The Crazies
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- Featured on: TCM Underground
Main Details
- Released in 1973
- Color
- Aspect Ratio: (1.66:1)
- Runtime: 103 min
- Rated: R
- Distributed by Pittsburgh Films/Libra Films | Cambist Films
- Directed by George A. Romero
- Written by Paul McCollough, George A. Romero
- Starring: Lane Carroll, Will MacMillan, Harold Wayne Jones, Lloyd Hollar, Lynn Lowry, Richard Liberty, Richard France, Harry Spillman, Will Disney, Edith Bell, Bill Thunhurst, Leland Starnes, A.C. McDonald, Robert J. McCully, Robert Karlowsky
Also Known As
- Code Name: Trixie
- The Mad People
Tagline
- Why Are the Good People Dying?
Synopsis
The Crazies (also known as Code Name: Trixie) is a 1973 American science fiction horror-action film about the effects of the accidental release of a military biological weapon upon the inhabitants of a small American town. The film was written and directed by George A. Romero, and starred Lane Carroll, Will MacMillan, Harold Wayne Jones. Although it failed at the box office during its original release, it has since become a cult classic. A remake of the film was made in 2010. The film follows two stories, one about the civilians trying to stay alive during the disaster, having to battle both "the crazies" as well as U.S. soldiers ordered to shoot on sight. The other involves the political and military leaders trying to contain the epidemic. (Wikipedia)