{"id":4598,"date":"2007-10-18T15:39:29","date_gmt":"2007-10-18T22:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4598"},"modified":"2021-02-02T16:53:49","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T23:53:49","slug":"crazies-the-code-name-trixie-1973","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4598","title":{"rendered":"Crazies, The \/ Code Name: Trixie (1973)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;All hell&#8217;s broke loose in town; nobody knows what&#8217;s going on!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Poster-201x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-68135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Poster-201x300.png 201w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Poster-685x1024.png 685w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Poster-86x128.png 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Poster-181x270.png 181w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Poster.png 741w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a madness-inducing biological agent is accidentally dropped by the U.S. government into the water supply of Evans City, Pennsylvania, the military arrives to quarantine the town; but many of its citizens have already started to go crazy from the effects of the virus, and chaos soon erupts.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>George Romero Films<\/li>\n<li>Horror<\/li>\n<li>Science Fiction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nFive years after making his auspicious debut film &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=13027\"><em>Night of the Living Dead<\/em> (1968)<\/a> &#8212; George A. Romero wrote and directed this like-minded tale of a small town struck with mass hysteria; this time, however, rather than relying on a supernatural plot device (zombies), Romero &#8212; ever the social critic &#8212; places the blame squarely on the U.S. government. In an enormous FUBAR &#8212; Vietnam, Iraq, or COVID-19, anyone? &#8212; the United States initiates a deadly mess (why would they let a virus without an antidote leave the CDC to begin with?) then completely botches its own efforts to keep Americans safe. Perhaps predictably, it&#8217;s up to a small group of &#8220;revolutionary&#8221; citizens &#8212; including a volunteer fireman (W.G. McMillan) and his pregnant girlfriend (sympathetically portrayed by Lane Carroll): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Couple.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Couple-1024x567.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Couple-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Couple-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Couple-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Couple-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Couple-1536x850.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Couple-488x270.png 488w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Couple-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Couple.png 1823w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; to escape and defend themselves; but there&#8217;s no telling when the virus may catch them as well. Despite its occasionally uneven narrative, this bleak, timely cautionary tale (remade in 2010) is well worth a look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An effective portrayal of paranoia and chaos in the face of government-induced catastrophe<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Still-1024x625.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"391\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Still-1024x625.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Still-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Still-128x78.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Still-768x469.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Still-1536x938.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Still-442x270.png 442w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Still.png 1677w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Several powerful, shocking scenes &#8212; including a priest setting himself on fire, and a grandma calmly stabbing someone to death with her knitting needle<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Grandma.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Grandma-1024x616.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Grandma-1024x616.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Grandma-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Grandma-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Grandma-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Grandma-1536x923.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Grandma-449x270.png 449w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Grandma.png 1685w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Fire.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Fire-1024x619.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"387\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Fire-1024x619.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Fire-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Fire-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Fire-768x464.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Fire-1536x929.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Fire-447x270.png 447w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Crazies-Fire.png 1689w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fast-paced editing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for its status as a cult movie. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0069895\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1973\/03\/24\/archives\/screen-exurban-horrora-community-takes-on-army-in-the-crazies.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/71722\/the-crazies#articles-reviews\">TCM Articles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/the-crazies-1\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;All hell&#8217;s broke loose in town; nobody knows what&#8217;s going on!&#8221; Synopsis: When a madness-inducing biological agent is accidentally dropped by the U.S. government into the water supply of Evans City, Pennsylvania, the military arrives to quarantine the town; but many of its citizens have already started to go crazy from the effects of the virus, and chaos soon erupts. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: George Romero Films Horror Science Fiction Review: Five years after making his auspicious debut film&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4598\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4598"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68142,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4598\/revisions\/68142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}