- Actors: Gene Hackman, Al Pacino, Dorothy Tristan, Ann Wedgeworth, Richard Lynch
- Directors: Jerry Schatzberg
- Writers: Garry Michael White
- Producers: Robert M. Sherman
- Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language: English
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Warner
- Release Date: July 12 2005
- Run Time: 112 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0009GX1CO
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #13,321 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
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One of the great lost buddy films of the 1970s, this Jerry Schatzberg movie somehow never found its audience, despite the fact that both lead actors were riding high: Hackman from The French Connection, Pacino from The Godfather. They play a pair of drifters, seeing America by thumb, who hook up and discover unexpected soul mates in each other. Hackman is the loner who would rather pile on another layer of clothes than chance letting someone get close to him; Pacino is the likably funny loser who gets under Hackman's skin and teaches him to open up. Together, they hatch a plan to save up and buy their own car wash. But try as they do to keep each other out of trouble, their friendship provides only limited protection, though each take something positive away. Endearing performances that never sink to sentimentality; Pacino, in particular, proves that he could just as easily have been a screen comic as one of the great dramatic actors. --Marshall Fine
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5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Scarecrow (VHS Tape)
This, Save The Tiger and Duel are probably the most under-appreciated films of the seventies decade. They all need a DVD release. Please, if there is anyone who reads this with a little pull, help this film along to a DVD release, or at least help start a petition. I would sign a petition for this film on Amazon if it existed...
5.0 out of 5 stars
I'd buy it if I could...,
By audreehep (Cincinnati, OH USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Scarecrow (VHS Tape)
Caught this movie on television and only watched it because I am a fan of Al Pacino. I ended up loving it and I'm surprised to see that it's not available on DVD. It's a great movie; funny, touching, interesting, with amazing performances by Pacino and Hackman.
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Overlooked Gem,
By A Customer
This review is from: Scarecrow (VHS Tape)
The gift of a "last match" sparks a friendship between two drifters. Max (Gene Hackman), an ex-con, is a tough, cynical, angry man ("I don't love anybody, I don't trust anybody, and I can tear the ass out of an elephant"). Lionel (Al Pacino), recently back from sea, moves at a different tempo. His theory is that laughter is the key (the farmer's scarecrow makes the crows laugh, so they leave him alone out of appreciation).Lionel's generosity with the match brings the two diverse characters together, and soon Max reveals his plan to open a car wash in Pittsburgh, and invites "Lion" to "go in bidness" with him. So, they're off to Pennsylvania, with two stops along the way -- a visit to Max's sister in Denver, and then up to Detroit for a confrontation between Lionel and the pregnant girl he abandoned. Their contradictory personalities act as a magnet that pulls each towards a middle ground, as Max begins to soften in the warmth of his newfound friendship, and events occur that cause Lionel to question his "scarecrow" theory. Hackman creates an unforgettable character in Max. I've seen most of his work, which obviously includes the award-winning performance in "The French Connection", and this is his best. I think that there is a lot of Gene Hackman infused into "Max", I see pieces of this character in all of his other roles. That's not to slight Al Pacino, who does a fine job as the diminutive Lionel, moving towards a critical and uncertain reunion. This film grows on you, like a friendship. It has been largely ignored, and deserves a better fate.
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