Bubba, an intellectually disabled man, is falsely accused of attacking a young girl. Disguised as a scarecrow, he hides in a cornfield, only to be hunted down and shot by four vigilante men. After they are acquitted due to lack of evidence, the men find themselves being stalked one by one.
Dark Night of the Scarecrow has generally received positive reviews.
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Dark Night of the Scarecrow was released in 1981 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 70 reviews, giving Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981) an average rating of 65%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 79%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 60%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Dark Night of the Scarecrow than critics were.
With a score of 65%, Dark Night of the Scarecrow is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1981, which stands at 60%.
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