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Scarecrows

1988 · 83 min · Director: William Wesley ★ IMDb 5.3 · 6,455 ratings

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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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Scarecrows (1988) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear35%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Disturbing. Genres: Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 5.3/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Disgust

Dominant emotion: Fear

Tension
Fear
Disturbing
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 23 %, then rises around 48 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension45 %45 %22 %20 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Tension54 %54 %28 %24 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Tension53 %53 %26 %26 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Tension52 %52 %30 %27 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Tension66 %65 %51 %46 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Disturbing70 %68 %60 %61 %
32.5 %≈ 27′Tension60 %59 %48 %49 %
37.5 %≈ 31′Tension57 %57 %40 %35 %
42.5 %≈ 35′Tension61 %61 %39 %36 %
47.5 %≈ 39′Tension70 %68 %49 %55 %
52.5 %≈ 44′Disgust81 %75 %66 %77 %
57.5 %≈ 48′Disturbing83 %77 %69 %74 %
62.5 %≈ 52′Tension80 %78 %65 %57 %
67.5 %≈ 56′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
72.5 %≈ 60′Tension83 %83 %75 %73 %
77.5 %≈ 64′Tension88 %88 %83 %74 %
82.5 %≈ 68′Fear90 %90 %86 %76 %
87.5 %≈ 73′Tension90 %90 %83 %77 %
92.5 %≈ 77′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 81′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

TV
Ted Vernon

MD
Michael David Simms

RV
Richard Vidan

KS
Kristina Sanborn

VC
Victoria Christian

DJ
David James Campbell

BT
B.J. Turner

TS
Tony Santory

PZ
Phil Zenderland

MB
Mike Balog

DH
Don Herbert

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Details

Directed by
William Wesley
Written by
Richard Jefferies, William Wesley
Type
Movies
Released
1988
Runtime
83 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Horror
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.3 · 6,455 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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