
MANIAC
key points about the movie:
released:1980
country of origin: usa
starring: joe spinell
directed by: william lustig
if you're on the fence about whether or not to see this movie, there is just one thing you have to ask yourself: do you want to see special effects master tom savini kill himself for once?
key points about the movie:
released:1980
country of origin: usa
starring: joe spinell
directed by: william lustig
if you're on the fence about whether or not to see this movie, there is just one thing you have to ask yourself: do you want to see special effects master tom savini kill himself for once?
in the early 80s a maniac is recking havoc on new york. he has 6 known victims. what the press doesnt know is that he is frank zito, a man obsessed with keeping a piece of his victims forever! mannequins play a key part in the movie. be warned if they freak you out, much like clowns, or dendrophiliacs.. this movie is entirerally quotable and has a great sense of dark humor, whether intential or not is a different story all together.
best quote: (although they are all good)
They're all the same. I know what they're like. Just because I can't do the things you do doesn't mean I don't see it all the same. "Fancy shmansy," and what are we supposed to do? Sit and smile and say "yes Miss, no miss, not now miss, whatever you say miss?" I know how it is with their hairs and their looks and they... they drive man crazy!
-frank zito
9.5 out of 10
you also get to see the footage from the 'sequel', maniac 2: mr robbie. on some versions of the vhs/dvd. it would have been a great movie, maybe even better than the first, but sadly joe spinell died suddenly during the making of it, this short short clip is also very quotable
-dan







