The Crazies

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The Crazies ★★ Code Name: Trixie 1973 (R)

A poisoned water supply makes the residents of a small town go on a chaotic, murderous rampage. When the army is called into to quell the anarchy, a small war breaks out. Message film about the military is muddled and derivative. 103m/C VHS, DVD . Lane Carroll, Will MacMillan, Harold W. Jones, Lloyd Hollar, Lynn Lowry, Richard France, Richard Liberty, Will Disney, Harry Spillman; D: George A. Romero; W: George A. Romero; C: Bill (William Heinzman) Hinzman; M: Bruce Roberts.