Top billed cast

1. 

   Joe Spinell

   Frank Zito

2. 

   Caroline Munro

   Anna D'Antoni

3. 

   Abigail Clayton

   Rita

4. 

   Denise Spagnuolo

   Denise

5. 

   Billy Spagnuolo

   Billy

6. 

   Kelly Piper

   Nurse

7. 

   Sharon Mitchell

   Second Nurse

8. 

   Rita Montone

   Hooker

9. 

   Hyla Marrow

   Disco Girl

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on 2025-11-14

**_Joe Spinell as a fudged-up murderer in New York City_**

“Psycho” started a subgenre of films about mentally messed up people who go on killing sprees. For instance, the ’70s brought us movies like “Haunts,” “The Toolbox Murders,” “The Driller Killer” and “Don’t Go in the House.” “Maniac” comes in the tradition of these flicks while adding bits from the Dirty Harry franchise, “Dawn of the Dead” and “The Warriors.”

It’s gritty in its depiction of the sometimes repugnant underbelly of the city, but IMHO focuses too much on the killer stalking his vic...read the rest

Recommendations

1. Maniac60%
2. The Neon Demon65%
3. Strange Darling69%
4. Sleepaway Camp62%
5. Dressed to Kill69%
6. Child's Play67%
7. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre63%
8. Grindhouse70%
9. Dolls64%
10. Fright60%
11. Mother's Day64%
12. Nightmare Cinema58%
13. Halloween75%
14. GirlHouse59%
15. Brahms: The Boy II58%
16. The Wrath of Becky63%
17. The Midnight Meat Train61%
18. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning61%
19. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter61%
20. X67%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$350,000.00

Revenue
$10,000,000.00

Keywords

• mannequin
• sadism
• shotgun
• murder of prostitute
• gore
• grindhouse
• murder
• park
• scalping
• model
• rage
• killer