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Maniac

Maniac

I warned you not to go out tonight!

1980 1h 28mHorror

A psychotic man, troubled by his childhood abuse, kills and mutilates young women and local models on the streets of New York City.

3.2/5

TMDB score· 508 votes

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Synopsis

A psychotic man, troubled by his childhood abuse, kills and mutilates young women and local models on the streets of New York City.

The vibe

mannequinsadismshotgunmurder of prostitutegoregrindhousemurderparkscalpingmodel

Behind it

William LustigWilliam LustigDirectorJoe SpinellJoe SpinellScreenplayC.A. RosenbergScreenplayJay ChattawayComposerRobert LindsayCinematography

Cast

Joe SpinellJoe SpinellFrank Zito
Caroline MunroCaroline MunroAnna D'Antoni
Abigail ClaytonAbigail ClaytonRita
Denise SpagnuoloDenise
Billy SpagnuoloBilly
Kelly PiperKelly PiperNurse
Sharon MitchellSharon MitchellSecond Nurse
Rita MontoneRita MontoneHooker
Hyla MarrowDisco Girl
Tom SaviniTom SaviniDisco Boy
Nelia BacmeisterCarmen Zito
Linda Lee WalterBeach Girl
James BrewsterJames BrewsterBeach Boy
Tracie EvansStreet Hooker
Carol HenryDeadbeat
Louis JawitzArt Director
Candace ClementsFirst Park Mother
Diane SpagnuoloSecond Park Mother

Director

William Lustig

Writers

Joe Spinell, C.A. Rosenberg

Release date

14 Nov 1980

Runtime

1h 28m

Budget

$0.3M

Box office

$10.0M · 28.6× its budget

Studio

Magnum Motion Pictures Inc., MPO Videotronics

Language

English

Country

United States of America

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