Maniac

Maniac

Credits
Title:	Maniac
Directed by:	William Lustig
Written by:	C.A. Rosenberg; Joe Spinell
Produced by:	Andrew Garroni; Judd Hamilton; William Lustig; Joe Spinell; John Packard
Music by:	Jay Chattaway
Cinematography:	Robert Lindsay
Edited by:	Lorenzo Marinelli
Production
Distributors:	Magnum Motion Pictures, Inc.
Released:	May 10th, 1980
Rating:	R
Running time:	87 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
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Maniac is an American independent horror film of the slasher and psycho-thriller genres. It was directed by William Lustig with a screenplay written by C.A. Rosenberg and Joe Spinell, based on a story by Spinell. Spinell also plays the main antagonist of the film, Frank Zito. The movie was produced by Magnum Motion Pictures, Inc., and premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 10th, 1980. ^[1]

Cast[]

Actor

Role

Joe Spinell

Frank Zito

Caroline Munro

Anna D'Antoni

Gail Lawrence

Rita

Kelly Piper

Nurse

Rita Montone

Hooker

Tom Savini

Disco boy

Hyla Marrow

Disco girl

James Brewster

Beach boy

Linda Lee Walter

Beach girl

Tracie Evans

Street hooker

Sharon Mitchell

Second nurse

Carol Henry

Deadbeat

Nelia Bacmeister

Carmen Zito

Louis Jawitz

Art director

Denise Spagnuolo

Denise

Billy Spagnuolo

Billy

Frank Pesce

T.V. reporter

Candace Clements

First park mother

Diane Spagnuolo

Second park mother

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

Notes & Trivia[]

The tagline to this film is "Your terror is unreal because the horror is insane. It's your turn to experience the maniac. There is nowhere to run and no time to pray".

Maniac (1980) redirects to this page.

There are a total of twenty-three credited cast members in this film.

Production on Maniac began on October 21st, 1979. Principal filming concluded on January 18th, 1980. ^[2]

Although it was screened at Cannes in 1980, Maniac had its U.S. premiere in New York City on January 30th, 1981. It opened to wider release on March 6th, 1981.

The 30th Anniversary edition of Maniac was released on Blu-ray by Blue Underground on October 26th, 2010. This two-disc set contains one extra minute of footage from the theatrical cut. ^[3]

Blue Underground re-released the Blu-ray as a three-disc set with bonus DVD. This is a limited edition 4K restoration released on December 11th, 2018. ^[4]

Producer Andrew W. Garroni is credited as Andrew Garroni in this film. Garroni also makes an uncredited cameo appearance as a man named Jerry in this movie.

Actress Abigail Clayton is credited as Gail Lawrence in this film.

Actor James L. Brewster is credited as James Brewster in this film.

Director William Lustig makes an uncredited cameo appearance in the film as the manager of a motel that Frank Zito bring a prostitute to.

Linda Lee Walter's unnamed beach girl has the distinction of being the first on-screen murder victim of Frank Zito.

This is John Packard's first film work and his only work in the horror genre. He is credited as an associate producer on the film.

Other films released in May of 1980 include Friday the 13th and Humanoids from the Deep. Like Maniac, they are also horror movies that have been remade.

Recommendations[]

External Links[]

References[]

↑ IMDB; Maniac (1980); Release Info.
↑ IMdB; Maniac (1980); Filming locations.
↑ Blu-ray.com; Maniac (1980); 30th Anniversary Edition; 2-Disc set.
↑ Blu-ray.com; Maniac (1980); 4K Restoration, 3-Disc Limited Edition.

Keywords[]

[1] IMDB; Maniac (1980); Release Info.

[2] IMdB; Maniac (1980); Filming locations.

[3] Blu-ray.com; Maniac (1980); 30th Anniversary Edition; 2-Disc set.

[4] Blu-ray.com; Maniac (1980); 4K Restoration, 3-Disc Limited Edition.

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