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A supernatural, maniac killer cop teams up with a Times Square serial killer.A supernatural, maniac killer cop teams up with a Times Square serial killer.A supernatural, maniac killer cop teams up with a Times Square serial killer.
IMDb RATING
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- TriviaBruce Campbell has jokingly stated at conventions that he does not like being reminded of or asked questions about this film, as he was going through a messy divorce during filming. Violators of the taboo will quickly find themselves on the receiving end of Campbell's legendarily ruthless razor wit. This has led to convention-goers deliberately bringing up the film in order to have the "honor" of being insulted by him.
- GoofsManiac Cop 2 takes place immediately after Maniac Cop. Near the end of the first film we are told it's St. Patrick's Day (hence the police parade scene), but at the beginning of part 2, the police commissioner is decorating his office for Christmas just after a scene where a Christmas carol is heard by church bells. Seeing as where one movie takes place directly after another movie this is an obvious continuity issue.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Sean McKinney: There's a piece of Cordell in every cop. Every time arresting some mutt isn't enough, because we know they'll be back on the streets before we even do the paperwork. Every time we pull a trigger and it feels good, because no lawyers can reverse that. It all comes down to justice and pressure. There's only that much difference between a cop and a maniac cop.
- Crazy creditsDedicated to Joe "Maniac" Spinell
- Alternate versionsSome of the violence was trimmed to get an "R" rating, most notably the police station massacre. This scene appears in its entirely in a flashback sequence in Maniac Cop 3 (which was also originally given an "NC-17" rating).
- ConnectionsFeatured in Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1992)
- SoundtracksWoman of the World
Written by Gary McLaughlin
Publisher: D.M.O. Music
Produced by Gary McLaughlin
Review
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You have the right to remain entertained.
Maniac Cop 2 is one of those rare horror sequels that surpasses the original - it's sleazier, trashier, more violent and more entertaining as a whole. This next chapter starts off in Friday 13th Part 2 mode by immediately severing a couple of ties to the first film: cops Jack Forrest (Bruce Campbell) and Teresa Mallory (Laurene Landon) - who survived their encounter with rogue undead cop Matt Cordell (Robert Z'dar) in part one - are bumped off by the 'maniac cop', who is still seeking revenge for his wrongful incarceration and subsequent murder. Replacing Campbell and Landon are Robert Davi as police detective Sean McKinney (whose face is almost as scarred as Cordell's), and Claudia Christian as sexy police psychiatrist Susan Riley, who are not only trying to track down the man responsible for the recent spate of brutal police slayings, but are also trying to catch the serial killer who has been murdering New York strippers.
Going all out to top their previous effort, writer Larry Cohen and director William Lustig pack their film with impressive stunt-filled action set-pieces, the first of which sees Riley handcuffed to the steering wheel of car as it careers down a busy street; to make matters worse, she's on the outside of the vehicle. There's also a great chase scene in which serial killer Turkell, driving a prison bus, is pursued by several police cars through New York; a Terminator-style shootout at a police station allows for lots of bloody squibs; and the finalé in a prison features some very impressive full body burn stunts. Lustig keeps the pace snappy throughout, there are some great cameos (keep an eye out for Charles Napier, Sam Raimi and Danny Trejo), and the grimy city locations are perfect for this kind of trashy B-movie horror.
8/10 - it would be a crime to miss it.
Going all out to top their previous effort, writer Larry Cohen and director William Lustig pack their film with impressive stunt-filled action set-pieces, the first of which sees Riley handcuffed to the steering wheel of car as it careers down a busy street; to make matters worse, she's on the outside of the vehicle. There's also a great chase scene in which serial killer Turkell, driving a prison bus, is pursued by several police cars through New York; a Terminator-style shootout at a police station allows for lots of bloody squibs; and the finalé in a prison features some very impressive full body burn stunts. Lustig keeps the pace snappy throughout, there are some great cameos (keep an eye out for Charles Napier, Sam Raimi and Danny Trejo), and the grimy city locations are perfect for this kind of trashy B-movie horror.
8/10 - it would be a crime to miss it.
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- Jun 26, 2021
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