Maniac (1980)
Maniac (1980)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Joe Spinell
Frank Zito
Caroline Munro
Anna D'Antoni
Abigail Clayton
Rita
Nelia Bacmeister
Carmen Zito / Second Assistant Director
Kelly Piper
Nurse
Denise Spagnuolo
Denise
Billy Spagnuolo
Billy
Rita Montone
Hooker
Tom Savini
Disco Boy
Hyla Marrow
Disco Girl
Sharon Mitchell
Second Nurse
James L. Brewster
Beach Boy
James Brewster
Beach Boy
Linda Lee Walter
Beach Girl
Tracie Evans
Street Hooker
William Lustig
Director
C.A. Rosenberg
Writer
Carol Henry
Deadbeat
Andrew W. Garroni
Producer
Louis Jawitz
Art Director
Jay Chattaway
Composer
Candace Clements
First Park Mother / Wardrobe Designer
Robert Lindsay
Cinematographer
Diane Spagnuolo
Second Park Mother
Larry Marinelli
Editor
Kim Hudson
Lobby Hooker
Terry Gagnon
Woman in Alley
Joan Baldwin
First Model
Jeni Paz
Second Model
Janelle Winston
Waitress
Randy Jurgensen
First Cop
Jimmy Aurichio
Second Cop
Frank Pesce
T.V. Reporter (voice)
Taso N. Stavrakis
Porn-o guy (uncredited)
Sanford Rackow
Sound Effects
Judd Hamilton
Executive Producer
Rob Bottin
Makeup Effects
Christine Forrest
Assistant Grip
Robert K. Feldmann
Key Grip
Cecilia Verardi
Production Office Coordinator
John Packard
Associate Producer
Jim Canatta
Assistant Camera
Rick Dior
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Debi Zimmerman
Production Coordinator
Janine Stover
Script Supervisor
Thomas Costabile
Carpenter
Nick Ward
Property Master
Jason Lustig
Production Assistant
Luke Walter
Second Assistant Camera
Arthur Blum
Production Assistant
Gary Martin
Property Master
Steven Hirsch
Still Photographer
Irving Rathner
Negative Cutter
Gary Rich
Sound Mixer
James Proser
Assistant Editor
Marla Schweppe
Scenic Artist
Richard Behrens
Carpenter
Erno Sephy
Sound Editor
Clinton C. Elliot
Assistant Sound Editor
Kevin Jones
Gaffer
William Adams III
Second Assistant Director
Stephen Andrew
First Assistant Director
George Schowerer
Dolby Consultant
Bobbi Leigh Zito
Still Photographer
Deborah Ledendecker
Script Supervisor
Jim Harte
Production Assistant
Janie Heath
Production Assistant
Laura Little
Production Office Coordinator
Edward Perchaluk
Unit Publicist
Jerry Sykes
Production Assistant
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 10, 1980
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Content RatingNR
Budget$350,000
Box Office$10,000,000
Filming LocationsNew York City, United States
Genres
Wiki.
Maniac is a 1980 American psychological slasher film directed by William Lustig and written by C. A. Rosenberg. It stars Joe Spinell as Frank Zito, an Italian-American serial killer residing in New York City who murders and scalps young women. Spinell was also co-writer of the film.
With a minuscule budget, many scenes in the film were shot guerrilla style. Originally considered an exploitation film, Maniac has since attained a cult following despite receiving polarized reviews. The film was remade in 2012 by director Franck Khalfoun and produced by Alexandre Aja, starring Elijah Wood in the lead role.
While not prosecuted for obscenity nor officially listed as a video nasty, Maniac was seized by various police forces across Greater Manchester and Lancashire during the video nasty panic, presumably based on the film's notorious reputation overseas.