Reason 52

Scarecrow Video. There is a little slice of movie heaven a few blocks away from University of Washington called Scarecrow Video. It rents almost every film ever made in the U.S. and has extensive sections devoted to movies from other countries as well. This is not your typical rental place, Jason. It is two levels of cinematic glory, divided into unique categories like Director, Heist, Buddy Comedy, Werewolf...pretty much every genre you can think of. Legend has it that Roger Ebert occasionally flies into town, books a hotel room for a weekend and spends the entire time watching impossible-to-find movies from Scarecrow. Quentin Tarantino walked miles from downtown Seattle to this movie mecca in search of something that could not be found in L.A. The first time I went there I ended up wandering the shelves and shelves of movies for almost two hours, gleefully shrieking every time I spotted a gem from my childhood that Blockbuster would never carry. They rent The Electric Grandmother. Need I say more?! Lucky for you, I have a membership and I'd be more than happy to hook you up next time you're in town.

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