The Crazies (1973)

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The Crazies Cinema Poster Country United States Directed by George A. Romero Release Date 1973 Language English Studio Pittsburgh Filma Distributor Cambist Films Main Cast Character Actor David W.G. McMillan Clank Harold Wayne Jones

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.

Browning Hi-Power - 9x19mm

A Browning Hi-Power on Col. Peckem's (Lloyd Hollar) desk.

A soldier shoots the priest that set himself on fire.

Clank fires at surrounding soldiers.

Clank throws down his Hi-Power.

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.

Colt Official Police - .38 Special

The soldier takes the Colt revolver off the policeman.

Single Action Army

Another Evans City police officer in the doctor's office draws a nickel Single Action Army.

Nickel Single Action Army "Cavalry" Model - .45 Long Colt

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.

M1 Carbine with 30-round magazine like the ones used in the film, except for the heat shield - .30 Carbine

M1 Carbine with 15-round magazine - .30 Carbine

A soldier holds an M1 Carbine while another deploys gas masks in the opening scene of the film.

Several soldiers are seen with M1 Carbines slung over their backs. Note the 30-round magazines.

Soldiers with their M1 Carbines at the ready as they raid the motel.

A soldier fire their M1 Carbines at a farmer infected with "Trixie".

Another soldier is seen with his M1 Carbine.

An M1 Carbine slung on Clank's back.

Another soldier is seen firing his M1 Carbine.

David with his M1 at the ready while he is being attacked by a military helicopter.

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.

Winchester Model 88 - .243 or .308 caliber

The "Trixie" infected citizen (S. William Hinzman) fires his Winchester Model 88 at several soldiers with a rather prominent "chicken wing" stance. While generally discouraged in modern shooting techniques, this practice was still commonly employed in the 1970s.

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.

Colt Model 1878 - 12 gauge

The infected farmer fires at the soldiers with his double barreled shotgun.

Another shot of the infected farmer firing his double barreled shotgun.

Remington 870 Field Gun

A Trixie-infected citizen shoots a soldier with a Remington 870 before being gunned down.

Remington 870 Field Gun - 12 gauge