The Crazies (1973)

Directed by

George A. Romero

Genre

fantasy film, action film, horror film, science fiction film, independent film, exploitation film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

R

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 417 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A biological weapon accidentally infects the residents of a small American town. The military quarantines the area as the infected become dangerously unstable.

tenseparanoidbleakchaoticdisturbingfreneticsuspensefulgrungy

What happens

The Crazies (also known as Code Name: Trixie) is a 1973 American science fiction horror film written and directed by George A. Romero. It stars Lane Carroll, Will McMillan, and Harold Wayne Jones as residents of a small American town that accidentally become afflicted by a military biological weapon. Filmed in Evans City in Western Pennsylvania, The Crazies was a box office failure upon release. A remake of the film was released in 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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