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Maniac (1980)
Description
Childhood abuse triggers a man (Joe Spinell) to kill women and use their scalps to dress his mannequins. Will he find the perfect woman in a photographer, and end his killing spree?
Childhood abuse triggers a man (Joe Spinell) to kill women and use their scalps to dress his mannequins. Will he find the perfect woman in a photographer, and end his killing spree?
Actors:
Sharon Mitchell,
Candace Clements,
Caroline Munro,
Terry Gagnon,
Billy Spagnuolo,
Louis Jawitz,
Kim Hudson,
Randy Jurgensen,
Carol Henry,
Diane Spagnuolo,
Tom Savini,
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Sharon Mitchell
18 January 1956, New Jersey, USA
Candace Clements
Caroline Munro
16 January 1949, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK
Terry Gagnon
Billy Spagnuolo
Louis Jawitz
Kim Hudson
Randy Jurgensen
7 December 1933, New York, USA
Carol Henry
14 July 1918, Walters, Oklahoma, USA
Diane Spagnuolo
Tom Savini
3 November 1946, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Director:
William Lustig
William Lustig
1 February 1955, The Bronx, New York, USA
Country:
United States
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Q Network Film Desk
February 27, 2001
too good to be dismissed as simple exploitation, but also too inept in too many ways to be taken seriously
February 16, 2011
Today's horror movies barely register once the credits stop rolling, but not so Maniac.
August 03, 2007
Seen today, the movie has more in common with the grungy Times Square aesthetic of Abel Ferrara than with the multitudes of slasher flicks that followed it.
Apollo Guide
December 07, 2001
Best described as the diametric opposite of a refreshing shower, William Lustig's Maniac has long been reviled as one of horror's truly ugly films.
July 08, 2005
An unapologetically twisted study in pathological murderousness.
April 15, 2011
the film about Travis Bickle that Travis Bickle would have made
March 13, 2010
A formidable New York grunge-flick through and through
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
September 09, 2004
Distasteful on every level and none to coherent either.
October 20, 2010
...an underwhelming, uninvolving product of its time that simply possesses no relevance in 2010.
About.com
June 23, 2005
This old chestnut from 1980 is worth revisiting for fans of the nouveau 'old skool' horror films of today.
April 29, 2009
It's a surefire memorable horror film with a horrifying glimpse into the mind of a merciless killer.

