The Scarecrow
1982·New Zealand·88 min.
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A murderer disguised as a magician seeks a teenage girl as his next victim. Can her brother save her? One Summer's morning, 14-year-old Ned Poindexter and his friend Les discover that their chickens have been stolen. At the same time, 250 miles away in the city, a teenage girl is found floating in a pond - her throat cut. The two crimes, one so trivial and the other so diabolical, so belong to the same story. In fact they're the opening frames of the film. A film in which an adolescent boy grapples with manhood, morality and the consequences of chicken stealing (both inflicted and perpetrated) while a murderer and sex maniac stalks his beautiful and beloved sister, the ripening Prudence.
DirectorSam Pillsbury
CinematographyJames Bartle
CastJono Smith·Daniel McLaren·Mark Hadlow·John Carradine·Tracy Mann·Bruce Allpress·Philip Holder·Stephen Taylor·Desmond Kelly·Anne Flannery
Original titleThe Scarecrow