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The Crazies
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBreck Eisner
Written byScott Kosar
Ray Wright
George A. Romero
Produced byMichael Aguilar
Rob Cowan
Dean Georgaris
StarringTimothy Olyphant
Radha Mitchell
Joe Anderson
Danielle Panabaker
CinematographyMaxime Alexandre
Edited byBilly Fox
Music byMark Isham
Production
companies
Distributed byOverture Films
Release date
February 24, 2010 (2010-02-24)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million[1]

The Crazies is an American horror film directed by Breck Eisner. The story revolves around a town whose water supply has been poisoned by an unknown toxin. It is a remake of the 1973 film of the same name.

Plot

The citizens of Ogden Marsh, a small farming town in Iowa, are suddenly plagued by insanity and then death after a mysterious toxin contaminates their water supply. The town sheriff, his wife, a nurse, and the sheriff's deputy must avoid both the military and infection to escape with their lives. [2]

Cast

Filming locations

Much of the film was shot in Middle Georgia, and Lenox, Iowa with settings including the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Priester's Pecans in Perry, Georgia, the Fountain Car Wash in Macon, Georgia, areas in Montezuma, Georgia, and Peach County High School in Fort Valley, Georgia.[10]

Production

The film is being produced and will be distributed by Overture Films[11]. The special effects are created from Robert Green Hall[12].

Release

The film premiered on 24 February 2010 in LA[13] and is scheduled for an entire Cinema release in the United States and Canada on February 26, 2010.[14]

Critical reception

The film currently holds a 71% 'Fresh' rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 100 reviews.[15] Metacritic, another review aggregator, assigned the film a weighted average score of 56 out of 100 indicating "mixed or averaged", based on 24 reviews from mainstream critics.[16]

Merchandise

On 23 February 2010 a game about modeled on the file appears as an iPhone app - Beware the Infected.[17]

Comic book

iTunes will release on 17 February 2010 the Motion Comic based on the film.[18]

Browser game

On 24 February Starz Digital Media released a Facebook game.[19]

References

  1. ^ http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=crazies.htm
  2. ^ 3 Creepy New Character Posters for 'The Crazies'
  3. ^ Meet Some of The Crazies
  4. ^ 3 Creepy New Character Posters for 'The Crazies', New Min-Trailer
  5. ^ Unnerving New Trailer - The Crazies
  6. ^ 'The Crazies' Continue to Go Viral with the Trixie Virus, Exclusive Wallpapers
  7. ^ Fear Thy Neighbor in Latest 'The Crazies' One Sheet
  8. ^ A Lengthy Chat with Director and Cast of 'The Crazies'
  9. ^ A Screamin' New Image of Radha Mitchell in 'The Crazies'
  10. ^ ‘Crazies’ remake filming under way in Perry
  11. ^ Exclusive: Rob Hall Talks Effects on Remake of The Crazies
  12. ^ Exclusive photo: THE CRAZIES love Fango!
  13. ^ Massive Image Gallery: The LA Crazies Premiere
  14. ^ "The Crazies (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 14, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  15. ^ "The Crazies Film Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  16. ^ "The Crazies reviews at Metacritic.com". Metacritic. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  17. ^ The Crazies By Petrol Advertising
  18. ^ Trailer for 'The Crazies' Motion Comic Book
  19. ^ The Crazies Comic, iPhone App, and Facebook Games Are Here
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