun to watch and his review is pretty accurate*
@@scottmantooth8785 Thanks! I'll def look at the trailer, but reactions are spoiler territory...best enjoyed later. I appreciate the link!
Edit: I gotta say, I'm imagining kind of a "Rocky Horror Picture Show," so far, but that won't scare ME off! :D
Ah man, this channel: it never disappoints. I caught the tail end of this movie randomly on the Comet Network a few weeks ago--my dad had it on, for the record--and I was taken aback that I'd never seen or heard of this one before. I'm always thinking I've seen every shlocky 80's horror or sci-fi romp, and then I'm proved wrong. I hope I can keep saying that for years to come.
EDIT: Btw, "The Vagrant" is hilarious; Bill Paxton is by far at his most "maximum Paxton" (more than "Aliens") throughout that film. It's amazing how it isn't more well-known. It's worth a future consideration for this "Exploring" series.
I love this movie! I saw it for the first time in 2017. It came into my life at a time when I needed a good distraction. I found it very entertaining. So cool to hear about the BTS. Thanks!
Okay I was listening to your videos in the background whilst scrolling through Amazon prime video... And Scarecrows showed up for me the second you started talking about the vagrant. So now I gotta watch this movie no matter what lol.
Thanks for making this one. This was one of my favorite horror movies when I was a teen, shot just 20 minutes away from my house. The soundtrack was good and creepy too.
Never knew about the plane crash. Thanks for doing these videos. They bring a lot of knowledge to lesser known films.
In search of darkness kicked ass btw 👍
I thought "The Vagrant" starring Bill Paxton (RIP) was a LOT of fun. It had a great underlying dark sense of humor and some genuine creepiness. And BP was excellent.
Great job exploring this one, Cecil! Big fan of your stuff, esp. "exploring" and "good/bad."
Underrated movie. One thing that impressed me first time I saw it was the total ambivalence to what's happening - you never get a clear explaination to why the scarecrows are evil or why the location is haunted.
TheHitherto I think it’s insinuated the Fowlers were into the occult. What that means I do not know. Haha
there is a scene where one of the robbers finds a book surrounded by various objects. its implied they were satanists or other demonic worshippers
@@toomanyaccountswhat kind of objects were surrounding the book?
@@Toomuchbullshitt why don't you watch the movie?
@@toomanyaccounts I did. But I don’t remember seeing that part in the movie. Just curious 🤷♂️
Awesome, Cecil! This is by far the greatest Scarecrow horror movie ever! I know that's kinda like saying the world's tallest midget. Please, please also consider "The Mad Bomber" aka "Police Connection."
Such dedication and profesionalism in each of these Exploring documentaries. You most definetly need more subs man! I'm just simply hooked with your channel! ✌😁👍
This movie just oozes atmosphere. Truly a hidden gem.
Holy, nostalgia! This movie needs a reboot. I got to see this at a drive-in.
I remember back on your Cabin in the Woods video I commented something about this movie and you said you hadn’t seen it. I’m so happy that now you’re making a video about it! Keep up the great work man.
This movie is so under the radar. It was streaming on Amazon Prime a few months ago and was on Comet like crazy last October. I'm glad that you are reviewing it.
Love this movie! I remember shortly after its home video release there was an article in Fangoria about a sequel in the works called Scarecrows: The Final Straw. Well, I'm still waiting for it...
I've been quietly hoping you'd cover this one for years! It's always been a hugely overlooked gem in my eyes.
Love this “Exploring” series.
Yes!!!! Thank you for covering this movie! It’s one of my favorite movies of all time
Yes it’s such a lost jem that needs more attention, this is how horror should be
AndreNitro X1000 it definitely is! Used to rent this movie as a kid all the time, now I have it on dvd, it should get a special edition treatment
@@vincentzombi3916 id like that, I remember how horrified I was by this movie when I first saw it, it wasn't cheap horror like mainstream movies these days, it was genuine.
AndreNitro X1000 definitely!! The music is really terrifying! The part that scared me the most is when jack is turned into a scarecrow and comes after curry, the slow steps towards the house and just him breathing freaked me the hell out!
@@vincentzombi3916 yeah like you know hes dead so when you hear his voice again, you know hes undead, but its scary how normal he still sounded and then we see his face!
DO THE CURSE NEXT! I still cant eat lettuce without thinking about that movie.
Haha, man that was a good one
*i've never trusted vegetables...and it goes beyond they fact that they're just being soo icky*
Yes! This is one of those horror Movies I just recently discovered that shook me to my core, even though it’s low budget this is true horrror. I also request that you review a movie called the dark night of the scarecrow it’s a classic!
He mentioned that one in the vid. Made-for-t.v. I remember watching it's premier, near Hallowe'en. "Bubba did'tn do it!"
@@jean-paulaudette9246 I know, but i wish he could have reviewed it, thats such a underrated classic.
I saw this sometime last year and loved it. I think horror movies could learn from this to *not* overexpose their monsters, and not to over explain what’s going on as to leave it to the audiences’ imagination.
they did have scene that shows the family was into the occult.
I absolutely love these videos! The new intro is really good! I just watched In Search of Darkness and it was great, it brought back tons of memories! Keep up the good work, sir!
I remember seeing this one night back in 2006. Was in an emotional slump and it brought some joy to me which along with other things helped me out
I’d never heard of it but I’d randomly open my many ‘video movie guides’ etc and then seek something out. I was a collector of old, out of print or otherwise forgotten vhs tapes as early as 1994. I had looked for this for about three or four years when I found a vhs copy in a used book store that had a large used vhs section in 1999 or 2000. I was immediately smitten and super creeped out. Everything I’d read was true: it really was creepy and effective and, honestly, I figured it to be one of those ‘movie miracles’ long before I learned of its storied past. Now…with your more detailed look into such I’m more amazed and admire it more so.
It’s a fun film and any self-respecting fan of horror are doing themselves a disservice in not seeing it.
Love this film. Such a creepy atmosphere. Still gives me the willies when I watch it today.
Fuck dude, this is such a great film. So glad to see you taking this one on. This is the reason why I subscribe to you.
(14:23) I freaking LOVED "Monsters"! It's in a little collection of different series in my head that used a lot of practical effects along with a certain brand of low budget CGI. Shows like The (New) Outer Limits, Tales from the Darkside, and of course the first few seasons of X-Files. There's just something about that style of show, how you can tell it was made pretty quick, and of course the SFX. Those shows are my guilty pleasures and you will get my rose colored glasses when you pry them from my cold (un)dead hands! ;)
EDIT: Sorry. I'm getting very very tired. I hope that makes sense. ;)
I clicked put my phone down to get water. Didn’t hear the normal intro and got sad... it’s all good
Would love to see you do an exploring video on fallen from 1998 staring denzel Washington
Because time is not on our side
I like the new intro, but I am even more happier that you finally got around to this flick. Saw this flick on one of the Encore channels years and years ago. It is probably my favorite killer scarecrow flick to be honest. Then again...that isn't saying much. You got the Dark Harvest series, Night of the Scarecow...3 super low budget straight to dvd scarecrow flicks, and a SYFY original. So...it's not like it has a lot of competition lol! :P
A hidden gem! It has great atmosphere, doesn’t waste time to get to the horror. Deliciously creepy.
They're filming in a swampy area in the southern USA in the summer at night. They didn't know there would be mosquitoes. Looooool!
Any thoughts on reviewing 'Cabin Boy'?
Dark night of the scarecrow is criminally underrated
Dude you should totally review more scarecrow horror films
Excellent exploration of this movie! I saw this ad a kidza long time ago and I would have never guessed it had so much story behind it I just thought it was a nondescript average horror movie, you never know what the real stories are, wow
I loved this film so much and even owned it on VHS. I never knew it had been filmed as far back as 1985 (I think I bought it in the UK in 1990) as I always thought it looked up to date. Great effects, great action and great horror and gore. A massively underrated horror film.
I love this goddamn channel. Even if its a movie I've never heard of, i still watch because I know it's gonna be super entertaining. Great job.
remember seeing this movie as a kid late night in my grandparents house, i fell asleep watching it because it was airing too late, i woke up and the tv was off, went to turn on the lights and they didn't, so i stumbled my way to my bed only to open a door and being attacked by one of the movies's scarecrows, i was screaming my lungs out when they found me next to the door, i was apparently sleepwalking, i still tell this in campfire stories and scare people, only the spanish version of REC made such an impact on me, but that's another story
I caught this on TCM Underground one night, I had little idea what was happening but I kinda loved it. The concept the characters, those creepy fucking scarecrows.
Awesome video! BTW......loved the collection you had displayed in "In Search of Darkness."
I remember renting this as a kid. Fun movie, but I had no idea the making of it was so wild too.
Another great episode, Cecil. When it comes to taking a "deep dive" into the story behind some of the little known horror films, you're one of the best at it. For some reason, "Scarecrows" was one film I couldn't find for rental until 2001 and that was at a local store that bought up a lot of VHS tapes because Blockbuster & Hollywood Video was fast switching to DVD. I remember it did look low budget, but it had some creepy scares in it. I think if I had seen it earlier when it was released, I think I would have liked it more. "Dark Night Of The Scarecrow" was always THE scarecrow film when I was growing up.
Thanks!
I was lucky enough to catch this movie on Amazon Prime a few months ago. It was pretty good, and pretty original for a horror movie. I wouldn't have guessed that it cost less than a million dollars to make!
I saw this on Halloween in 1990 as a 10 year old and I remember it freaked me out. It left a lasting impression on me and I didn't see it again until I was in my early 30s. I have to admit I still like this movie
I watched this movie after watching your review. It's a fun goofy 80s horror flick that has some good themes going on that would be amazing in a remake.
I like the idea of this random backwoods farmland being some kind of purgatory or hell where the robbers are left to suffer at the hand of some demonic force. Listen, it's really low budget and not even close to being well executed, but the idea is solid and the effects are kickass. I think it has the building blocks to be remade with some more polish.
I think my favorite effect is the night vision zombie/scarecrow at the end that attacks the guy in the house. The exposed mutilated mouth with the goggles on remind of Vic Rattlehead from Megadeth.
th-cam.com/video/oJeDQYlpBp0/w-d-xo.html you may way want to watch this John Carpenter music video
You're the best, man... your Exploring-series is like the best thing on yt
Thank you!
_"Alligator Alley"_ is a highway -- part of Interstate Highway 75 -- that runs east and west across South Florida {and through the Florida Everglades}, connecting Miami on the Atlantic Coast to Naples on the Gulf Coast.
Richard Jefferies also wrote the screenplay for a cancelled Sonic The Hedgehog movie from the mid-90s called "Sonic the Hedgehog: Wonders of the World."
@@1heKing Yep, a cancelled movie based around a cancelled game.
I love scarecrow films! They always have to set up both the reason for it's existence and rules since, unlike other more popular monsters, there are no real common understanding for them. My favorite is 'Husk' (2011).
Saw it today. Randomly picked it in amazon. Actually a good movie. Great FX and look of it. Actors were pretty good. Slow paced just enough.
Haha yes - Scarecrows!! Saw this as a kid and it scared the hell outta me. The visuals stuck with me for years... creepy. Really looking forward to your vid!
Read about this in Fango or Gorezone then saw the box for it in a Blockbuster. Of course, they refused to carry unrated versions so I refused to rent it. Hunted it down at a Mom n Pop shop and loved it. Thanks for the behind the scenes info.
This is the only movie that scared the tar out of me when I was a kid. Still find it unsettling to this day. Nice to see it wasn't forgotten!
I have always liked this movie, but it sounds like some of the things I like about it were accidents! The way you are almost never sure, as a viewer, if you are hearing people simply talking normally out loud, or the scarecrows speaking telepathically to the soldiers, or the soldiers talking to each other over their headsets... I always thought that was a really cool touch. But, it sounds like they just had a lot of footage of the soldiers wandering through the fields with no dialog, and just dubbed in some talking just to fill it out. It works really well, I think.
The one from scary stories was really interesting, it could have used more screen time but I still liked it
I should grab the scream factory Blu Ray...
I freaking love these old obscure horror classics! This film does look promising! And fun! I've gotta find a copy!
Thanks for introducing me to this film, man! :D
10:34 Today, I learned what a MIcroburst is.
I'm here to entertain and educate :)
I really want to re-watch this and put some love into it. It seems like a film that fell over so many times and I love it for that.
Better lore, infinite budget, seasoned actors, fleshed out characters and concepts, new scenes, etc.
I remember renting this movie on VHS at the local video store back in the 90s. I can’t remember the whole movie but I do remember liking it. I’ll have to watch again. Great job with the research... again.
We're you the kind to stay a long time in the store to choose the right films? I was like that. After an hour you got to the counter and the guy or the girl told you it was a special two for one. Damn! Another half hour to choose another one...
Yup. I’d be in the store for a couple hours every time. Could never make up my mind. My decisions were always based on the artwork on the VHS cover. And I always rented 3 or 4 so there was better luck getting a good movie.
Really digging that new intro, man!
The Vagrant finally got produced eh. When I was in film school a friend of a friend always talked about producing or trying to produce this film. I don’t remember the specifics, but I remember this film being bought up all the time.
This was a great lowbudget film.
TH-cam has become more like MPAA with each year passing by. Great video as always.
Thanks!
Love this movie. Very underrated. Sometimes I think you just read my mind in terms of thinking about films to review. You are the best
Just want to say you continue to put out amazing content! I love the new exploring intro!
'Now they had to gather more money'
Good editing there!
Seen this back in the 90s on cable. This video made my day. Subscribed.
Such a strange little film with a brilliant atmosphere.
Dark Night of the Scarecrow freaked me out as a kid
Great video! Love the intro. Hope it stays for more exploring content.
I love this movie. First time I saw it I rented it for my birthday party when I was a kid (probably a little too young for the movie, to be honest) and loved it ever since. I've had it on VHS and DVD and have plans to buy it on blu ray. I have it located just haven't bought it yet.
Michael David Simms (Currie) ended up several years later on a few episodes of the X-Files. I was watching that series again recently and recognized him, and immediately thought about how underrated "Scarecrows" is. It's almost so underrated that it's overrated at this point. A lot of cult horror fans adore this movie, including myself.
This movie stuck with me. It's super creepy to me for some reason.
First time commenter. Long time fan. Just wanted to say how much I appreciate your channel. I appreciate your time and effort you put into the videos. I lovw all of them. Its nice to know a fellow lover of films and I appreciate the content you share as I assumed I was in a small percentage of people that remember these wonderful works of art.