Okay, so this is a made-for-television movie, but don't fret! Some MFT films are excellent, and this one is mos' def' on that short list.
First, you'll note its top-flight cast. Though they typically play character roles in other A-level movies, all the main players have carried award-winning lead roles - some of them doing so in more than one well-received production.
Second, you'll be genuinely creeped-out - not by the central "antagonist", a mentally-reduced character named "Bubba", played so aptly by Larry Drake - no, Charles Durning will be the source of your creepiness. Before all is said and done, he and his crew of redneck henchman will leave you cheering for the "bad guys".
This, then, is the central draw of this movie. Its story. With characters and a plot that might have been conceived by Stephen King himself, its dialogue and cinematography presents a slick, refined "comic book" atmosphere that is best enjoyed with a crock of hot cocoa and a big bag of marshmallows!
I expect you to have a "mean people suck" experience after watching this fun MFT teleplay, and its climactic act will most likely leave you feeling good when bad things happen to bad people during the "Dark Night of the Scarecrow"!
First, you'll note its top-flight cast. Though they typically play character roles in other A-level movies, all the main players have carried award-winning lead roles - some of them doing so in more than one well-received production.
Second, you'll be genuinely creeped-out - not by the central "antagonist", a mentally-reduced character named "Bubba", played so aptly by Larry Drake - no, Charles Durning will be the source of your creepiness. Before all is said and done, he and his crew of redneck henchman will leave you cheering for the "bad guys".
This, then, is the central draw of this movie. Its story. With characters and a plot that might have been conceived by Stephen King himself, its dialogue and cinematography presents a slick, refined "comic book" atmosphere that is best enjoyed with a crock of hot cocoa and a big bag of marshmallows!
I expect you to have a "mean people suck" experience after watching this fun MFT teleplay, and its climactic act will most likely leave you feeling good when bad things happen to bad people during the "Dark Night of the Scarecrow"!