ever seen the movie "maniac"

[jdog]

this is a twisted movie. the movies main focus is on the killer with little caracter development and a lot of gaps in the story, but it is a good caracter study of a deranged serial killer.
and tom savini did the effects for this movie and was an acter in a small part;)

[MinionZombie]

"Maniac" is a great flick, one of the classics of the Video Nasty period. A lot of films in that period were just hacked out cash-ins (*cough* Drive-In Massacre - aka HUGE SUCK FEST *cough*). But "Maniac" really delivers the goods, it's a must-check-out for everybody into the slasher genre, go see it people!

[jdog]

"Maniac" is a great flick, one of the classics of the Video Nasty period. A lot of films in that period were just hacked out cash-ins (*cough* Drive-In Massacre - aka HUGE SUCK FEST *cough*). But "Maniac" really delivers the goods, it's a must-check-out for everybody into the slasher genre, go see it people!
i agree its on of my fav flics from the video nasty period.
first seen it when i was a kid,then didnt see it for 20+ years, taped it off t.v in january and have watched it like 10 times since

[Dawg]

this is a twisted movie. the movies main focus is on the killer with little caracter development and a lot of gaps in the story, but it is a good caracter study of a deranged serial killer.
and tom savini did the effects for this movie and was an acter in a small part;)

Small part with a big bang!

From Tom Savini's make-up video release of movies he did, I recall that he was in the driver's seat of a car and someone, maybe the maniac, jumped up on the hood and blasted a shotgun through the windshield, blowing poor Tom's head off. Is this correct?

:dead: Dawg :skull:

[dogma789]

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[axlish]

A grindhouse film that really delivers the goods. Joe Spinell is the antithesis of a Hollywood hunk. Too many times does the killer turn out to be the prep with the izod sweater. It walks a fine line between stark reality and the supernatural. The scariest thing about the character is that he can turn on the act and fool society. Most psychopath flicks simply portray a blatant nutjob. This creep might end up at your dinner table!

[MinionZombie]

That is indeed correct, and it's a glorious effect

[Mike]

Cool, I am going to hire this one out tomorrow night if I can find a copy

[kortick]

yeah i saw that film a while ago

it was a really twisted film
the fx were great and the killer
was a real nut job

if you havent seen it
it is worth a view

[Philly_SWAT]

I was very dissapointed when i saw this film. I bought it because I had heard so much about the great Savini effects. I thought that the post-production was cheap, the story was not innovative, the acting was only OK, and the effects were much less than spectacular. Dont get me wrong, I love Savini effects, thats why I got the movie, I just thought this movie did very little to showcase his talents.