Maniac

About Maniac

A psychotic man, troubled by his childhood abuse, kills and mutilates young women and local models on the streets of New York City.

Maniac (1980) is a horror film directed by William Lustig. It runs 88 minutes and was released in November 1980.

Joe Spinell appears as Frank Zito, Caroline Munro as Anna D'Antoni, Abigail Clayton as Rita, and Denise Spagnuolo as Denise. Written by C.A. Rosenberg and Joe Spinell.

Shelv files it under killer, sadism, shotgun, and model. American members can watch it on Cineverse Amazon Channel, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, and Night Flight Plus.

Maniac, Saw VI, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre make useful companions to Maniac, all filed under gore and grindhouse. It scores 6.4 out of 10 from 515 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.