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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.
- $350,000
- Jay Chattaway
- Andrew W. Garroni, William Lustig
- Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro
Mar 6, 1981 · Maniac: Directed by William Lustig. With Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro, Abigail Clayton, Kelly Piper. A psychopathic man goes on a killing and mutilation spree in New York City.
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- Crime, Drama, Horror
- William Lustig
- 1981-03-06
Spinell played lead roles in horror films, sharing the screen with actress Caroline Munro in the first two: the psychological slasher film Maniac (1980), the horror comedy The Last Horror Film (1982), and the slasher film The Undertaker (1988) released posthumously.
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His best (or worst) or most disgusting role is probably the one for which he is best remembered: the rare starring role of Frank Zito in Maniac (1980), a serial killer who kills women and uses their scalps to dress up female mannequins he keeps in his apartment.
- Actor, Writer, Producer
- October 28, 1936
- 5 min
- January 13, 1989
A psychopath, troubled by his childhood abuse, loose in New York City, kills young women and takes their scalps as his trophies. Will he find the perfect woman in a photographer, and end his killing spree? 114 IMDb 6.4 1 h 27 min 1981. X-Ray R. Horror · Drama · Eerie · Frightening. Subscribe to AMC+ or Shudder. Watch with AMC+.
Rent Maniac on Prime Video, or buy it on Prime Video. Childhood abuse triggers a man (Joe Spinell) to kill women and use their scalps to dress his mannequins.
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