Claim: George A. Romero directed The Crazies.

The Crazies -LRB- also known as Code Name : Trixie -RRB- is a 1973 American science fiction horror-action film about the effects of the accidental release of a military biological weapon upon the inhabitants of a small American town . The film was written and directed by George A. Romero , and starred Lane Carroll , Will MacMillan , Harold Wayne Jones . Although it failed at the box office during its original release , it has since become a cult classic . A remake of the film was released in 2010 .