Gene Hackman,
Al Pacino,
Dorothy Tristan,
Ann Wedgeworth,
Richard Lynch
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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 ... read more
DVD Release Date: July 12, 2005
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May 26, 2011Scarecrow, is a great road movie, it's very sentimental, but this don't changes the wonderful screenplay, written by Michael White, and the direction of Schatzberg. Hackman and Pacino, show a impressive dynamics due that surely go move who is watching. A surprising motion picture... read more
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November 6, 2008"A crow isn't afraid of a scarecrow. It laughs."
Liked this just as much as Midnight Cowboy -
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March 6, 2009A quiet, weird, loveable character piece with a great amount of resonance and spirit. The two leads are tremendous, and there is some absolutely beautiful photography. We watch two aimless wanderers refusing to accept the agony of manhood, joining each other on a delusional and s... read more
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December 23, 2007Interesting character study/buddy road movie. Kinda reminded me of 'Midnight Cowboy' a little.
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December 25, 2011The best buddy movie!!!! Hackman and Pacino, on the road, struggling to settle down, and the theme, men's dreams and sorrow - how can I not love this movie??? GREAT film, especially its structure and ending. Symbol of 70s American cinema.
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April 5, 2009A slightly underrated film featuring two of the biggest stars of that time period. Both of whom were still making a name for themselves. This is an interesting character study of two drifters who are traveling to Pittsburgh to open a car wash. The film has moments of brilliance, ... read more
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August 25, 2008I haven't seen this movie yet, its very underrated and very hard to get, but it looks really good and shows us a rare comedic light performance from Al Pacino, and I've always been interested in drifter characters and movies
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March 27, 2007This was something different. 2 guys go in business together after getting out of the joint to make a car was company. While it isn't the best movie out there, there are still some memorable moments.
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January 17, 2007An underrated movie with phycological overtones. Pacino is Great as a wanderer who in the beginning meets with Gene Hackman. The 2 together are stupendous
Critic Reviews
August 16, 2010
Variety Staff, Variety
May 9, 2005
Vincent Canby, New York Times
I assume that Schatzberg and White wanted somehow to ennoble Max and Lionel, but they sentimentalize them. Full Review
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
There are fine moments, as there would have to be with Hackman and Pacino. Full Review
July 18, 2010
Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Embora siga claramente o padrão estabelecido por obras como Easy Rider e Perdidos na Noite, isto não impede o filme de se estabelecer como um tocante estudo de personagens - especialmente graças à din...
June 24, 2006
Time Out
Schatzberg throws away the more interesting implications in order to make emotional hay. Full Review
October 9, 2005
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily
A compassionate buddy film about two lost, forgotten souls who still dream of a better life. A great, unsung film that all Hackman and Pacino fans must seek out.
August 12, 2005
Brent Simon, Now Playing Magazine
Suffused with sentimentality, humor and melancholy, it's also one of the most gorgeous movies of the decade this side of Terrence Malick... Full Review
July 25, 2005
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
A lively picaresque tale of two down-and-out buddies struggling to survive. Full Review
May 24, 2003
Film4
Memorable performances by Hackman and Pacino overcome a sometimes shaky script to create a touching story of a convincingly messy friendship. Full Review
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