Maniac

Movie

1980

1h 28m

English

Horror

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6.2

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A psychotic man, troubled by his childhood abuse, loose in NYC, kills young women and local girl American models and takes their scalps as trophies. Will he find the perfect woman in photographer Anna, and end his killing spree.

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Maniac

Movie

1980

1h 28m

English

Horror

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Cast

Frank Zito

Anna D'Antoni

Rita

Carmen Zito

Denise

Billy

Nurse

Second Nurse

Hooker

Disco Girl

Disco Boy

Beach Girl

Beach Boy

Street Hooker

Deadbeat

Art Director

First Park Mother

Second Park Mother

Lobby Hooker

Woman in Alley

First Model

Second Model

Waitress

First Cop

Second Cop

Directed By: William Lustig

Written By: Joe Spinell (Screenplay), C.A. Rosenberg (Screenplay)

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OffbeatParadox says...

10 months ago

**This film was ahead of its time. Despite its abrupt ending, it develops Frank's behavior and his compulsion to kill extremely well. The special effects and soundtrack are perfectly done.** _If you crave more done in a similar vein, definitely check out **Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer**._

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Bradym03 says...

2 years ago

I only watched this because of the famous exploding head scene that isn't 'Scanners'. And let me just say that scene didn't disappoint, the rest of the movie, on the other hand, sadly did.

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jarvis-8243417 says...

5 years ago

A gritty, low-budget slasher, Maniac is a rather pointless film that’s only focused on gore. Lacking in story, the film really just breaks down into a series of random kill scenes. With makeup effects by Tom Savini, the deaths are incredibly gratuitous and bloody. Still, the directing brings an intensity and sense of terror that’s quite effective at setting an atmospheric tone. Yet ultimately Maniac is an unfocused mess that doesn’t have any substance to it.

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xanderp666-deleted-1575913126 says...

5 years ago

I thought that this was a decent slasher film. There were some good kills, the cheating woman and the man in the car who get shot by Frank Zito for example. The story wasn't anything special and not that interesting in my opinion. However, I thought the scene at the cemetery was pretty good.

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$hubes

4/10 6 months ago

I wanted to like it simply because it was one of the '80s slashers but sadly, apart from the few kill scenes, there's nothing really to like. There's nothing to DISLIKE, either...and that's the whole problem. It was too easy to just sit completely detached almost through the entire movie, from start More

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