The Crazies
Why are the good people dying?
Country
Production
Genre
Budget
$275 000
Revenue
$143 784
Director
Actors
Lane Carroll, Will MacMillan, Harold Wayne Jones, Lynn Lowry, Lloyd Hollar, Richard Liberty, Richard France, Harry Spillman, Bill Thunhurst, Will Disney
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
A.C. Croft, Al Croft
Operator
Composer
Bruce Roberts
Artist
Audition
Editing
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film was shot in Pennsylvania, specifically in the town of Evans. Local residents appeared in minor roles on screen; for example, high school students played the parts of soldiers in white uniforms.
- The filmmakers were unexpectedly lucky with the shooting of the burning house at the beginning of the film. The local fire department was practicing extinguishing a fire on an old house, and the filmmakers were allowed to set up equipment and film the training exercise.
- No Hollywood stuntmen were used in the film. Local firefighters were filmed in all scenes without exception.
- According to director and screenwriter George A. Romero, the only problem with the residents of Evans arose during the filming of the final scene. The script required Colonel, played by Lloyd Hallar, to completely undress and change clothes before flying away in a helicopter. Some local residents saw the filming of this scene and did not appreciate the sight of a completely naked man. Resolving the scandal required the involvement of lawyers.
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