[[Image:Scarecrow batman.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Cillian Murphy as The Scarecrow in ''[[Batman Begins]]''.]]
The Scarecrow appears in the 2005 movie ''[[Batman Begins]]'', portrayed by [[Cillian Murphy]]. This version of the Scarecrow is a corrupt [[psychiatrist]] and [[psychopharmacology|psychopharmacologist]] at Arkham Asylum, secretly allied with [[Ra's al Ghul]] and [[Carmine Falcone]], smuggling the former's [[Psychoactive drug|hallucinogenic drugs]] into Gotham to create fear toxins. He has no actual costume--because he dosen't need one, as the fears renanimatedreanimated are enough to turn someone insane. However, what he does have wasis a mask which amplifies the affects, seemingly a poorly stitched [[burlap]] sack with a hangman's noose dangling around the neck. The mask is put to good use when a victim is contaminated with the toxins (Batman sees bats literally flying out of the "mouth", while Rachel sees worms growing from it). The mask acts as a [[gas mask]] and an enhancement for the fear inspiring hallucinations he projected upon the asylum's inmates in his experiments. He also wears an unbound straitjacketstraightjacket at the movie's [[climax (narrative)|climax]]. The movie's ending reveals that the Scarecrow had not yet been recaptured, leading to many rumors and speculations on a possible return to the franchise for the Scarecrow. Murphy said in an interview that he would indeed return if director [[Christopher Nolan]] were to ask for it. The prospect onof a return for the very next film appears very dim at this point, however.
