The Crazies

TitleThe Crazies
Year of Publication1973
Publication TypeScreenplay
LanguageEnglish
AuthorsRomero, George A. [Andrew], McCollough, Paul
Keywordsbiological warfare; farms; firefighters; microbiologists; nuclear weapons; nurses; physicians; police; priests; Roman Catholics; U. S. Army; veterans; viruses
Abstract

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.

Author Biography

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.

Time

1970s

Published

unpublished