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The Crazies

  • 19731973
  • RR
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
14K
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Lane Carroll and Will MacMillan in The Crazies (1973)
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.
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
14K
YOUR RATING
    • George A. Romero
    • Paul McCollough(based on a script by)
    • George A. Romero(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Lane Carroll
    • Will MacMillan
    • Harold Wayne Jones
    • George A. Romero
    • Paul McCollough(based on a script by)
    • George A. Romero(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Lane Carroll
    • Will MacMillan
    • Harold Wayne Jones
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 127User reviews
    • 105Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
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    Lane Carroll, Bonnie Hinzman, and Will MacMillan in The Crazies (1973)
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    Lane Carroll
    • Judy
    Will MacMillan
    Will MacMillan
    • David
    • (as W.G. McMillan)
    Harold Wayne Jones
    • Clank
    Lloyd Hollar
    Lloyd Hollar
    • Col. Peckem
    Lynn Lowry
    Lynn Lowry
    • Kathy
    Richard Liberty
    • Artie
    Richard France
    Richard France
    • Dr. Watts
    Harry Spillman
    Harry Spillman
    • Maj. Ryder
    Will Disney
    Will Disney
    • Dr. Brookmyre
    Edith Bell
    • Lab. Technician
    Bill Thunhurst
    • Brubaker
    • (as W.L. Thunhurst Jr.)
    Leland Starnes
    • Shelby
    A.C. McDonald
    A.C. McDonald
    • Gen. Bowen
    • (as A.C. MacDonald)
    Robert J. McCully
    • Hawks
    Robert Karlowsky
    • Sheriff Cooper
    Ned Schmidtke
    Ned Schmidtke
    • Sgt. Tragesser
    Tony Scott
    • Deputy Shade
    Roy Cheverie
    • Army Doctor
      • George A. Romero
      • Paul McCollough(based on a script by)
      • George A. Romero(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Filmed in Evans City and Connoquenessing Pennsylvania. Many of the movie's bit players were locals; several of the white-suited soldiers were actually high-school students.
    • Goofs
      It is stated repeatedly that the pathogen is a virus, but several references are made to it being a "bacteriological" weapon, as if viral infections and bacterial infections are the same thing. The female lead also takes an antibiotic that slows her response to the pathogen, but antibiotics are for bacteria and wouldn't help against a virus.
    • Quotes

      Army Doctor: Okay, Colonel Peckem, last test is negative. You're all clean, virus free. We can sign you out. The helicopter will be arriving in a few minutes.

      Col. Peckem: Any news from Deitrich?

      Army Doctor: They're sending a new man from the Trixie project to take over as Dr. Watts' replacement. He should be here in the morning. If only we knew what Watts was working on. We checked the slides he left behind in his microscope and his notes, but we can't make heads or tails out of any of it. He was onto something, we know that. We'll dope it out sooner or later.

      Col. Peckem: [sighs] Sooner or later.

      Army Doctor: I understand that they found a Reeces monkey at Deitrich, immune. We'll find a human subject sooner or later.

      Col. Peckem: Yeah... sooner or later.

      [a soldier arrives with David, who is not showing symptoms]

      Soldier: Hey, you want an immunity check on this one, Doc?

      Army Doctor: [to the soldier] Are you kidding me? Put him with the others!

      [both Peckem and David make eye contact with each other, in which David smirks and he is taken away by the soldier, as Colonel Peckem also walks away towards the landing zone area]

    • Connections
      Featured in The American Nightmare (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Heaven Help Us
      Composed by Carole Bayer Sager and Melissa Manchester

      Sung by Beverly Bremers

      Courtesy of Sceptor Records

    User reviews127

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    6/10
    Better than a lot of other low budget horror for it's time, but NO zombies
    A plane crashes near Pittsburgh carrying a bacteriological weapon called "Trixie". It gets into a nearby town's water supply causing it's citizen to go crazy, some of them homicidal maniacs. Some of the town's residents try to escape through a cordon around the town set up by the Army and shooting between the residents and soldiers (who go around wearing white contamination suits) and blood spurts ensue. That pretty much sums up the plot.

    There's really no gore in this Romero film, but we do see plenty of gun battles that look cheap and amateurish. The only memorable character is Dr. Watts, played by Richard France, who's overacting is so bad that I actually liked his time on the screen. You can see he's trying real hard.

    The Blue Underground anamorphic DVD looks nice and it contains a short interview with co-star Lynn Lowry who explains some of her experiences on the film as well as her failed film career. Also a decent commentary track by George Romero who wishes he could have done more with it if he had a bigger budget.

    As long as one doesn't compare it to Romero's other films like the DEAD trilogy or MARTIN (1977), then it's better than most 70s low budget efforts in that cheap, charming way. I think it's worth a look.

    6 out of 10

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    • Feb 25, 2005

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    • Release date
      • March 16, 1973 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Evans City, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Production company
      • Pittsburgh Films
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    • 1 hour 43 minutes
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