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Maniac (1980)

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Starring (View all)
Joe Spinell Joe Spinell
Frank Zito
Caroline Munro Caroline Munro
Anna D'Antoni
Kelly Piper Kelly Piper
Nurse
Rita Montone Rita Montone
Hooker
Tom Savini Tom Savini
Disco Boy
Hyla Marrow Hyla Marrow
Disco Girl
James L. Brewster James L. Brewster
Beach Boy


Written by
Joe Spinell Joe Spinell
(screenplay)


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I Warned You Not To Go Out Tonight...

15 years ago at Mar 1 21:29
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Holy Shit. A word that flew through my mind more times then I could count. More than a movie, this piece of work directed by William Lustig felt like a peak into the mind of a maniac; First Hand. Set in the early 80’s in New York, Following the everyday life of a man named Frank Zito; everything from his apartment to the conversations he has with his mirror regarding the violent deaths of people... read more

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9 years, 4 months ago at Nov 19 8:23
1 vote
its ok but nothing to write home about except for some truly grizzly and brutal bloody special effect, some of tom savini best
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A psychotic man, troubled by his childhood abuse, loose in NYC, kills young women and takes their scalps as trophies. Will he find the perfect woman in photographer Anna, and end his killing spree?
Release date: 6 March 1981
UPC: 790594198121
Tags: Horror (7), Slasher (6), 1980 (4), Drama (3), 1980s (3), Thriller (2), Gore (2), Grindhouse (2), Splatter (2), Sadism (2), (2), Bathtub (1), Strangulation (1), Shotgun (1), Shot In The Head (1), Throat Slitting (1), 87 Min (1), Rage (1), Stabbed In The Chest (1), Italian Restaurant (1)
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