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Maniac
1980
Frank Zito (Joe Spinell), a man who was abused by his mother as a child, takes out his frustrations on innocent women. He scalps them and uses their hair to make wigs for his mannequins. Upon its release in 1980, this film was accused by critics of taking the slasher film and its accompanying gore effects to new, unpleasantly .. Read more
| Starring | Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro, Gail Lawrence, Kelly Piper |
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| Director | William Lustig |
| Genres | Horror |
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At last a so called &...
At last a so called " Video nasty " that has been released uncut. We have a stalk and slash film with a real difference. This is the story of Frank ... read more »
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- Magicmanx#1
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- 20 Dec 2003 at 13:13
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If you like this you must be a Maniac
I nearly bought this in the early days of the net due to being banned in the UK - Thank god I didn't
The only saving grace are some rather ... read more » - 1106722
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- Kusanagiguy
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- 29 Mar 2012 at 21:52
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Savini's magic almost saves this turdfest
With only a couple of tense moments, this movie has nothing to offer other than Savini's outrageously gory, special effects.
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- ArgentoArmy
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- 30 Oct 2011 at 18:28
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Worth a watch
Well I have to say, barring the final 15 minutes or so, this is a bit of a stinker of a horror movie that chucks in a few moments that will make you jump and/or... read more »
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- J0n35y
- 2 reviews
- 15 Oct 2011 at 21:50
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an x-rated mannequin
I love Joe Spinell in this movie, he carries of the nut job very well (Jonathan Switcher can but dream). The film doesnt break any new ground, but you wouldnt ... read more »
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- adamlikesthings
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- St. Andrews
- 09 Jun 2011 at 19:51
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Kind of shocking (for it’s time)
Picture the scene: it’s the eighties, slasher films are sort of taking off and everything in new. Therefore, when someone asks, “Is Maniac gory?”... read more »
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- TheWatchman
- 213 reviews
- Suburbia
- 12 Mar 2011 at 10:15
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Keep your hair on!
Frank Zito is the Maniac, he's got issues with his mother which manifest themselves in killing and scalping women.
He kills a couple of men as ... read more » - 944579
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- PJshadow
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- 04 Dec 2010 at 17:14
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b------ks c----p
if i had known this was a film of the 80s i would not have bothered with this tripe the first 10mins i was interested but as the film wore on it was really ... read more »
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- 13 Jan 2010 at 21:26
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suitable deranged
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If you like this sort of thing...
This is a very good horror film.
It is well directed, Joe Spinell is brilliantly cast (OK, there is some ropey acting, but it's low budget, what ... read more » - 608769
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- 05 Aug 2008 at 16:43
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i actually liked this film,it has a simple plot,the main character is creepy but cunning...if u like seeing woman bumped off this film is for u..far worse and ... read more »
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