The Crazies Page #8

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


like that, man.

Okay, cool it.

L'm cold, man.

Let's get out of here.

I used to think

you had a brain, man.

We should've left them two!

We gonna leave 'em?

Yea/v. We 'll leave 'em.

Now you're talkin'.

Now you're talkin'.

Let's get out of here.

Let's stay here.

Lt's too late for you.

L'm saying you're screwed.

And we pull out with one bullet.

The pigs-.

,p

- as much as you can fly in.

- No contact.

- Now you keep them up there.

- Sure they're not just out ofyour range?

Use what you have sparingly, but

keep them up there. Yes, / know.

- Running out of flares for the helicopters.

- We got another missing patrol, sir.

Lost radio contact.

I want a man posted every 25 yards

on that outside perimeter.

Yes, sir! And get this. Post another man

every 25 yards on that outside perimeter!

- We got the voiceprint on one, sir.

- Right. Lknow.

M/e 'll reinforce you as $00n as we can.

Yeah. That '$ an order; Sold/er.

I'm sorry, doctor,

but they won't authorize anything...

Until we run a complete decontamination

on you. Oh, for Christ sake.

We'll probably have the gear installed by

tomorrow. We can get you out of here by tomorrow night.

I'm telling you, colonel,

this information's invaluable.

Can't you radio the data to Dietrich?

Every time I break this connect/on, I gotta

go through this voiceprint bullshit.

Look, I'm telling you.

We've got a chance to crack it!

Authorize me out of here! Screw the orders!

Get me out of here!

I'll have you out by tomorrow night. Lfl let

you out now, they'd only stop you anyway.

That'd be a longer delay.

At least this way we stay in touch and keep

working. I'm sorry. It's the best I can do.

Hey, they're gone, man.

That son of a b*tch and his kid.

Oh, my god. David.

Get him down. Please get him down.

Get him down.

I didn't do it.

I didn't do it.

Hey, man, look at this.

Come on, clanler.

We gotta get out of here.

Come on, buddy. Move it!

Come on, girl. You gotta go in.

Come on. Yeah, we're taking

everybody to the high school.

Hello.

Hello.

What's your name?

My name is Kathy.

Stop it right there.

Hey, man, that'; Close enough.

Do you want to play?

No. You stay away.

Stay away, you guys.

He said I could come

out and play for a long time.

- But I couldn't go far.

- We're gonna have to shoot her.

I saw- stay away fivm her; Man!

Stayaway.

She 3 going insane anyway, man.

Shoot her.

Come on. I have four guns

with me. Come on.

My father- my father doesn't-

- all r/ght, everybody,

shoot her! -

oh.

- You was gonna leave me.

- Stop it!

Stop it!

They're coming, David!

David. David, they're coming, please.

Come on, clanler. We gotta move.

We gotta get out of here.

J es u s, m a n.

My head's screwed up.

/ got the bug, right? Come on!

We've gotta get out of here!

Oh, no, I got the bug.

Take an arm.

L'm scared, man.

I flip out and I can't control myself.

- Come on, clanker. Will you move.

- Hey, big man.

Big green hat.

Move 'n.

Tell me where I should meet you.

For g 00' '5 sakes. Come on, man.

Tell me where I should meet you.

- Clanker. - Goddamn it, tell

me where I should meet you!

I know. Meet ya down

at the zebra club.

- Hey, no, man, no. Listen. - Remember the zebra

club outside of bragg? I'll meet you there.

- Listen. Out by the old concrete plant.

- L'll meet ya there and we'll drink 'em blind.

I'll take care of these guys. I'm gonna meet ya

at the zebra club. Okay? The zebra club, man.

Hey! Hey!

Hey!

Hey, David. You got the brains, man.

What are we gonna do?

The goddamn bug.

I got the goddamn bug!

Hit him!

He's a crazy son of a b*tch,

ain't he?

Watch your asses, you

chickenshits in those white suits!

Where the hell's he at? I 'n7 gonna

say hello to these goddamn white uniforms.

Spread out, goddamn it!

Where are you going?

Keep your eyes open.

There he is!

Hold your fire! Hold your fire!

Hold your fire until you can see him!

I 'm staying right here.

I'm not gonna move.

Stay/om/stay/om that son of a

b*tch can sure see us, man.

All right, let's move in slow.

Fire! Fire! Fire!

I can't see a thing.

Am I movin'?

Move in.

Stick to your right.

Stay low, you guys. Stay low.

It's starting to come over the railing.

Hey, buddy, looks like it won't work.

Out of ammunition, man.

Son 0f a b*tch! I/i/on '1' work, right?

Lt's your ass, man.

Just sit there and sweat it, man.

We're gonna do us some drinlin'.

Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Hold it.

Am I going blind,

or is this configuration smaller

than it was?

Hmm? Smaller?

I d0n't know what it is

y0u're looking for.

Sure.

What's the combination

for this stuff?

Uh, 44 and 23.

Ink up another slide.

The same thing.

A million to one we'd find it.

But this is it.

I'm sure of it.

Goddamn it, this is it!

Give me Dietrich. Uh,

yes, we 'll ha ve to ch eck yo ur-

I know. I know. The voiceprint.

Are you recording?

One minute, sir.

Come on. Oh, Christ.

Well!

Recording, sir.

Watts, Dr. elston. Special unit three,

seven, four, three, two, seven.

Code name:
Trixie.

Section:
Research and development.

We ha ve that, 5/7; And we 'll put

it right through. Hustle, will you.

It is bigger here!

It's bigger than all

the other individual samples.

Goddamn it, woman, this is it!

This is it!

We gotta get this stuff

off to Dietrich.

I don't understand the significance-

you don 'z' have to understand

-just have faith. - If you were to explain

it to me, 5/7; / could be of more help.

Get me peclem.

Uh, your line is hooked into central

on that voiceprint check, sir.

Oh, I asked him for another line!

We can cancel that, sir, and

make this new- listen.

- Yes, sir. - When you get me Dietrich, can you

put it through to me at peclem's headquarters?

Yes, I think-

yes, sir, we can do that.

Okay, then do it. I'm going over there

right now. If anything comes, hold it.

L'll be there in two minutes. This

is very urgent. Yes, sir. Will do.

Watch those slides. And call me

ifanything different happens.

Yes, but what am I looking for, sir?

- Hold it there.

- Wait. Listen to me. Listen to me!

Hold on there. Will you listen to me?

I'm Dr. watts!

I'm a scientist! I'm with the team!

I've got a tube of trixie here!

Will you listen to me!

L'm working on the virus! Will you listen

to me! This is a mistake! Will you shut-

please, god, I will-

they've got a voiceprint on me!

I don't need a backup!

This is a mistake!

Will you shut up!

Let me go!

Look at that! I see-

lt's gotta be the perimeter.

You gotta remember

to do exactly what I tell you.

Promise, no matter what.

I promise, David.

- You okay?

- I'm fine, and ready.

L'm fine, David, really.

I want to rest somewhere.

Now listen to me.

They're gonna be comin' through here.

If they don't see us,

they'll pass us by.

And we'll be on the outside, huh?

We'll be out.

How long will I be alone?

- Not long.

- Lt's the only thing that scares me.

Why can't you come in with me?

I can't place the blocks

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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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