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Scarecrow

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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...

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.

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.

This one of the funniest and greatest movies I've ever seen.

Hackman and Pacino did a really great acting.Al Pacino has

a great sense of humor and he adds a funny moments for this

sad and tragidy movie.I hope that Warner Bros release this

masterpiece on DVD as soon as possible.I don't know why Gene

Hackman and Al Pacino didn't work together again because they

were both terrific in this movie.

This is one of if not my most favorite films of the seventies. Great performances, and a wonderfully human story about two misfits. With some of the junk available on DVD I can't understand this film has not benn not released. Warner Brothers seems to be very slow to get into there vaults. Hello..we're out here ready to buy!!

An unforgettable tale of two down on their luck drifters, "Scarecrow" just might be the best film no one knows about from the 70s. Pacino and Hackman completely inhabit their roles with a grubby naturalness that is rare in screen acting.

Warner Bros.: put this this classic on DVD! It is most likely your most hidden treasure.

This is a movie that i i first heard it was next on the teli. I sorta looked with "one eye". I was't or still isn't a fan of Gene Hackman!. Though when i saw the name Al Pacino i got focused!. I can say one movie that al pacino made that is bad!. After realizing that it was when he was young. I opened my eyes even more!. The thing is with this movie; is that the first 5 seconds make you laugh.

And the movie has no peak... ...Dont missunderstand me! im saying the peak allways rises! but never falls! its just getting better and better. Gene Hackman in my opinion made his best film ever. And Al Pacino made as great as allways. Very unusual role to him and it fits him a little to well 8). I wish you could see him more in films with a characther like this.

Its truly amazing. See it! its a must!.

This is a forgotten about Pacino and Hackman who strike up an unusual friendship while traveling through the country and hope to open a car wash business. I hope the company releases this on DVD soon as possible with all the extras.

This is a very good movie. I can't help but wonder why it has basically been forgoten over time. Scarecrow stars Al Pacino and Gene Hackman very early in their highly successful careers. They play two drifters who meet and decide to travel around with each other for a while before opening a carwash together in Pittsburgh. The film is totally character driven. Although both Pacino and Hackman's characters are loners, they have very different personalities. Eventually they come to depend on each other. The chemistry between Pacino and Hackman is magnetic. The situations they find themselves keep the story ingaging and moving. This is a well made film with two of the finest actors in the business. It is a must see for Pacino and Hackman fans and all together an excellent film.

This is my favorite Gene Hackman performance, and it's definitely the most offbeat work Pacino has ever done. Together, they're enormously funny and touching, and I dare you not to be moved by the last 15 minutes. A hard movie to shake, but why would anyone want to?