The Crazies

The Crazies is a 2010 American horror film directed by Breck Eisner from a screenplay from Scott Kosar and Ray Wright. The film is a remake of the 1973 film of the same name and stars Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell, Joe Anderson and Danielle Panabaker. George A. Romero, who wrote and directed the original, served as an executive producer. It is about a fictional Iowa town that becomes afflicted by a biological agent that turns those infected into violent killers. The film was released on February 26, 2010 and grossed $54 million on a $20 million budget. It received mixed reviews according to Metacritic, with The critical summary on Rotten Tomatoes calling the film "tense, nicely shot, and uncommonly intelligent". Plot In the town of Ogden Marsh, Iowa, sheriff David Dutton is enjoying a baseball game when it is interrupted by resident Rory entering the outfield with a shotgun. David attempts to dissuade him, but is forced to kill him when he raises his weapon. David's wife Judy, the community doctor, has begun to notice another resident, Bill, exhibiting bizarre behavior, including lifeless and repetitive speech. The next night, Bill locks his wife and son inside their farmhouse and burns it down. Following the discovery of a pilot's body in a swamp, David and his deputy, Russell, investigate the area. They discover a military aircraft that crashed into the river a few days before. Suspecting a link between the contaminated water and the residents' bizarre behavior, David lobbies Mayor Hobbs to shut off the town's drinking water supply. He is denied, but does so anyway.