164 - Double Feature - The Crazies (1973 & 2010) →
CW: Incest, Rape, Mental Illness
Read our afterthoughts for this episode here!
It’s a Double Feature on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey will end up either dead or insane! Thanks for the recommendation, Alex!
The Classic Film: The Crazies (1973)
"A biological weapon gone awry is only the start of problems in the little town of Evan's City, Pennsylvania. Bouts of insanity in the populace are leading to murder and rioting until the US Army turns up - and things really start going to hell” (IMDb.com). Feeling like a quintessential low-budget Romero flick, The Crazies is a raw and affecting story of survival.
The Modern Film: The Crazies (2010)
"As a toxin begins to turn the residents of Ogden Marsh, Iowa, into violent psychopaths, sheriff David Dutton tries to make sense of the situation while he, his wife, and two other unaffected townspeople band together in a fight for survival” (IMDb.com). It may be rare, but sometimes a horror remake is actually good. This is the case with The Crazies' 2010 remake, which does something completely different from the original and does it pretty well.
Audio Sources:
"The Crazies" (1973) produced by Pittsburgh Films
"The Crazies" (2010) produced by Overture Films, et al.
"Dawn of the Dead" (1978) produced by Laurel Group & Dawn Associates
"Ghostbusters" (1984) produced by Columbia Pictures, et al.
"The Haunting" (1999) produced by Dreamworks Pictures & Roth-Arnold Productions
"Jurassic Park" produced by Universal Pictures & Amblin Entertainment
"National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" produced by Warner Bros., et al.
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"Pulp Fiction" produced by A Band Apart, et al.
"Science Fiction/Double Feature" written by Richard O'Brien & Richard Hartley and performed by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
"Spider-Man" produced by Columbia Pictures, et al.
"Shut Up and Drive" written by Evan Rogers, et al. and performed by Rihanna
