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Maniac

  • 1980
  • 18
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
20K
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Maniac (1980)
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A psychopathic man goes on a killing and mutilation spree in New York City.A psychopathic man goes on a killing and mutilation spree in New York City.A psychopathic man goes on a killing and mutilation spree in New York City.

  • Director
    • William Lustig
  • Writers
    • C.A. Rosenberg
    • Joe Spinell
  • Stars
    • Joe Spinell
    • Caroline Munro
    • Abigail Clayton
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    20K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William Lustig
    • Writers
      • C.A. Rosenberg
      • Joe Spinell
    • Stars
      • Joe Spinell
      • Caroline Munro
      • Abigail Clayton
    • 250User reviews
    • 126Critic reviews
    • 22Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Joe Spinell
    Joe Spinell
    • Frank Zito
    Caroline Munro
    Caroline Munro
    • Anna D'Antoni
    Abigail Clayton
    • Rita
    • (as Gail Lawrence)
    Kelly Piper
    Kelly Piper
    • Nurse
    Rita Montone
    Rita Montone
    • Hooker
    Tom Savini
    Tom Savini
    • Disco Boy
    Hyla Marrow
    • Disco Girl
    James L. Brewster
    James L. Brewster
    • Beach Boy
    • (as James Brewster)
    Linda Lee Walter
    • Beach Girl
    Tracie Evans
    • Street Hooker
    Sharon Mitchell
    Sharon Mitchell
    • Second Nurse
    Carol Henry
    • Deadbeat
    Nelia Bacmeister
    • Carmen Zito
    Louis Jawitz
    • Art Director
    Denise Spagnuolo
    • Denise
    Billy Spagnuolo
    • Billy
    Frank Pesce
    Frank Pesce
    • T.V. Reporter
    • (voice)
    Candace Clements
    • First Park Mother
    • Director
      • William Lustig
    • Writers
      • C.A. Rosenberg
      • Joe Spinell
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    • Trivia
      William Lustig and Joe Spinell say they didn't always have the necessary permits to film on location in New York City. Certain scenes (including the infamous shotgun through the windshield scene) had to have been filmed quickly and afterwards the crew had to run away before the cops arrived.
    • Goofs
      The nurse is supposedly alone in the subway station, but during one shot (from inside the subway train as it pulls away) we can see several people walking about on the platform; they all disappear in the next shot.
    • Quotes

      Frank Zito: I told you not to go out tonight, didn't I? Every time you go out, this kind of thing happens.

    • Alternate versions
      The film was rejected for a cinema certificate in 1981 by the BBFC and also for a video rating in 1998. It was finally released in the UK on the Anchor Bay label in 2002 after receiving 58 secs of cuts to a prolonged strangulation scene and to a sexualized stabbing sequence.
    • Connections
      Edited from Inferno (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      Non gettarmi la sabbia negli occhi
      Written by Leo Chiosso/Gigi Cichellero

      Performed by Gino Bramieri

    User reviews250

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    6/10
    creepy little NY film
    Okay, first of all this movie was shot in New York and there's something I find fascinating about the look of films shot in NY in the 70's or 80's. The movie itself is decent but not great. It has a good look and feel to it and I like Joe Spinell in it. Joe plays Frank, a photographer, who misses his dead mother despite being mistreated by her as a child. He begins killing women at night and keeping parts from the bodies. I however didn't find the relationship he had with the model he stalked all too believable. It has some good scenes and is still a good watch for slasher fans and fans like me of gritty New York City in the 70's and 80's.
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    • PaulyC
    • Jan 18, 2008

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    • Release date
      • March 10, 1982 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 瘋狂殺手
    • Filming locations
      • Hotel St. James, 109 West 45th St, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(the hotel where Frank kills the prostitute)
    • Production company
      • Magnum Motion Pictures Inc.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $350,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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