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Maniac

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1980 film by William Lustig

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6.4

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

Released: 1980-11-1488 minDir: William LustigHorrorBudget: $350,000Box office: $10.0M

Cast

  • Joe Spinell as Frank Zito
  • Caroline Munro as Anna D'Antoni
  • Abigail Clayton as Rita
  • Nelia Bacmeister as Carmen Zito
  • Denise Spagnuolo as Denise
  • Billy Spagnuolo as Billy

Themes

  • mannequin
  • sadism
  • shotgun
  • murder of prostitute
  • gore
  • grindhouse
  • murder
  • park
  • scalping
  • model

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Ratings

IMDb

6.3/10

21,434 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

45%

Metacritic

22/100

Year
1980
Runtime
87 min
Genres
Crime, Drama, Horror
Rated
R
Awards
1 nomination total

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Main subject
serial killer
Screenwriter
Joe Spinell
Cinematographer
Robert Lindsay
Narrative location
New York City
Filming location
New York City
Duration
88
FilmAffinity ID
730615
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1981-03-06
title
Maniac
executive producer
Joe Spinell
derivative work
Maniac
distributed by
Netflix
assessment
Bechdel test
different from
Maniac
review score
40%
capital cost
350000
Sources (12)

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