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Maniac (1980)
Childhood abuse triggers a man (Joe Spinell) to kill women and use their scalps to dress his mannequins. Will he find the perfect woman in a photographer, and end his killing spree?
14 July 1918, Walters, Oklahoma, USA
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September 09, 2004
Distasteful on every level and none to coherent either.
February 27, 2001
too good to be dismissed as simple exploitation, but also too inept in too many ways to be taken seriously
July 08, 2005
An unapologetically twisted study in pathological murderousness.
December 07, 2001
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.
March 13, 2010
A formidable New York grunge-flick through and through
June 23, 2005
This old chestnut from 1980 is worth revisiting for fans of the nouveau 'old skool' horror films of today.
April 15, 2011
the film about Travis Bickle that Travis Bickle would have made
April 29, 2009
It's a surefire memorable horror film with a horrifying glimpse into the mind of a merciless killer.
August 03, 2007
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.
October 20, 2010
...an underwhelming, uninvolving product of its time that simply possesses no relevance in 2010.
February 16, 2011
Today's horror movies barely register once the credits stop rolling, but not so Maniac.
