SCARECROW IN A GARDEN OF CUCUMBERS, Will Be Screened For The First Time Since 1972. Why Should You Be Interested?

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WARHOL SUPERSTAR/TRANSGENDER ICON HOLLY WOODLAWN TAKES MANHATTAN
Academy Of Film Archive
March 4, 2023

WARHOL SUPERSTAR/TRANSGENDER ICON HOLLY WOODLAWN TAKES MANHATTAN

Mister D: Well, it’s about time. I posted about this movie in 2017, but I heard about it long before, because I heard Bette Midler and Jerry Blatt (Mr. Rockefeller, Fat As I Am, Fiesta In Rio, Jimmy Dean, and more) had something to do with the music. Also, Bette and Lily Tomlin made minor appearances in the movie before they were well known.

When I looked back in my archives, I did see where it had been screened before, and I came upon a page late last night where it looked like, it was going to make the rounds in certain cities for one night. Maybe some of ya’ll could check it out or I will later.

I had talked to Bruce Vilanch about it because IMDB said there was a soundtrack, and of course, I wanted it. He said he didn’t think there was ever a soundtrack, but many movies back then called the music in movies soundtracks. At least that’s how I remember the convo, so apologies to Bruce if I got it wrong. But he did say he was positive there was no soundtrack. I do have a list of songs, though. (see below)

‘Scarecrow’ Screening In Austin, TX On March 8th

SCARECROW IN A GARDEN OF CUCUMBERS - Holly Woodlawn — ***SCARECROW IN A GARDEN OF CUCUMBERS*** – ***Holly Woodlawn***

Warhol superstar (and eternal trans icon) Holly Woodlawn stars as a small-town girl from Kansas named Eve Harrington who tries to make it big – or at least find a roommate – in New York in Robert J. Kaplan’s long-lost midnight movie musical extravaganza. One of the very first films to be built entirely around a trans actor, SCARECROW IN A GARDEN OF CUCUMBERS is filled to the brim with Old Hollywood references, a standout supporting performance by fellow superstar Tally Brown (as Mary Poppins), and cameos from Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin. Never released on home video and unseen since its original 1972 release, SCARECROW IN A GARDEN OF CUCUMBERS has recently been restored by the Academy Film Archive and is ready to find the cult audience finally, it’s long deserved.

Hosted by historian and programmer Elizabeth Purchell of Ask Any Buddy and Austin Film Society’s ongoing Queer Cinema: Lost and Found series.

Restoration DCP courtesy of Academy Film Archive