The military attempts to contain a manmade combat virus that causes death and permanent insanity in those infected, as it overtakes a small Pennsylvania town.
Director:
George A. Romero
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Lane Carroll | ... | Judy |
| Will MacMillan | ... | David (as W.G. McMillan) | |
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Harold Wayne Jones | ... | Clank |
| Lloyd Hollar | ... | Col. Peckem | |
| Lynn Lowry | ... | Kathy | |
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Richard Liberty | ... | Artie |
| Richard France | ... | Dr. Watts | |
| Harry Spillman | ... | Maj. Ryder | |
| Will Disney | ... | Dr. Brookmyre | |
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Edith Bell | ... | Lab. Technician |
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Bill Thunhurst | ... | Brubaker (as W.L. Thunhurst Jr.) |
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Leland Starnes | ... | Shelby |
| A.C. McDonald | ... | Gen. Bowen (as A.C. MacDonald) | |
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Robert J. McCully | ... | Hawks |
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Robert Karlowsky | ... | Sheriff Cooper |
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A biological weapon gone awry is only the start of problems in the little town of Evan's City, Pennsylvania. Bouts of insanity in the populace are leading to murder and rioting, until the US Army turns up - and things really start going to hell. Written by David Carroll <davidc@atom.ansto.gov.au>
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16 March 1973 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$275,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
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#1 Soldier at House: Look, mister... you let me go and...
David: Talk!
#1 Soldier at House: OK! It's a quarantine. There's a virus loose in the area.
David: How'd the Army get involved?
#1 Soldier at House: How does the Army get involved in anything? I don't know.
[David forcibly restrains the solider in a choke-hold]
#1 Soldier at House: Ahh! Honest to God I don't know! It's a police action. That's what they're calling it.
David: What are your orders?
#1 Soldier at House: Round up everybody and take them to the Evans City High School. Everything ...
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Composed by Carole Bayer Sager and Melissa Manchester
Sung by Beverly Bremers
Courtesy of Sceptor Records
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At around the 53 minute mark, two jeeps cross a small stream in a field. There's a slight hitch between when the first and second jeep cross, and when the camera pans, the first jeep is much farther ahead of the second than it was before, suggesting that a section of film is missing. See more »Quotes
David: What unit are you with? Why are you here? Why are you doing this to us?#1 Soldier at House: Look, mister... you let me go and...
David: Talk!
#1 Soldier at House: OK! It's a quarantine. There's a virus loose in the area.
David: How'd the Army get involved?
#1 Soldier at House: How does the Army get involved in anything? I don't know.
[David forcibly restrains the solider in a choke-hold]
#1 Soldier at House: Ahh! Honest to God I don't know! It's a police action. That's what they're calling it.
David: What are your orders?
#1 Soldier at House: Round up everybody and take them to the Evans City High School. Everything ...
[...]
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Heaven Help UsComposed by Carole Bayer Sager and Melissa Manchester
Sung by Beverly Bremers
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Like Romero's "Day of the Dead," this is another marathon of carnage and excess talk, filled with scattered themes (martial law, role of the military, bureaucracy, disease, etc.). It's high-concept stuff, granted, but the budget is low and the script is unfocused. Like the attorney general's definition of "terrorism," the effects of the virus in "The Crazies" is just as vague (abnormal behavior that varies from person to person), but the unpredictability gets tedious after a while. The reason David Cronenberg's similarly-themed "Shivers" worked so well is because the parasites had a specific function (to replace a dead organ) and side-effect (they transform people into sex maniacs), and were confined to one specific location (an apartment complex). "The Crazies" is ambitious, but the unengaging performances and heavy-handed symbolism (tattered American flags, toy soldiers stepped on by real soldiers) renders it a mediocre oddity on Romero's resume.
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