Cattle Ranchers, Billionaires, and Wind Prospectors Clash in ‘The Crazies’
Gamerman delves into these issues, and the often-colorful characters driving the story. There’s Jarrett and his dutiful daughter Jami; Marty Wilde, a volatile and eccentric wind prospector; Russell Gordy, an oil and gas billionaire “with the power to make trouble”; and David Chesnoff, a wealthy criminal defense lawyer and prominent figure in Big Sky country. Then there’s a neighboring farmer, Jan Engwis, who is bitterly opposed to wind farms in his area.