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Scarecrows

Scarecrows

Trespassers will be violated

19885.21h 23m

Overview

Five men heist the Camp Pendleton payroll and kidnap a pilot and his daughter, who are forced to fly them to Mexico. Enroute a double cross has one of the thieves parachute with the loot into an abandoned farm surrounded by strange scarecrows. The rest of the team jump after their loot and their former partner. Everything happens during the course of one very dark night.

Directed by William Wesley
Written by William Wesley, Richard Jefferies
Produced by Cami Winikoff, William Wesley
Box OfficeBudget: $425K0

Top Cast

T

Ted Vernon

Corbin

Michael David Simms

Michael David Simms

Curry

R

Richard Vidan

Jack

K

Kristina Sanborn

Roxanne

V

Victoria Christian

Kellie

David James Campbell

David James Campbell

Al

B

B.J. Turner

Bert

T

Tony Santory

Jakob Fowler

P

Phil Zenderland

Norman Fowler

M

Mike Balog

Benjamin Fowler

Themes & Keywords

airplanesupernaturalpossessionscarecrowheistdouble crossfarm housegraveyardkiller scarecrow

About Scarecrows

Scarecrows is a horror film released in 1988 exploring themes of airplane, supernatural, possession, scarecrow, heist, double cross. Directed by William Wesley, it stars Ted Vernon, Michael David Simms, Richard Vidan. Five men heist the Camp Pendleton payroll and kidnap a pilot and his daughter, who are forced to fly them to Mexico. Enroute a double cross has one of the thieves parachute with the loot into an abandoned farm surrounded by strange scarecrows. The rest of the team jump after their loot and their former partner. Everything happens during the course of one very dark night.

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