And when the virus is accidentally unleashed in evans city, pennsylvania, the small community becomes a war zone of. The crazies, a science fiction horror film about a biological weapons effects on a small town. Romero returns to night of the living dead turf with middling success in this quirky endofcivilization thriller, also released as the crazies. Sometimes i cant control myself and i want to bash the skull in of the nearest crazy. When the military establishes a quarantine to stop the virus from spreading further, a group of uninfected people tries to escape the blockade, coming up against both neighborsturned. This horror film was directed by breck eisner and george romero was the executive producer for this remake of his original 1973 movie. Romeros the crazies is actually quite a good film, you can see the paranoia that infected his films and.
The crazies 1973 centers around a small suburban town outside of pittsburgh, a signature locale in almost all of romeros films. Crazies definition of crazies by the free dictionary. The crazies is a perfectly competent genre film in a genre that has exhausted its interest for me, the zombie film. Find out everything empire knows about crazies, the. Romero a virus bioengineered for combat infects residents of a small pennsylvania town, turning them into psychopaths. It stars lane carroll, will macmillan, and harold wayne jones as residents of a small american town that accidentally becomes afflicted by a military biological weapon. The omega man 1971 official trailer charlton heston movie duration. Watts richard france, the irate expert arguing on tv at the beginning of dawn of the dead. The crazies is a 1973 american science fiction horroraction film about the effects of the accidental release of a. Overview its code name is trixie, an experimental government germ weapon that leaves its victims either dead or irreversibly insane. Look for great performances by richard france check out his wiki page. Romero film will always be dawn of the dead 1978 the original film and i like the remake too from zack snyder. Filmed in pennsylvania, the crazies was a box office failure upon release, but has since.
The crazies 1973 movie information and showtimes in edmonton. One sheet original movie poster issued by the studio in 1973 when the film was released and meant for theatrical display. When the military establishes a quarantine to stop the virus from spreading further, a group of uninfected people tries to escape the blockade, coming up against both. The crazies is a 1973 american science fiction horror film written and directed by george a. And then theres the wonderful richard france playing a similar character to the one he would memorably play in dotd, an outraged scientist. The crazies 1973 richard liberty in the crazies 1973 the crazies 1973 harry spillman in the crazies 1973. Timothy olyphant as david, joe anderson as russell, radha mitchell as judy and danielle panabaker as becca. Some of the locals saw the scene as it was being shot and took offense to the sight of a nude man outside. When i do i try to play it cool, cant let the other. Database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for the crazies 1973. Crazies, the 1973 internet movie firearms database guns. The crazies was george romeros fourth film released in 1973. The crazies that govern ukraine have now banned films with. The crazies has it both ways, uglifying the punishers and the punishees, all marauding brutes.
Citizens of a small town are infected by a biological weapon that causes its victims to become violently insane. Crazy disambiguation this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title the crazies. Sourced from a video classics trailer reel for march 1984. Revisiting the plot set out in george romeros 1973 original, breck eisners movie. A small town in pennsylvania suffers from a string of violent attacks, ranging from beatdowns to arson. Lane carroll, will macmillan, harold wayne jones, lloyd hollar, lynn lowry, richard liberty, richard france, harry spillman, will. The crazies is one of the low budget flops george romero directed between night of the living dead and dawn of the dead that have managed to build a significant cult following over the years. Mcmillan try to get out of their infected town, but the army has it sealed off. The crazies is part of the zombie movies subgenres, check out more movies like this one. Check out more movies that start with t and movies from 1973. The crazies 1973 video classics australia trailer youtube. The crazies isnt topshelf romero, but its blend of genre thrills and social subtext should still be enough to satisfy discerning horror fans.
If an internal link led you here, please correct it to point to the right page. Alternate ending and possible sequel by dan koelsch the guys over at movieweb talked to the crazies stars radha mitchell and timothy olyphant days after the movies opening weekend, and in both cases the actors got asked about the possibility of a sequel. Trixie is a 1973 american science fiction horror film written and directed by george a. As uninfected citizens struggle to survive, the military readies its own response. Romeros the crazies was seen by many critics as an imitative and less effective version of his earlier cult phenomena, night of the living dead 1968 but, despite some superficial similarities, the films thoughtprovoking and completely plausible premise is much more relevant three decades later.
David dutton timothy olyphant is sheriff of ogden marsh, a pictureperfect american town with happy, lawabiding citizens. 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. Its been three weeks since the crazies attacked, but youd never noticed. Most crazies disguise themselves as people, normal every day people. But i can tell, i can always tell by the rotting stench. He built on a popular theme he would use again and again which average americans being hit by a plague that led to extreme violence. The crazies 1973 evil intrusion into the domestic sphere duration. 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. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Romero film of the same name romero gets an executive producer credit for this one, continues the trend of recent films to delve into apocalyptic scenarios. Firefighter david and his pregnant wife judy are thrust into all this. I never seen the original crazies romeros film, but i watch it last night this film and i like it a lot. Mcmillan, lynn lowry, richard liberty, richard france, george a. Peckem has to strip down and change clothes before being lifted off by the helicopter.
Everything you need to know about the crazies movie 2010. The crazies is a 1973 film by legendary horror filmmaker. He was most wellknown for using this in his zombie movies, but this was a variation of that. Information about the movie the crazies 1973, including the the crazies 1973 trailer. Jul 02, 2011 video classics australia trailer for the george a romero film the crazies 1970. Its sickening, barely tolerable and it only goes away when they stop moving. Lane carroll and will macmillan in the crazies 1973. The crazies is part of the zombie movies subgenres, check out more movies like this one the crazies cast starring george a. The crazies 1973 when it was first released in 1973, george a. Firefighter david and his pregnant wife judy are thrust into all this and to top it off, the military quarantine the town with orders to shoot anybody that escapes, regardless of being infected or not. Romero the only problem that ever came up with the people of evans city, where the film was being shot, was about the filming of the final scene. The crazies 1973 citizens of a small town are infected by a biological weapon that causes its victims to become violently insane.
George romeros the crazies involves a biochemical warfare virus codenamed. It is stylistically and thematically very similar to the dead series, more so than any of romeros other non dead work. The crazies 1973 michael ds region 4 dvd info page. The crazies on dvd june 29, 2010 starring timothy olyphant, radha mitchell, joe anderson, danielle panabaker. Evans city is plagued with the accidental release of a military biological weapon that transforms normal citizens into violent homicidal maniacs. Teeny tiny pinpoint cross fold separation at middle fold. Crazies, the 1973 internet movie firearms database. He spends practically the entire movie screaming in. Emilian e rumagnol english espanol francais italiano polski romana srpskohrvatski. The crazies cinemasterpieces original horror gas mask. Crazies, the on dvd 827058100199 from blue underground. The film depicts the accidental release of a biological weapon upon a real life small town for the time called evans city located in pennsylvania, and shows the perspectives of both the surviving townsfolk who are trying to stay alive and remain uninfected from the deadly bioweapon thats codenamed trixie. The crazies 1973 a nurse lane carroll and her husband w.