
Directed by
William Lustig
Writing credits:
C.A. Rosenberg (writer)
Joe Spinell (screenplay & story)
CAST:
Joe Spinell....................Frank Zito
Caroline Munro..............Anna D'Antoni
Abigail Clayton..............Rita
Kelly Piper....................Nurse
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PLOT:
"- A schizoid serial killer randomly stalks and kills various young women in New York, which he sees as revenge for the mistreatment he got while being raised by his own abusive mother."

O FILMU:
- "Maniac" is one of the most visceral examples of the horror genre.Along with Romano Scavolini's "Nightmare"(1981)it is one of the most disturbing horror films ever made.The killings presented here are cold-blooded,extremely brutal and gory."Maniac" in its almost pornographic depiction of violence makes any "Friday the 13th" film look tame.Joe Spinell is perfect as a maniac killer Frank Zito,who graphically murders and scalps his victims
- Ultra-creepy, trashy, and sleazy horror outing - truly one of the most depraved shockers ever made - an almost plotless movie about overweight, un-handsome middle-aged man (character actor Joe Spinell, in the performance of his career) who was regularly abused as a child and symbolically takes revenge against his mother by slaughtering young women and then removing their scalps and placing them on his mannequins

- This is, frankly, the most disgusting film I've ever seen - and I've seen a lot. So I'm amazed, and a little frightened, that so many people have rated it highl
- There's nothing redeeming I can find in this sick, depressing slasher flick. Unless you're a diehard fan of Tom Savini (who did the effects makeup) or you have no love for the human race, avoid this movie like the plague.






