Scarecrow Gone Wild Year: 2004 Director: Brian Katkin Written by: Brian Katkin Threat: Scarecrow Weapon of Choice: Purple Lightning Based upon: none Color/B&W/3D: Color Language: English Country of Origin: USA IMDb page:

Other movies in this series:
Scarecrow (2002)
Scarecrow Slayer (2003)

Rish's Reviews
So, when it comes time to haze the diabetic kid, it's not wise to tie him to the evil, supernatural scarecrow in the cornfield next to the beach. There's lots of conversation and soul-searching before, during, and after the scarecrow comes to life and begins killing thirty year old teenagers. But there's still time for a guitar song, don't you worry.
Tyranist and I had never seen any entries in the Scarecrow series. From the description on the package (which included scenes and characters not in the actual movie), this one looked like it might be amusing. But it wasn't, really. It was pretty stupid. It failed in pretty much every way a horror movie can fail. But the budget was so darn low that the film really couldn't help being as bad as it was. I don't really recall, but it seems like it had a pretty okay story behind it, but it was so cheaply made that issues like believability, continuity, and logic were thrown right out the window.
And it could've used some more gore and some more nudity. You know, those two ingredients sweeten any meal.
I wish I had more to say about this one. Tyranist and I saw it many moons ago, and since he had nothing to say about it, I can't really be bothered either. Since this was our introduction to the Scarecrow series, I don't imagine that we'll be seeing the others anytime soon.
Posted: July 28, 2006

The tyranist's thoughts
This was so long ago that I really only have the faintest recollection of the movie that mostly seems to involve some flashes of really crappy scenes and a lot of bad dialogue. It's no wonder that we didn't bother to review it for almost 8 months.
So the premise seemed decent. Scarecrows are terrifying after all. But there was almost no threat to this scarecrow, and the effects were so bad, I'm shocked this one seems to have the distribution it has. I guess cheap horror will always be a mainstay at the local rental shops.
I suppose there might be fans of this series out there, and if there are, we'd love to hear from them. I'm thinking that about the only way I'll see another entry in this series is if I've seen nearly everything else in the store. Twice.
Posted: July 28, 2006

Total Skulls: 30

Sequel
Sequel setup
Rips off earlier film
Horror film showing on TV/in theater in movie
Future celebrity appears
Former celebrity appears
Bad title
Bad premise
Bad acting
Bad dialogue
Bad execution
MTV Editing
OTS
Girl unnecessarily gets naked
Wanton sex
Death associated with sex
Unfulfilled promise of nudity
Characters forget about threat
Secluded location
Power is cut
Phone lines are cut
Someone investigates a strange noise
Someone runs up stairs instead of going out front door
Camera is the killer
Victims cower in front of a window/door
Victim locks self in with killer
Victim running from killer inexplicably falls
Toilet stall scene
Shower/bath scene
Car stalls or won't start
Cat jumps out
Fake scare
Laughable scare
Stupid discovery of corpse
Dream sequence
Hallucination/Vision
No one believes only witness
Crazy, drunk, old man knows the truth
Warning goes unheeded
Music detracts from scene
Death in first five minutes
x years before/later
Flashback sequence
Dark and stormy night
Killer doesn't stay dead
Killer wears a mask
Killer is in closet
Killer is in car with victim
Villain is more sympathetic than heroes
Unscary villain/monster
Beheading
Blood fountain
Blood spatters - camera, wall, etc.
Poor death effect
Excessive gore
No one dies at all
Virgin survives
Geek/Nerd survives
Little kid lamely survives
Dog/Pet miraculously survives
Unresolved subplots
"It was all a dream" ending
Unbelievably happy ending
Unbelievably crappy ending
What the hell?