Maniac
1980 · Movie · R · 88 min · ★ 6.4 · 31% critics
In grimy New York City, a deeply disturbed man haunted by childhood trauma stalks women and leaves a trail of brutal attacks. As the violence escalates, the story stays close to his unstable perspective, mixing street-level menace with unsettling glimpses of his inner turmoil.
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Details
- Years
- 1980
- Release date
- 1980-11-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 31/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (494 votes)
- Budget
- $350,000
About
You may like this if you want a grim, sleazy, old-school slasher with heavy gore and an up-close look at a killer’s mindset, in the vein of Dark Night of the Scarecrow; Not for you if you need likable characters or a strong plot.
Pros: gritty NYC atmosphere; intense lead performance; memorable gore effects | Cons: thin story; tedious stalking stretches; shallow characters
Themes
- mannequin
- sadism
- shotgun
- murder of prostitute
- gore
- grindhouse
- murder
- park
- scalping
- model
- rage
- killer
Cast & crew
Joe Spinell
as Frank Zito
Caroline Munro
as Anna D'Antoni
Abigail Clayton
as Rita
- NB
Nelia Bacmeister
as Carmen Zito
- DS
Denise Spagnuolo
as Denise
- BS
Billy Spagnuolo
as Billy
Kelly Piper
as Nurse
Sharon Mitchell
as Second Nurse
Rita Montone
as Hooker
- HM
Hyla Marrow
as Disco Girl
Directed by William Lustig