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The Crazies

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R,1hr 43min

Genres:

Horror,Sci-Fi,Action

Released:

January 1, 1973

Director:

George A. Romero

Distributor:

Blue Underground

Starring:

Edith Bell, Lane Carroll, Will Disney ...more

Synopsis: George Romero's The Crazies involves a biochemical warfare virus code-named "Trixie" that gets into the water supply of Evans City, Pennsylvania. It has two equally unpleasant effects, either killing its victims outright or driving them hopelessly insane. The military descends on the town like a plague of locusts, quarantining the area and dragging the frightened citizens from their homes to be corralled at the local high school while the "powers that be" figure out what to do. Human interest revolves ... Full Synopsis

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	Robert Firsching, AMG Review This combination sci-fi paranoia film and bloody shoot 'em-up actioner was not the success that George A. Romero and company expected after Night of the Living Dead. It is, however, a well-made, fast-paced thriller that delivers the goods. With its threatening safe-suited soldiers in their Halloween gasmasks and an apocalyptic air of violence and madness, The Crazies serves as a virtual ode to paranoia, ... Full Review

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