Maniac

Name: Maniac
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Released: 1981-03-06
Duration: 1 h 27 min
Rating: 6.50
Cast: Kelly Piper, Abigail Clayton, Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro

– A psychotic man, troubled by his childhood abuse, loose in NYC, kills young women and takes their sc..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.50 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 27 Minutes

Release Year:

1980

A psychotic man, troubled by his childhood abuse, loose in NYC, kills young women and takes their scalps as trophies. Will he find the perfect woman in photographer Anna, and end his killing spree?

Styles:

Bloody, Dark, Disturbing, Surprise Ending, Scary, Rough, Psychological, Suspenseful, Realistic, Serious

Story Timeline:

Year 1979, 1970s, 1980s, 20th Century

Producing Country:

USA

Filming Locations:

New Jersey, Manhattan New York City, New York, USA

Genre:

Horror, Thriller, Drama

Editor's Pick for:

Teens

Maniac (1980) - Trailer

Release Date:

06 Mar 1981

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Maniac (1980)

Directed by:

William Lustig

Story Written By:

Joe Spinell, C.A. Rosenberg

Main Actors:

Kelly Piper, Abigail Clayton, Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro

Plot:

Frank Zito misses his mother, who was killed in a car accident years before. She was abusive to him, and made money selling her body, but Frank still misses her. He tries to keep her from leaving him, and reform her evil ways, by killing young women and putting their scalps on mannequins which he displays around his apartment. Photographer Anna D'Antoni takes a picture of him in the park, and he pursues and befriends her. Is she the one he has been looking for or just another mother wannabe?

Awards:

1 nomination.

Production Company:

Analysis

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.5/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

39%

Metacritic:

22%