If an internal link led you here, please correct it to point to the right page. What we saw on set when the crazies invaded georgia syfy. Based on the cult classic directed and cowritten by george romero, the film tells the story of. The crazies was part of the canon of films romero created that included common themes like zombies and bloodshed. The crazies, due out september 25, is the latest remake to attempt to join the ranks of those films. Romero returns to night of the living dead turf with middling success in this quirky endofcivilization thriller, also released as the crazies. A young couple are quarantined, but they fight for survival along with help from a couple of people. The crazies was a remake of a 1973 film by george romeo.
It went from paramount which decided the movie was too small for it to bother with to rogue. The crazies is a genuinely good film, deserving of its namesake and bolstered by confident, muscular direction and some fine performances from the cast. Armstrong of the moving arts film journal wrote that the crazies is a solid bmovie and one of the few remakes that actually surpasses the. In an article somewhere online i read some of the movie was shot in lenox, iowa. I had heard rumors that the crazies remake of 2010 was filmed partially in iowa. The crazies a husband and wife in a small midwestern town find themselves battling for survival as their friends and family descend into madness in the cra. After a strange and insecure plane crash, an unusual toxic virus enters a quaint farming town. Sci fi wire was among a group of reporters invited to the central georgia set on april 7.
The town of lennox, iowa where parts of the movie are filmed and based on is nearly 70 miles away. Evans city, zelienople instead of zombies, romeros the crazies focuses on a weaponized virus that causes insanity. The crazies 2010 trivia 15 add new the old police car they go back to get is a 1973 ford ltd, which was the year the original movie was released. Where was the bodyswitching horror movie assimilate filmed. When the 2010 films article was first created, i created a disambiguation page that listed these two topics. Remake of george romeros 1973 film of the same name. In an effort to promote more moviemaking ventures in the state, the mississippi motion picture program provides a cash rebate on eligible expenditures and payroll, and provides sales and use tax reductions on eligible.
Although the film takes place in ogden marsh, iowa. A remake of the cult zombie film from the early 70s that is propped up by a brooding timothy olyphant, says peter bradshaw. Assimilate was filmed in mississippi, but that doesnt mean that the producers missed out on potential filming bonuses. Everything you need to know about the crazies movie 2010.
The 1995 movie featuring clint eastwood and meryl streep was filmed in winterset and adel. A military plane with a mysterious agent crashes near a town in iowa and slowly infects everyone. With gene wilder, richard pryor, georg stanford brown, jobeth williams. With radha mitchell, timothy olyphant, danielle panabaker, joe anderson. Crazies directors crazy for genre movies hollywood. Georgia is a beautiful place and everyone knows it. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in the crazies 2010. It has been released on friday, february 26, 2010 in the united kingdom and on thursday, april 08, 2010 in germany. The crazies, a science fiction horror film about a biological weapons effects on a small town. He was actually the executive producer for this movie, which is much better than the original. Here are 8 famous movies you didnt know were filmed in iowa. The life of a legendary figure in the french movie industry has inspired a convincing picture about the addictive and heartbreaking business of filmmaking, writes philip french. The crazies lacks the nightmarish momentum of romeros best zombie flicks, but its no less astute with its allegorical potshots.
The crazies a husband and wife in a small midwestern town find themselves battling for survival as their friends and family descend into. Last week i was granted the opportunity to visit the films set at peach county high school in georgia, where the crew was getting prepped for a. The obvious distrust of the government, especially the military, is. The crazies 2010 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Thats why in recent times, some very highprofile hollywood directors have chosen to film a many feature films right in our backyards. The crazies 2010 film the crazies see talk page erik talk contribs 19.
David dutton timothy olyphant is sheriff of ogden marsh, a pictureperfect american town with happy, lawabiding citizens. The film is a dramaromance about a photographer who wanders into the life of a housewife, resulting in a short, bittersweet romance while the womans husband and kids are away at. Like so many indie films, crazies took years to reach the screen. February 26, 2010 a remake of the george romero movie of the same name finally hits theaters february 2010 six months late. In an effort to contain the spread of the infection, authorities. Unfortunately, it doesnt have his style or sense of humor. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Car chases have been part of movies from the moment cars and movies sprang into existence at the turn of the 20th century.
Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The crazies on dvd june 29, 2010 starring timothy olyphant, radha mitchell, joe anderson, danielle panabaker. The crazies this george romero zombie remake is good in an attractively downbeat style philip french. Other films released on friday, february 26, 2010 are takers, cop out dir. The baseball field the crazies 2010 filming location. The crazies is a 2010 american science fiction horror film directed by breck eisner, with a screenplay from scott kosar and ray wright.
With lane carroll, will macmillan, harold wayne jones, lloyd hollar. The military attempts to contain a manmade combat virus that causes death and permanent insanity in those infected, as it overtakes a small pennsylvania town. Romero 1973 original, is directed by breck eisner and stars. The crazies is a perfectly competent genre film in a genre that has exhausted its interest for me, the zombie film.
Set up and wrongfully accused, two best friends will be sent to prison for a crime they didnt commit. Imagine living in a small town where everything is safe and happy until suddenly it isnt. Government accidentally releases biological weapon into. Romero living dead oeuvre, 1973s the crazies has been given the remake treatment to surprisingly satisfying effect. Instead of attempting to fulfill the potential hinted at in failed or dated movie projects, hollywood has proven time and time again that the sole. In a terrifying tale of the american dream gone horribly wrong, four friends find themselves trapped in their hometown in the crazies, a reinvention of the george romero classic directed by. Government accidentally releases biological weapon. Edit butler county, pennsylvania, usa 3 of 3 found this interesting interesting. The remake of the crazies starring timothy olyphant, radha mitchell, joe anderson, and danielle panabaker this time around the town is set in iowa with david and judy now working as a sheriff and a doctor respectively as they still try to escape their town while avoiding the military and the crazies.