George Romero’s THE CRAZIES Midnights This Weekend at The Moolah

“Look, we’ve quarantined the area. We’re sealing off the town!”

THE CRAZIES screens Midnights this weekend (January 19th and 20th) at The Moolah Theater and Lounge (3821 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63108) as part of  Destroy the Brain’s monthly Late Nite Grindhouse film series.

Just in case some stubborn people are still questioning the late George A. Romero’s talent after his 1968 milestone NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, do us all a favor and head over ot The Moolah this weekend for the midnight screenings of his 1973 horror follow-up  THE CRAZIES! Once again a film stuffed with subtle criticism on society and pitch black humor. THE CRAZIES immediately demands your full attention with a powerful pre-credits opening sequence and the high-excitement level is upheld throughout the entire movie. The little Pennsylvanian town of Evans City is overcome with a secret, but very lethal, government virus leaving the infected either dead or incurably insane. “Trixie” initially was developed as a chemical weapon, so not one of the scientists or army officers know how to put a stop to it when innocent people are exposed to it. The simple plot and cheap elaboration are excellently camouflaged by Romero’s sharp eye for detail. Right from the start, he builds up a tense atmosphere of truly realistic mass hysteria that confuses even you, the viewer, in not knowing which characters are infected and which aren’t. They could all simply be trigger-happy Pennsylvanian hillbillies for all we know! Although this film never really becomes “disturbing”, there are quite a few scenes that shock and that feel strangely real. You could also state “The Crazies” was quite ahead of its time because chemical warfare is much more in the picture now than it was 30 years ago, when this film got shot. Romero’s premise is simple but efficient: the malfunctioning and greed of the human race is much scarier than any fictional horror monster could ever be. Best example is the military men who become eerie and threatening in their icky white suits. Don’t miss THE CRAZIES Midnights this weekend

The Facebook invite for Friday night can be found HERE
https://www.facebook.com/events/1983796804982785/

The Facebook invite for Saturday night can be found HERE
https://www.facebook.com/events/1975756376083399/

TICKETS ARE $7 AND YOU CAN BUY THEM ONLINE VIA MOOLAH’S WEBSITE.

THE PSYCHOTRONIC PRE-SHOW STARTS AROUND 11:30P WITH THE FILM STARTING AT MIDNIGHT.

The Moolah Theatre & Lounge serves alcohol until 2:30AM! Feel free to show up early and stay late to have some drinks and get friendly with the amazing Moolah staff.