The Crazies Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Fear Thy Neighbor.

Amy Renner

Last modified: Mar. 2, 2019

The Crazies

Release Date: Friday, February 26, 2010 Theaters

Director: Breck Eisner

Starring: Timothy Olyphant • Radha Mitchell • Joe Anderson • Danielle Panabaker

R Drama 1 hr, 41 m

3.91 / 5.0

84% WILL SEE 16% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: David Dutton (Timothy Olyphant) is sheriff of Ogden Marsh, a picture-perfect American town with happy, law-abiding citizens. But one night, one of them comes to a school baseball game with a loaded shotgun, ready to kill. Another man burns down his own house…after locking his wife and young son in a closet inside. Within days, the town has transformed into a sickening asylum; people who days ago lived quiet, unremarkable lives have now become depraved, blood-thirsty killers, hiding in the darkness with guns and knives. Sheriff Dutton tries to make sense of what’s happening as the horrific, nonsensical violence escalates. Something is infecting the citizens of Ogden Marsh…with insanity.

Now complete anarchy reigns as one by one the townsfolk succumb to an unknown toxin and turn sadistically violent. In an effort to keep the madness contained, the government uses deadly force to close off all access and won’t let anyone in or out – even those uninfected. The few still sane find themselves trapped: Sheriff Dutton; his pregnant wife, Judy (Radha Mitchell); Becca (Danielle Panabaker), an assistant at the medical center; and Russell (Joe Anderson), Dutton’s deputy and right-hand man. Forced to band together, an ordinary night becomes a horrifying struggle for survival as they do their best to get out of town alive.

Drama Horror Suspense Thriller Remake

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Who stars in The Crazies – Cast List

Timothy Olyphant
Havoc, Rango
Radha Mitchell
Take My Hand, The Shack
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Joe Anderson
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, The Grey
Danielle Panabaker
Sky High, Prodigy

Who is making The Crazies – Crew List

A look at The Crazies behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Breck Eisner last helmed How it Ends and The Last Witch Hunter. The film's writer Scott Kosar last penned The Wrecking Crew and The Amityville Horror.

Director: Breck Eisner
Screenwriters: Scott Kosar
Ray Wright
Producers: Michael Aguilar
Dean Georgaris

Studios: Overture Films
Production Companies: —

Production – What we know about the The Crazies

Key Facts

This film was previously set up at Paramount Pictures in 2004.
George Romero, the director from the original, will executive produce.
Remake of George Romero's 1973 film.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Jan 2010

Completed

Changed The Crazies movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jul 2009

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Jan 2009

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for bloody violence and language
Runtime: 1 hr, 41 m
Tagline: Fear Thy Neighbor.
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

The Crazies Trailers and Clips

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The Crazies Release Date: When was the film released?

The Crazies was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, February 26 , 2010. The film was released in approximately 2,476 theaters. There were five other movies released on the same date, including Cop Out, Defendor and Yellow Handkerchief.