Has Scarecrows ever been released in Widescreen?

[BloodMan]

... because its on Scream right now in a widescreen version. :) I don't know where Scream gets there stuff to show on there station, but its lookin very nice. :)
Anyway, has this ever been released widescreen anywhere like this? on vhs or laserdisc maybe?

[HalloweeNightJW]

No. VHS and LD (which I have) are both full screen. They are probably just matting it themselves for TV broadcast. Is it the unrated version they're showing?

[fceurich39]

i hope it will be released on dvd someday

[ArrowBeach]

Did it began or ended with a studio logo, like MGM?

[fceurich39]

Did it began or ended with a studio logo, like MGM?
forum home video was the company that released it on home video
EFFIGY FILMS WAS THE MAIN COMPANY THOUGH THAT IS PROBABLY WHY NO ONE HAS RELEASED IT ON DVD

[BloodMan]

It had the MGM logo at the end.
It had some really gorey moments too... I haven't seen this in years so I don't remember what stuff looked like. But there was a hand sawing and a face stabbing that was brutal (when the guy is stabbed in the face, lots of blood jets out) So I don't really know if it was uncut or not. probably was but some shit was bloody.

[fceurich39]

It had the MGM logo at the end.
It had some really gorey moments too... I haven't seen this in years so I don't remember what stuff looked like. But there was a hand sawing and a face stabbing that was brutal (when the guy is stabbed in the face, lots of blood jets out) So I don't really know if it was uncut or not. probably was but some shit was bloody.
I REMEMBER SEEING BOTH VERSIONS I OWN THE UNCUT VERSION ON VIDEO RECORDED PICTURE QUALITY IS EXCELLENT BUT YOU DID SEE THE UNRATED VERSION BECAUSE THE R-RAted JUST SHOWS THE KNIFE STABBING INTO THE HEAD BUT NO BLOOD...

[Evil Dead Guy]

Speaking of scarecrows , when are they going to release Dark Night of the Scarecrow on DVD ( 1981 ) staring Larry Drake .

[Trout]

I think Scarrecrows actually had a limited theatrical release, so it might be in a widescreen format somewhere. Wasn't BU planning on releasing this sometime?

[fceurich39]

I think Scarrecrows actually had a limited theatrical release, so it might be in a widescreen format somewhere. Wasn't BU planning on releasing this sometime?
IF BU RELEASES IT THAT WOULD BE AWESOME

[ArrowBeach]

But since it had MGM's logo, I assume MGM is releasing it instead??!!!

[BloodMan]

There was also a scene where a couple of those robbers are pulling money out of one of the other guy's body (he is stuffed with straw and money) and one of the guys is pulling bloodied money out of the guys severed head, from his neck. And before that the one main guy there, real hateful guy, cuts open the body from the neck down with his knife. It didn't cut away either. There was only one part where it seemed choppy cut to me, when the scarecrows gut one guy in the field. It kinda pans over to the damage then cuts way real fast and it was distracting. Everything else seemed to flow good though. The sycle hacking near the end was brutal too. To that guy's leg... Anyway, hope this gets a DVD release and an uncut one at that. :)

[dmeister]

Last I heard (from the original producer), the company that owned the rights to Scarecrows after buying it from him went under.

dmeister

[MrKateB]

Speaking of scarecrows , when are they going to release Dark Night of the Scarecrow on DVD ( 1981 ) staring Larry Drake .


Wow. I loved that one. That was totally creepy, and was put on television towards the rather lengthy "golden age" of television horror films, others of which included "This House Possessed", "Cry For the Strangers", "Dark Secret of Harvest Home" etc...

I have a copy of Dark Night of the Scarecrow on VHS, and it was released by Key Video, I think, which would mean that CBS/FOX owns the rights, unless it was sold off...If CBS/FOX still owns the rights, it could be awhile before this shows up on dvd, if it ever does.

Frankly, I really don't understand why more of these horror telefilms don't get released. There are SO many--especially from the early-mid 70's--that people remember and love. I'm sure they'd have an audience.

[VideoViolence]

Scream? Never heard of the channel. This movie deserves an uncut/widescreen release pronto!! The director directed a zombie movie with Lou Diamond Phillips a few years back called Route 666. Not a bad flick.

[ArrowBeach]

Frankly, I really don't understand why more of these horror telefilms don't get released. There are SO many--especially from the early-mid 70's--that people remember and love. I'm sure they'd have an audience.

Becuase just like DARK NIGHT OD SCARECROW, most of these telefilms were produced by Lorimar, like ARE YOU AFRAID OF DARK, BAD RONALD, and Lorimar library is now controlled by Warner, and its bad enough Warner isnt doing much witht he MGm library, so yuo can see it will be a long long long time before any of these hit DVD

[fceurich39]

Titles Like Scarecrow And Crime Wave Are Owned By Companies That Are Out Of Business So It Is Hard To Get The Rights To The Film To Release It But My Best Guess Would Be Getting In Touch With The Director Himself And Getting To Release The Film On Dvd

[patmcgahern]

Just got released in Germany in Widescreen with English audio and a few extras from Dragon DVD under the title PARATROOPER.

[The Chaostar]

Is it good man? Anamorphic or not?
Is there a site?

[Shannafey]

If any of you guys whats to take it in widescreen, I'd be more than happy to make a DVD out of it for you and I!!! Of course, it wouldn't be HD or anamorphic, but it'd be a damn good copy!

[marcx]

anyone find mopre info on the dragon disk?

[Jimbo]

I am still trying to figure out if this is just a rumor or what.I can find no info at all on the net about it.

[marcx]

The only other reference to it I found was in the IMDB thread for the film...

I emailed TOny at xploited to see if he knows anything...

[Jimbo]

The only other reference to it I found was in the IMDB thread for the film...

I emailed TOny at xploited to see if he knows anything...
same

[Hellbilly]

Found some info on this German mail order site xjuggler.de (http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:Fty8cmpi6U8J:www.xjuggler.de/product/1520932/+paratrooper+dvd&hl=de)

Paratrooper (Scarecrows)

Audio: German / English DD 2.0 / DD 5.1
Rating: 18
Release Date: 09/30/05

[evileye]

According to the http://shop.dtm.at/ website, it's 16x9!

[dmeister]

It's also almost certainly a bootleg, since the company that owns the rights to this film went belly-up. Unless SAG got a hold of it or something.

dmeister

[Katatonia]

If it looks as good as Dragon's Blood Diner 16x9 transfer, I want it!

[Jimbo]

http://www.xploitedcinema.com/dvds/dvds.asp?title=5530
Its out.Looks like full screen

[Katatonia]

Here's a better scan of the front and back cover. Does anyone know for sure that it's in Fullscreen and not Widescreen? Once in awhile Xploited makes a minor error in the listings.

http://img358.imageshack.us/img358/6797/paratroopercover6op.jpg

What the hell is up with the Paratrooper title anyways?

[Stige]

is it the uncut version`?

[Stige]

ungeshcnitten format
k it's uncut
just when i thought maybe my visa could catch a break

[Stige]

well done and ordered
scarecrows
tenebrae (for a few seconds more footage)
and that damn evil dead 2 book of the dead release that i promised myself I WOULD NOT buy, what the hell is wrong with me.......................................

[Stige]

got a mail from tony simonelli at exploited the quality on the scarecrows disc is just slightly better than VHS, so I cancelled my order for this i have the video and a dvdr of it thats good enough for now

[Katatonia]

got a mail from tony simonelli at exploited the quality on the scarecrows disc is just slightly better than VHS, so I cancelled my order for this i have the video and a dvdr of it thats good enough for now

Egh, not what I wanted to hear! :( Eh, I may eventually end up ordering it sometime in the future, but it's just not on my priority list right now. I hate that Paratrooper title!

[Stige]

:freak: :freak: Egh, not what I wanted to hear! :( Eh, I may eventually end up ordering it sometime in the future, but it's just not on my priority list right now. I hate that Paratrooper title!

I am fooling no one it will probably be ordered I never can resist anything
:freak:

[Stige]

oh well decidede to buy it anyway
I'll let you know what I think when it arrives

[7_RaggedTiger]

got a mail from tony simonelli at exploited the quality on the scarecrows disc is just slightly better than VHS, so I cancelled my order for this i have the video and a dvdr of it thats good enough for now

Bummer :mad:
$30 for VHS Quality? Sheesh screw that! :mad:

[Stige]

i sometimes wondeer if the pal conversion makes it look worse in the states
I live in a PAL country so i am willing to give it a try

[Katatonia]

i sometimes wondeer if the pal conversion makes it look worse in the states
I live in a PAL country so i am willing to give it a try

The conversion usually looks pretty good, but it depends on your player's chip set, and the video quality of the PAL DVD itself. Some older players convert Anamorphic PAL in an incorrect fashion that actually cuts off a good chunk of the sides. Most newer players that can convert PAL don't really suffer from that anymore though.

I have a 21" monitor connected to my computer and a great surround set-up, so sometimes I'll just watch them on that... and with a computer there are no PAL/NTSC conversion issues to deal with, just the annoying region-coding which can easily be dealt with! :evil:

[KR~!]

got a mail from tony simonelli at exploited the quality on the scarecrows disc is just slightly better than VHS, so I cancelled my order for this i have the video and a dvdr of it thats good enough for now

And that right there is why exploited rocks, who else would kill a sale by telling the truth?

[Stige]

ok just got through checking around the disc

first of all. I have two VHS versions of the unrated version and have seen the laserdisc. All of this is my opinion

The Image is much clearer and sharper than my video versions. Everything could easily be seen even in the dark scenes. Sound was ok, clear no hissing. I found the image generally pleasing and the best I have seen so far. Do not regret buying it at all. Worth the 30bucks til a better version comes out. It was in fullscreen by the way.

That said, a couple of scenes seemed to change in quality, I THINK this was the difference between the R-rated and unrated versions. Basically some of the gore scenes were worse for wear than the rest on average, greyish tint on one or two , nothing distracting.

I haven't watched the disc minute for minute, but i watched a few minutes on each chap+ter. From what I could see it was the uncut version( which the sleeve indicates as well.)

So, for all of you who said no way , give it a rethink. These days you can get a lot worse quality on newer films ( as well as the other way around). Not HD/ super quality by any means, but it IS the best version I have had so far.

[patmcgahern]

How about the extras?

[Stige]

just filmographies ( in german) and a small photo gallery of different VHS/Laserdisc covers.

[Katatonia]

Stige, does it come in a digipack style of case, or a normal keepcase? Dragon seem to alternate between the two every now and again.

[Stige]

digipak, inside a cardboard sleeve