The Crazies Page #6

Synopsis: 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 turns up - and things really start going to hell.
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Director(s): George A. Romero
Production: Blue Underground
 
IMDB:
6.1
Metacritic:
63
Rotten Tomatoes:
59%
R
Year:
1973
103 min
Website
383 Views


Some of the rednecks that live in this area, they could

be shooting at each other and not even care why.

So whatever's going on,

we're better off away from it.

That a/n 't 5a y/ng you can

't go back buddy. What about the virus?

Kathy is acting strangely.

For all we know, we may all have been

exposed. We may need medical attention.

L've been thinking. Maybe somebody's hitting

us with bacteriological weapons or something.

Maybe we are in a war.

I just wanna be sure that we're doing the

right thing. Well, we can't be sure, damn it!

Broolmyre told Judy

to keep isolated.

That's good enough for me.

You can go back to town ifyou want to.

The army ain't nobody's

friend, man. We know. We been in.

I don't know about you, but, uh...

I'm gonna stick it out with David.

'Cause he's gonna make it.

He's got a brain.

The church is a holy sanctuary!

These people have sanctuary!

Leave them alone!

Leave them alone!

Sanctuary!

Okay, let's go.

God is with us!

Come on! Move! In! Everybody!

Come on, in, in! In there!

Hey, hey, hey!

Father!

Father David!

Let's go!

There goes a couple of 'em!

Sh*t.

Mommy

mommy!

Mommy!

L'm all right.

She's all right.

She's upset, that's all.

It's funny.

We're all upset. She'll be all right

when we leave here. She'll be all right.

Isn't it?

- How far you figure it is to Saunders' farm?

- Couple miles, maybe.

Well, they can't have

every inch covered.

All those woods.

There are ravines behind Saunders'.

If we can get through it all, it 3 there.

Hey, Dave, I think we better shake them.

Shh'. I'm telling you, that

chick's out of her head.!

- Shut up, man. Listen.

- What?

Get down, man!

Out of sight!

Sh*t!

He spotted us.

We gotta break through the woods.

We're gonna break through the woods!

If we get split up, we 'll meet at Saunders '

place. We won't get away from that bird, man.

We can't sit here!

Stop where you are.

We have you spotted.

Stop where you are or we'll open fire. We'ii be

forced to open fire on you. Stop where you are.

We have you spotted.

We're in communication with the jeeps.

We're in communication with the

ground troops. You cannot escape.

Stop where you are

or we 'll be forced to open fire.

I'll try to keep the damn thing away

so maybe we can duck it.

Stay put!

Bums!

Hey! I told you, Dave.

Hey, Dave!

You're forgettin' about the infantry.

Let's go. Huh?

The crazies in here

are detained, but they might not be infected.

Keep them somewhere else. Keep

'em isolated. Veg sir.

We're using the gymnasium

for any consulting.

Take her blood pressure.

I'll need a hand with this.

- Got a blood pressure yet?

- 124 over 67.

Aii right, keep checking.

Get it off of me! Get it off!

Get it off of me! Get it off!

He's arresting. Come on. Let's go.

Get another nurse over here,

will you, please.

These goddamn things returned.

- Don't you med guys have anything

more powerful than this? - No, sir.

- Hey, uh, Elly?

I'm not getting any further on that formula.

For Christ sake. Lt's in the written records.

We can't read

the microfilms manually, Elly.

We're gonna have to wait until it's all

in the computer.

Once it's all back in the computer, we

can have it in a matter of seconds.

But it won't be all

in the computer for three days!

We'll just have to try all the combinations.

You gotta get a sample flown out to us.

Lots of luck. Say again.

I777 not read/ngyou, Elly.

I said I'll see what I can do.

Give me peckem.

Yes, sir. To colonel peckem's headquarters.

We'ii have to have your voiceprint.

Christ sake! He's only down the

street from me. I just left him!

We'll need to check it, sir, if it's to go through

the network. We'll have to do a recording.

Here, you run this over to peclem.

To colonel peckem, sir?

Tell peckem without those samples,

Dietrich might as well close down.

If he still refuses to send them out, have

him call Dietrich himself and explain it.

But get him the hell off my back!

Yes, sir. I'll try.

On that voiceprint, sir,

will you state your name and l.D.?

Stick it up your big,

fat, electronic ass!

What's the matter with you, woman? Ultraviolet's not

infallible when you're working this closely with it.

- So put your mask back on.

- As you have discovered, doctor,

it's very difficult looking into a

microscope when you're wearing a mask.

Just how would you rate

our chances, doctor?

- Do you have any family outside?

- What?

Do you have any family outside?

No, sir.

Hmm.

Me neither.

I'm sorry, sir.

Would you marry me?

Hmm?

I assume from that answer

that you rate our chances as good.

No, next week. Of course r/ght no w!

- That 's army issue, doctor! Army issue!

- All right, where is she?

- Doctor broolmyre's nurse, sir.

- He sent her out! He sent her out with these!

- What happened, major? - Apparently, Dr. brookmyre

sent his nurse out with some of the antibiotics.

When was this? Ea/[V last n/ght,

just after things started.

- We recovered the materials, sir,

when they were captured. - they?

yes, sir. There were several of them. At least there

were. They got away last night in one of the vans.

The Van was found,

but there was no sign of anyone.

- This is army issue! Army issue! - Take Dr.

Russell to the infirmary. Run a check on him.

- Yes, sir. - This is army

issue! There's no requisition!

This is- this is army issue!

You know if your nurse was exposed

to any infected cases?

Very briefly.

We had the two children here.

- Why in the hell did

you send her out? - She's-

she's pregnant.

I was afraid for the child.

I sent her with some antibiotic

for the father.

They're gonna be married.

We're only doing what

we have to do to ensure survival.

- - I got a message from colonel

peckem! I got a message from colonel peckem!

- Get in here! Get in here, soldier.

- I got a message-

all right, keep down!

Troopers will knock your block off!

Goddamn it! Give me another man in here!

Another guard!

- Get me c detachment. Get me c

detachment! -

your

vo/cepr/h t5 are- survival?

What do you think, old buddy?

There's four of 'em.

That's four we can see.

Must be more inside.

Why don't we just scurry around

and pass by 'em?

Lt's almost dark. Let's wait.

We need information.

Why don't wejust go down

and talk to them?

- Get her! Get her down!

- I really would like to talk.

Clank!

Knock it off!

- I got it!

- Aii right!

Knock it off.

Hey, look at that!

Right on, man!

That dude can't shoot worth sh*t.

Yeah, missed you by a mile.

You mother.

Hey, you son of a b*tch.

I ought to break your ass.

Hey, clanker.

- What the hell's the matter with you?

- I'm sorry. I-

- thank you for goin' out after her.

- I was savin' my ass, not hers.

Next time I'm gonna throw

her out there and you with her!

That chicl's crazy, man.

She's got the bug.

What you figure on doin' tonight?

I figured I'd be cleanin' out

this sh*t house.

That's about all you can figure

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George A. Romero

George Andrew Romero (February 4, 1940 – July 16, 2017) was an American-Canadian filmmaker, writer and editor, best known for his series of gruesome and satirical horror films about an imagined zombie apocalypse, beginning with Night of the Living Dead (1968), which is often considered a progenitor of the fictional zombie of modern culture. Other films in the series include Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Day of the Dead (1985). Aside from this series, his works include The Crazies (1973), Martin (1978), Creepshow (1982), Monkey Shines (1988), The Dark Half (1993) and Bruiser (2000). He also created and executive-produced the 1983–88 television series Tales from the Darkside. Romero is often noted as an influential pioneer of the horror-film genre, and has been called an "icon" and the "Father of the Zombie Film". more…

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