The Crazies, directed by Breck Eisner, is a horror-thriller that is based in the small remote town of Odgen Marsh, Iowa. The start of the movie, much like the rest of the story, focuses on the sheriff of the small farming community, David Dutton (Timothy Olyphant). Dutton is a character that is apparently well liked by the entire town, and is on first name basis with everybody that he meets.