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The Crazies (1973)
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The Crazies is a 1973 film by legendary horror filmmaker George A. Romero. The film depicts the accidental release of a biological weapon upon the real life small town (for the time) of Evans City, Pennsylvania, and shows the perspectives of both the surviving townsfolk who are trying to stay alive and remain uninfected from the deadly bioweapon codenamed "Trixie" (which will either kill its victims or turn them into hostile, mindlessly homicidal infected individuals), and the United States military dealing out the quarantine protocols which includes locking down the town and killing anyone trying to escape. Despite being another great horror film by George Romero, the film was a box office failure, and garnered some mixed to negative criticism. Despite this, the film became a cult classic in the years following its release. A remake of the film was released in 2010 under the same title, The Crazies.
The following weapons were used in the film The Crazies (1973):
Handguns
Browning Hi-Power
The main sidearm of the United States military is the Browning Hi-Power. Clank (Harold Wayne Jones) briefly uses one in the woods. The US military has never issued the Hi-Power in large quantities; the US military sidearm in the early 1970s would have been the M1911A1.
Colt Official Police
One of the Evans City police officers that try to overpower the soldiers in the doctor's officer carries a Colt Official Police.
Single Action Army
Another Evans City police officer in the doctor's office draws a nickel Single Action Army.
Rifles
M1 Carbine
The main firearm used by US soldiers in Evans City is the M1 Carbine, instead of the more period-appropriate M16A1. Most have 30-round magazines, although some are briefly seen with 15-round ones. After escaping from a military convoy, David (W.G. McMillan) and Clank (Harold Wayne Jones) take two M1s and use them for the rest of the movie to fight against the soldiers.
Winchester Model 88
An infected citizen (S. William Hinzman, most remembered as the first zombie in Night of the Living Dead) uses a Winchester Model 88 to fire at soldiers in the doctor's office.
Shotguns
Double Barreled Shotgun
A farmer infected with Trixie (Richard Lewicki) fires at soldiers when they invade his farm with a common 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun.
Remington 870 Field Gun
A Trixie-infected citizen shoots a soldier with a Remington 870 before being gunned down.