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Maniac (1980)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:5
Rotten:6
Average Rating:4.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: A man who was previously abused by his mother 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... A man who was previously abused by his mother 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 graphic levels. Special effects were orchestrated by Tom Savini. [More]
Starring: Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro
Starring: Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro
Director: William Lustig
Director: William Lustig
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Reviews for Maniac
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.
This old chestnut from 1980 is worth revisiting for fans of the nouveau 'old skool' horror films of today.
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.
Even if Maniac weren't vile and repulsive (which it is), it's still drab and uninvolving.
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