Scarecrow Gone Wild
2004 film
Scarecrow Gone Wild is a low-budget direct-to-video film by York Entertainment released in 2004 about a group of college students who are hunted down by a killer scarecrow after a hazing ritual sends one male student into a coma.
The film is the third in a series of films about scarecrows who kill people. The first two are Scarecrow and Scarecrow Slayer, both by The Asylum, a different production company. The film was directed and written by Brian Katkin. Ken Shamrock, former NWA World Heavyweight Champion, appears in the film as the coach. Despite portraying a secondary role, Shamrock received top billing. It is notable for being the film debut of Olivia Munn, who appears in a small role.
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Sam (Caleb Roehrig) is one of the freshman on the baseball team who are being hazed by upperclassmen, including his friend Jack (Matthew Linhardt). Because Sam needs a scholarship to attend college, Jack gave him a blood sample so that no one would know he was diabetic and he would make the team, thus giving him a chance at a scholarship.
Although Jack promises his coach that there will be no hazing, the rest of the team (and some young women) go to the haunted corn field and continue the hazing.
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