The Crazies w/ Romero Scholar Adam Hart

Showings

Fox Theatre Thu, Aug 22 9:15 PM
Film Info
Release Year:1973
Rating:14A
Genre:Science Fiction
Thriller
Horror
Production Country:USA
Original Language:English
Cast/Crew Info
DIRECTOR:George A. Romero
STARRING:Lane Carroll
Will MacMillan
Harold Wayne Jones
Lynn Lowry
Lloyd Hollar

Description

Join us for a night of Romero admiration with Adam Hart, horror historian and author of "Raising the Dead: The Work of George A. Romero"!

Five years after "Night of the Living Dead", Romero released "The Crazies", another powerful allegory about government cover-ups and conspiracies in the shadow of Watergate and several high-profile environmental disasters.

When a military plane crashes in Evans City, Pennsylvania, a mysterious toxin seeps into the water supply, turning the small-town residents into big-time killers. The biological weapon, codenamed "Trixie," leaves its victims either dead or psychologically deranged. Vietnam vet David and his pregnant girlfriend Judy must escape the military-enforced quarantine, the crazed townsfolk and a band of rednecks to get to safety.

Adam will provide a brief intro to the film as well as an enlightening Q&A afterwards. His book will also be for sale if you want to take a piece of the night home with you!

Event pricing in effect.