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Maniac Cop by William Lustig
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DVD Cover InformationActor: Bruce Campbell, Robert Z'Dar Director: William Lustig Brand: RYKODISC DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Format: Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Restored, Special Edition, Widescreen Picture Format: 1.85:1 Running Time: 85 minutes DVD Release Date: 2006-11-14 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Studio: Synapse Films Product features: - You have the right to remain silent forever! Restored and re-mastered from original vault materials, Maniac Cop will blow you away with an all-new high-definition transfer and DTS surround sound! Bruce (The Evil Dead Trilogy) Campbell and Tom (Lethal Weapon) Atkins star in this action-packed cultic! Innocent people are brutally killed on the streets of New York by a uniformed police officer. A
Movie Reviews of Maniac CopMovie Review: Classic film by William Lustig Summary: 5 Stars
Memorable guilty pleasure from the 1980's only in the time period could it be produced. However, it's actually not that bad. The performances here including Bruce Campbell, and Tom Atikis are very passable. There's a crazy killer masquerading as a cop in New York which nowadays would be very normal. It was directed by William Lustig of the classic film "Maniac: so I knew it would deliver the goods. It's not quite predictable either. He knows how to build tension and sometimes fool the viewer into thinking the killer will strike (as seen in the scene where a paranoid woman shoots a young cop thinking he's the killer).
The special effects and gore are fine. The movie never gets too boring and is very entertaining till the end. Robert Z'Dar as the Maniac who doesn't have any dialogue at all is very menacing as the Maniac. We also get a side story into how the mayor and other politicians know the reason why this guy is killing yet cover it up. This flick has it all. The sequels I heard are not that great but the first is always a classic.
The DVD has great stuff added to it including a couple of deleted scenes, a great featurette with Z'Dar himself, trailers and commentary.
"Maniac Cop" is a truly a horror classic. You know this plot as dumb as it sounds apply today to what's going in law enforcement isn't that far fetched (except for the part that this guy is unstoppable.) Recommended if you like any of Lustig's work.
Summary of Maniac CopStudio: Wea-des Moines Video Release Date: 11/14/2006 Run time: 90 minutes Rating: R
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