Edith Bell Movies
George Romero's The Crazies involves a biochemical warfare virus code-named "Trixie" that gets into the water supply of Evans City, PA. It has two equally unpleasant effects, either killing its victims outright or driving them hopelessly insane. The military descends on the town like a plague of locusts, quarantining the area and dragging the frightened citizens from their homes to be corralled at the local high school while the "powers that be" figure out what to do. Human interest revolves around firefighting Nam vet David and his pregnant wife, Judy, who try to escape the quarantine, the virus, and the militant redneck locals whom Romero portrays as even more fearsome than the soldiers. There's also an infected father and daughter, played by Richard Liberty (Day of the Dead) and pretty Lynn Lowry (Shivers), who gives the film's best performance as an innocent waif who mourns the passing of her own sanity. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi
- 1965
In this crime drama, fugitive bank robbers take over a remote trapper's cabin. As time passes, the crooks get restless and hungry for women. This inspires the old trapper to tell them the strange, tragic tale of "The Naked Flower," about an ethereal, beautiful girl who wanders the swamps during full moons in search of her long-lost groom. It's a good story, but the crooks don't believe it until one of them goes wandering outside one night and finds her. The two make love then and there. Meanwhile back in the cabin, the robbers begin fighting over their loot and end up dead. Eventually the other criminal returns with the girl in tow vowing to reform and start anew. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
