Movie of the Week: ‘Scarecrow’

“Scarecrow” (1973) – In 1972, Gene Hackman won the Best Actor Oscar for “The French Connection” (1971), and Al Pacino just starred in the “The Godfather” (1972) that captured the Academy Awards’ top honor in 1973.  In 1973, these two thespian heavyweights found their way in a road trip picture named “Scarecrow”.  Now, director Jerry Schatzberg’s picture didn’t win Oscar gold, but it did take home Cannes’ 1973 Palme d’Or.  Well, the two lead characters in Schatzberg’s award-winning flick haven’t won anything in their lives, but Max (Gene Hackman) and…