Scarecrow
Summary:
An ex-con learns the value of friendship in Jerry Schatzberg's picaresque road movie. Trying to hitch a ride on a desolate California road, fresh-out-of-prison Max (Gene Hackman) meets ex-sailor Lion (Al Pacino). They are both headed east, as Max dreams of opening a deluxe car wash in Pittsburgh and Lion believes that the wife and child he left behind will still welcome him hom... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Gene Hackman - (Max)
Al Pacino - (Lion)
Dorothy Tristan - (Coley)
Ann Wedgeworth - (Frenchy)
Richard Lynch - (Riley)
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Review:
Before Scarecrow's meandering, but enjoyable, "odd couple" plot takes a melodramatic turn at the end, the film is an engrossing and delightful character study. The meandering is not a negative in this instance; the mismatched buddies are themselves drifters, wandering through their lives in search of meaning and purpose. Very much a product of i... Continue >>
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