American Genre Film Archive

Scarecrow In a Garden of Cucumbers

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This listing is for the standard edition Blu-ray. The limited edition slipcover was limited to 1,000 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the slipcover.

The American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) represents the world's largest theatrical catalog of exploitation cinema. Their home video line presents a diverse selection of movies, ranging from new preservations of classics from the vast library of Something Weird to the wildest in shot-on-video (SOV) titles. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line!

Eternal trans icon (and Warhol superstar) Holly Woodlawn is a riot in SCARECROW IN A GARDEN OF CUCUMBERS—a long-lost comedy musical that has been lovingly restored by the Academy Film Archive. Holly stars as a small-town Kansas girl who tries to make it big—or at least find a roommate—in New York City. One of the first features with a trans lead, this joyous valentine to individuality features a supporting role from Warhol scenester Tally Brown and cameos from Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin.

directed by: Robert J. Kaplan
starring: Holly Woodlawn, Tally Brown
1972 / 82 min / 1.37:1 / English DTS-HD MA 1.0

Additional info:

Region Free Blu-ray
Restored from original film elements by the Academy Film Archive
Commentary with Jeff Copeland, author of LOVE YOU MADLY, HOLLY WOODLAWN, and AGFA's Jackson Cooper
Interview with producer Henry J. Alpert
Bonus movie: GUMS (1976), a JAWS parody from director Robert J. Kaplan preserved from a 35mm print courtesy of Vinegar Syndrome
Booklet with essays by Jeff Copeland and Caden Mark Gardner, co-author of CORPSES, FOOLS, AND MONSTERS
English SDH subtitles

Overall rating: 4.6486487 / 5 from 111 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

This Blu-ray edition of 'Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers' is a restored classic featuring Holly Woodlawn, with positive feedback on its restoration quality, special features, and overall entertainment value. The product includes a commentary, an interview, and a bonus movie, all presented in great packaging.

Summary topics

Holly Woodlawn Performance: 8%
AGFA Quality: 8%
Restoration Quality: 9%
Movie Enjoyment: 9%
Special Features: 9%

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Review highlights

"Awesome restoration and some amazing special features." — Ewan G.
"I love when AGFA dives into the world of weird LGBT cinema and this release is no exception." — Hudson L.
"Thrilled that AGFA was able to get a physical release of this out via OCN." — Stephen P.

Reviews

I aint scurred

"underground musical comedy that delivers an incredibly joyous, chaotic valentine to individuality"

— Kevin G. (5/5)

Holly Woodlawn the goddess that you were

"Unparalleled feature from an undeniable queer camp legend. Where else can you get something so strangely encapsulating of a NYC that both never existed and is gone forever? Looks and sounds like a high quality indie flick, with all the presentation of a studio feature."

— Kelsey G. (5/5)

An important cultural artifact

"Holly Woodlawn had such a unique sense of humor that was perfectly captured in this film. Love that this is preserved for future generations to be inspired by her."

— Zakaria S. (5/5)

Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers

"Another gem from AGFA. Thrilled to find the Slip-Cover version too!"

— Eric P. (5/5)

Some fun movies!

"I was not familiar with Holly Woodlawn before this, but this is a great introduction! Also a great collection of special features, however I wish that Gums was the uncensored version. Glad it gets some form of release regardless"

— Brandon A. (4/5)

Worth checking out

"Not exactly my jam, but lots of great visuals, music, and even a surprise wrestling match. Holly Woodlawn really is quite a star in this too. Incredibly charismatic and funny. Would probably watch a movie of just her facial expressions reacting to stuff."

— Mike M. (3/5)

Queer Trash Cinema

"AGFA providing us with more queer cinema. This is a great watch from start to finish. Highly recommended."

— Jeffrey L. (5/5)

Comedy Musical

"An aspiring actress from Kansas comes to New York and meets a host of zany characters."

— Kev B. (5/5)

Another crazy AGFA release

"Tons of goodies on the cast, excellent restoration."

— Brian T. (5/5)

Tonight only. . . Holly Woodlawn!

"Joyous, witty and above all, a glorious glimpse into a world that should be, where being trans is no more noteworthy than someone's favorite flavor of ice cream. I'm not big on musicals, but I'd see this show off-Broadway in a heartbeat. Wonderful and recommended"

— Tyler M. (5/5)