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The Crazies

The Crazies

Fear thy neighbor.

20106.31h 41m

Overview

Four friends find themselves trapped in their small hometown after they discover their friends and neighbors going quickly and horrifically insane.

Directed by Breck Eisner
Written by Scott Kosar, Ray Wright, George A. Romero
Produced by Michael Aguilar, Rob Cowan, Dean Georgaris
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $55.0M

Top Cast

Timothy Olyphant

Timothy Olyphant

David

Radha Mitchell

Radha Mitchell

Judy

Joe Anderson

Joe Anderson

Russell

Danielle Panabaker

Danielle Panabaker

Becca

Joe Reegan

Joe Reegan

Pvt. Billy Babcock

Glenn Morshower

Glenn Morshower

Intelligence Officer

Gregory Sporleder

Gregory Sporleder

Travis Quinn

Lynn Lowry

Lynn Lowry

Woman on Bike

Christie Lynn Smith

Christie Lynn Smith

Deardra Farnum

Brett Rickaby

Brett Rickaby

Bill Farnum

Themes & Keywords

biological weaponsatellitecover-upremakemadnesspsychosisduringcreditsstingerchemtrailvirusfema

About The Crazies

The Crazies is a mystery, horror, action film released in 2010 exploring themes of biological weapon, satellite, cover-up, remake, madness, psychosis. Directed by Breck Eisner, it stars Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell, Joe Anderson. Four friends find themselves trapped in their small hometown after they discover their friends and neighbors going quickly and horrifically insane.

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