In Wheeler Auditorium

Admission: $2.50

The Crazies

“Let us all hope that Geoge A. Romero's days as a cult director are over. Sure, they laughed when he announced a sequel to The Night of the Living Dead, but that sure didn't stop him. Dawn of the Dead went on to become one of the surprise hits of 1979, and, subject matter aside, Romero impressed a lot of people (myself included) with his ability to tell a good story in an emotional, captivating way. The Crazies (aka Code Name: Trixie) was made right before and is infinitely better than Martin, the movie that usually gets all the glory as Romero's great undiscovered film. But like Dawn, The Crazies features horribly brilliant imagery (brilliantly horrible imagery?) and the patented Romero rapid-fire editing technique. Vincent Canby said that the whole thing is performed ‘with the kind of hysterical enthusiasm I haven't seen in 30 years, not since viewing a grade-school production of “Six Who Pass While the Lentils Boil,” in which one young actor fell off the stage into the orchestra pit.' I can't argue with that; watching a George Romero film has always made me feel like someone who has just fallen into an orchestra pit.”