Danielle Panabaker, Harold Wayne Jones, Harry Spillman
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 turn...( read more
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DVD Release Date: April 29, 2003
Stats: 308 reviews
Cult 'classic' with lots of low-budget effects and a few unintentionally funny moments. Keep your expectations low and don't take it too seriously.
Col. Peckem: No one gets in or out of the town is that clear!
A thriller from director and zombie master George Romero. I really like a lot of how this film was made in terms of its editing and production, however it's a shame that more advantage with the premise wasn't taken....( read more)
Confusion, panic, desperation, hopelessness: George Romero's The Crazies not only employs the same dynamic as his 1979 classic Dawn of the Dead, but also has a similar style and pacing, making it an interesting companion piece to the director's long running zombie series. Technic...( read more)
Second/third screening: see it for the B movie it is, but still an essential step in Romero's career. I think the only thing failing him is the budget; given bigger production values, this could have been a much better movie and potentially a classic.
First screening rea...( read more)
Here is a totally original theme (way ahead of 28 Days After) and a cool movie that could almost fit in Romero's famous trilogy: the French subtitle goes so far to read :The Night of the Living Crazies!
Plus I really gotta like the pretty sick incest scene.
Anyway, this flick ...( read more)
I think the fact that this movie has people in nutty gas masks is amazing enough, but it's actually an ultra realistic look at the spread of infection. It just sort of freaks you out that something like a quarantine can occur anywhere. The actors did a really good job at making m...( read more)
This wasn't so bad for a low budgeted movie as Romero seems to do well with these kind of things early on in his career. This seemed like a slow paced action flick rather than a horror movie. The acting was very well done which was also a surprise for me. Not a bad movie and I wo...( read more)
Note: this film has two basic subplots, one of which follows the efforts of civilians to stay alive during the disaster. The other involves the efforts of political and military leaders to contain the epidemic of violent insanity induced by the weapon.
Set in and around the sm...( read more)
Haven't seen it since high school then tho I really felt let down the name and box art are amazing too bad the flick aint
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