Even with no ghouls, Romero exposes a nightmare
The Crazies (1973)
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Reviews Counted:13
Fresh:8
Rotten:5
Average Rating:6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: From the director of zombie classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD comes this chilling film about biological warfare. Made in the shadow of both Vietnam and Watergate, THE CRAZIES is a grim allegory... From the director of zombie classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD comes this chilling film about biological warfare. Made in the shadow of both Vietnam and Watergate, THE CRAZIES is a grim allegory about a government conspiracy against the public that ultimately results in genocide. The story is set in director George Romero's home state of Pennsylvania. In the film, a government plane carrying a dangerous virus crashes near the small town of Evans City. The virus finds its way into the town's drinking water, turning everyone who is exposed to it into a murderous lunatic. Firefighter David (Will McMillan) and his pregnant wife, Judy (Lane Carroll), remain unaffected but face great danger in trying to escape the town, which has been quarantined by the US army, whose members lurk around every corner, clad in gas masks and protective suits. The President is often depicted as a detached talking head, offering no hope to citizens trapped by the mistakes of his administration. Similar in tone and structure to his DEAD trilogy, Romero's film overcomes a visibly limited budget to create a colorful 1970s genre film that neatly captures the feeling of governmental distrust that was characteristic of the Vietnam era. With both a social message and plenty of splatter, THE CRAZIES is an underrated but appealing horror film. [More]
Starring: Lane Carroll, Will McMillan, Harold Wayne Jones, Lloyd Hollar
Starring: Lane Carroll, Will McMillan, Harold Wayne Jones, Lloyd Hollar, Lynn Lowry, Richard Liberty, Richard France, Harry Spillman
Director: George A. Romero
Director: George A. Romero
Screenwriter: George A. Romero
Producer: A.C. Croft
Composer: Bruce Roberts
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Reviews for The Crazies
Though it sounds like it ought to have more in the way of exploitation and gore, Romero shoots it straight, hoping his social commentary will carry it. It works superbly.
Edited at a sprint, the movie is often shocking, occasionally gory, and never boring.
Thought-provoking horror film about the effects of a biochemical disaster.
The movies Romero produced during his heyday were as ferocious, uncompromising and provocative as those of Peckinpah, Altman and Scorsese...
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January 14, 2009:
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Radha Mitchell has joined Timothy Olyphant in the upcoming "reinvention" of George Romero's 1973 film, "The Crazies." More...
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George Romero's "The Crazies" is getting the remake treatment from Overture, where Breck Eisner is directing from a script by Ray Wright and Scott Kosar. More...
August 01, 2007:
Time for Another Romero Remake?
We've already seen the remakes of Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead, plus there's another pair of Romero remakes (Day of the Dead and The Crazies) on the horizon...... More...
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