TY - SER KW - Roman Catholics KW - physicians KW - nurses KW - veterans KW - microbiologists KW - biological warfare KW - farms KW - nuclear weapons KW - U. S. Army KW - viruses KW - priests KW - police KW - firefighters AU - George A. [Andrew] Romero AU - Paul McCollough AB - When a plane crashes and releases a biological weapon into the water supply of Evans City, inept authorities and trigger-happy soldiers cannot help the citizens infected by the virus that was designed by the military to quickly cause insanity or death. C1 - 1970s C2 - unpublished C3 - Allegheny County; Pittsburgh; Butler County; Evans City; Zelienople C4 - Science Fiction; Horror; Environmental LA - English M3 - Screenplay N2 - When a plane crashes and releases a biological weapon into the water supply of Evans City, inept authorities and trigger-happy soldiers cannot help the citizens infected by the virus that was designed by the military to quickly cause insanity or death. PY - 1973 RN - George Romero (1940—2017), born in the Bronx and educated at Carnegie Mellon University, was a filmmaker and pioneer of the horror film genre. Paul McCollough is a composer and cinematographer. TI - The Crazies ER -