Maniac Cop 2 (1990)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

William Lustig

Writers:

Larry Cohen (characters)
Larry Cohen (written by)

Release Date:

18 July 1990 (France)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Action | Thriller

Tagline:

You Have The Right To Remain Silent...Forever!

Plot:

A supernatural, maniac killer cop teams up with a Times Square serial killer.

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Woman In Uniform | Uniform | Police Station | New York City

Cast

Robert Davi	...	Det. Sean McKinney
Claudia Christian	...	Susan Riley
Michael Lerner	...	Edward Doyle
Bruce Campbell	...	Jack Forrest
Laurene Landon	...	Teresa Mallory
Robert Z'Dar	...	Matt Cordell
Clarence Williams III	...	Blum
Leo Rossi	...	Turkell
Lou Bonacki	...	Detective Lovejoy
Paula Trickey	...	Cheryl
Charles Napier	...	Lew Brady
Santos Morales	...	Store Clerk
Robert Earl Jones	...	Harry
Andrew Hill Newman	...	Citizen
Ángel Salazar	...	Traffic Officer

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Germany:Not Rated | West Germany:18 (cut) (video premiere) | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 (cut) (VHS version) (1990) | Finland:K-18 (cut) (VHS version) (1990) | Australia:M | France:-12 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Medusa Pictures

Trivia:

Bodycount: 29

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: At the Police Station, as Cordell walks through the walls made of glass, the second one clearly shatters before he walks through it. Also, in the same scene a minute later, you can clearly see the wire used to drag the officer through the wall frames.

Quotes:

Turkell: You know, I feel like I'm a crusader against the whores of the world.

Movie Connections:

References Back to the Future Part II (1989)

Enjoyable sequel with some stunning set pieces

Hulking, undead officer Matt Cordell (Robert D'Zar) returns from his apparent watery grave to wreck yet more carnage in this entertaining sequel to the 1988 film.

Whilst in my opinion not quite on par with the original, this one nonetheless certainly ups the action sequences. Of special mention there is a truly superbly staged assault on a police station when Cordell crashes in (literally!) to liberate a deranged serial killer whom he has formed an acquaintanceship with. This scene easily surpasses the very similar sequence from The Terminator when big Arnie performs his own inimitable attack on the police station in that movie.

The spectacular finale here too set a new stunt record for the longest full body burning and it is truly a sight to behold!