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The Crazies (1973)

Directed by George A. Romero

Action | Horror | Science Fiction

Overview

Citizens of a small town are infected by a biological weapon that causes its victims to become violently insane. As uninfected citizens struggle to survive, the military readies its own response.

Rated R | Length 103 minutes

Actors

Lane Carroll | Will MacMillan | Harold Wayne Jones | Lynn Lowry | Lloyd Hollar | Richard Liberty | Richard France | Harry Spillman | Bill Thunhurst | Stephen Liska | S. William Hinzman | Will Disney | Edith Bell | Leland Starnes | A.C. McDonald | Ross Harris

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
06/29/2019Home TheaterStreamingVideo on Demand5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

I get it’s a commentary on military ineptitude and government overreach, etc. but this is a mess of a movie with something better waiting to escape. Makes me appreciate the remake more, which I should probably rewatch.

Hard to believe I’d never seen the original before today.

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