- Actors: Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro, Abigail Clayton, Kelly Piper, Rita Montone
- Directors: William Lustig
- Writers: Joe Spinell, C.A. Rosenberg
- Producers: Joe Spinell, William Lustig, Andrew W. Garroni, John Packard, Judd Hamilton
- Format: Colour, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language English
- Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 2
- Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Blue Underground
- DVD Release Date: 26 Oct 2010
- Run Time: 87 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B003V924XS
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 55,542 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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And yes,it's reg 0,Blue Underground release,along with so many classics they(and increasingly other labels)are releasing BRs and DVDs reg 0,it's worth double checking with seller as often they are given the perfuncionary reg 1(Zone A) in listing along with other import BR/DVDs,but check first.Maniac is a classic,very much in tone if not content of the later,admittedly more brutal Henry:Portait Of a Serial Killer.Maniac still packs a punch though,it's grim and at points very painful to watch,although showing women who have just been murdered then being subsequently scalped is never going to be tasteful no matter how it's represented.It's a film that still divides opinion and today's torture porn watching youngsters may be less than impressed but it is much grimmer and darker and more disturbing than today's vacuous Saw or Jason Goes TO F**K PLEASE drivel.Joe Spinell is brilliant as the maniac killer Frank Zeto.Lot's of extras,inc a superb 50 min documentary on the late Joe Spinell,interviews with Caroline Munroe and Savini and some great reaction&news footage with feminists circa 1980 stereotypicaly marching around with"DOWN WITH THIS EVIL FILM!"placards,and 2 alternate audio commentaries(which I haven't got round to listening to yet but I'm sure they are good!)with director William Lustig(who is in both commentaries),Tom Savini and the producer and editor.The transfer,to me,looks excellent,retaining a slight grain that is in keeping with the films of that age yet looks fresh,an excellent package,another palpable hit from Blue Underground.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
I love the film Maniac. Its low budget, set in New York, Sleazy and pulls no punches. Joe Spinell is excellent in the lead roll. The film itself is 5 stars all the way.
Now onto the Blu Ray transfer. It's difficult to know what to say. It's a lot brighter then the DVD release, however it is far from epic like the Blue Underground release of New York Ripper [Blu-ray] [1982] [US Import]. The problem with the transfer is with the film being filmed on 16mm originally. You just can't get blood out of a stone and this is as good as you can get. Probably deserves 3.5 stars.
The thing about the blu ray that took it to 5 stars overall is the extras. A lot of work has gone into this with an extra Commentary added to the previous one from another release. Lots of great archive footage and up to date interviews with the stars and team behind the film.
The preview for the never released/made Maniac 2 is a nice extra too.
All in all 5 stars and worth upgrading from the Blue Underground DVD release.
Now onto the Blu Ray transfer. It's difficult to know what to say. It's a lot brighter then the DVD release, however it is far from epic like the Blue Underground release of New York Ripper [Blu-ray] [1982] [US Import]. The problem with the transfer is with the film being filmed on 16mm originally. You just can't get blood out of a stone and this is as good as you can get. Probably deserves 3.5 stars.
The thing about the blu ray that took it to 5 stars overall is the extras. A lot of work has gone into this with an extra Commentary added to the previous one from another release. Lots of great archive footage and up to date interviews with the stars and team behind the film.
The preview for the never released/made Maniac 2 is a nice extra too.
All in all 5 stars and worth upgrading from the Blue Underground DVD release.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
Lustig's controversial masterpiece was much maligned in it's time for being too drak and disturbing. As powerful and effective now as it was then, this painful portrayal of a man, abused as a child, who kills women and nails there scalps to mannequins in his bedroom is a classic of of the genre. Memorably grim effects are by FX genius Tom Savini, groundbreakingly horrific then and still as shocking now.Heavily censored in the UK (still unavailable uncut on any format) this US Blu Ray release is uncut and region free. Great improvement over DVD, although some grain remains (somehow adding to the sleaze factor)with a host of extras. A must buy for the horror fan. Essential.
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