The Crazies
1973 · Movie · 103 min. · United States
Soldiers arrive in Evans City, Pennsylvania, where they quickly establish martial law and round up and place the populace in the high school. It is revealed that a plane containing a viral bio-weapon, the effects of which drive people insane, went down in the area a few days ago and that the virus has sunken down into the Artesian Wells and infected the town’s water system. Many of the townspeople start to become infected. A group of friends try to escape to freedom as the military close in, but their escape attempt is upset from within as members of the group start to succub to the virus’s effects.
Direction George A. Romero
Cast Lane Carroll · Will MacMillan · Harold Wayne Jones · Lloyd Hollar · Lynn Lowry · Richard Liberty · A.C. McDonald · Ned Schmidtke · Tony Scott · Roger Aaron Brown · Bill Thunhurst
Soundtrack Bruce Roberts
Screenplay George A. Romero · Paul McCollough
Cinematography S. William Hinzman
Original title The Crazies (Codename Trixie)
Also known as The Mad People
4.8
975 votes (FilmAffinity)
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