The Crazies
United States
1973
103 Min
Color
English
Synopsis
A biological weapon gone awry is only the start of problems in the little town of Evan’s City, Pennsylvania. Bouts of insanity in the populace are leading to murder and rioting, until the US Army turns up – and things really start going to hell. –IMDb
Director
George A. Romero
Born George Andrew Romero on February 4, 1940 in New York City. Romero was passionate about filmmaking from an early age. After attending Carnegie-Mellon University, he worked in the industrial film business making commercials and shorts. In 1968, he released his first full-length feature, a horror film called Night of the Living Dead. Shot in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, the low-budget film soon reached cult status. Romero subsequently turned it into a trilogy with 1978’s Dawn of the Living Dead and 1985’s Day of the Dead.
Known for mobilizing tiny budgets to create unforgettable scare flicks, Romero also directed Creepshow (1980), Martin (1978) and the TV show Tales From the Darkside (1984-1986). Though the success of his Dead trilogy afforded him bigger budgets and higher profile actors, Romero failed to attain the same level of success later in his career.
Romero is married to actress Christine Forrest. They have three children. —bio.
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Daniel S.
12Oct10
Fascinating anti-military sci-fi thriller taking up THE NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD's framework with an important modification. This time, the heroes have to confront two kinds of enemies : army soldiers disguised as penguins and civilians gone mad. They are the Crazies. A nervous editing enables the director to somewhat mask his budget pressure. Highly recommended.
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Sheldon No
22Jan13
Most of the time I really wondered if Romero's military themed horror films were really anti-military. How much did he both humanize and animalize them in Day of the Dead?
Addiena of Mubi land
28Apr10
I don't know about the recent remake, but I know the good thing about this film is how you really can't tell which madness caused by the weapon and which was caused by panic. An excellent work similar to Martin. No need for remake though.
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Es porcina, es porcina
By Rafael Paz on May 4, 2010
Pido, antes de continuar escribiendo, una disculpa a todo lector que ponga sus ojos en este texto, esto debido al título. Soy mexicano y especialmente chilango, por lo tanto, no pude evitar recordar… read review
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