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Maniac (1980) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details

Metascore: ☆ 2.2/10
Tomatometer: ☆ 4.0/10
Maniac Plot Synopsis:
Frank Zito misses his mother, who was killed in a car accident years before. She was abusive to him, and made money selling her body, but Frank still misses her. He tries to keep her from leaving him, and reform her evil ways, by killing young women and putting their scalps on mannequins which he displays around his apartment. Photographer Anna D'Antoni takes a picture of him in the park, and he pursues and befriends her. Is she the one he has been looking for or just another mother wannabe?
Synopsis / Plot Summary: 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?
Tagline: Run from this man!
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Maniac Movie Information:
Type: MovieYear: 1980 (more 1980 movies)
Language: English
Country: United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Maniac Release Dates In Theaters: Mar 06, 1981, Blu-ray 4K: May 26, 2020, Blu-ray CE: May 26, 2020, Blu-ray: Dec 15, 2020
Writers: C.A. Rosenberg, Joe Spinell
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Maniac (1980) Cast (Click to Expand)
Maniac Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Spinell | ... | Frank Zito |
| Caroline Munro | ... | Anna D''Antoni |
| Abigail Clayton | ... | Rita (as Gail Lawrence) |
| Kelly Piper | ... | Nurse |
| Rita Montone | ... | Hooker |
| Tom Savini | ... | Disco Boy |
| Hyla Marrow | ... | Disco Girl |
| James L. Brewster | ... | Beach Boy (as James Brewster) |
| Linda Lee Walter | ... | Beach Girl |
| Tracie Evans | ... | Street Hooker |
| Sharon Mitchell | ... | Second Nurse |
| Carol Henry | ... | Deadbeat |
| Nelia Bacmeister | ... | Carmen Zito |
| Louis Jawitz | ... | Art Director |
| Denise Spagnuolo | ... | Denise |
| Billy Spagnuolo | ... | Billy |
| Frank Pesce | ... | T.V. Reporter (voice) |
| Candace Clements | ... | First Park Mother |
| Diane Spagnuolo | ... | Second Park Mother |
| Kim Hudson | ... | Lobby Hooker |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Joe Spinell, as Frank Zito, passed away at age 52 in New York City, New York, USA.
Sign: Scorpio, Height: 5' 11" (1.8 m)
Also known as: Joe 'Maniac' Spinell | Joseph Spinell | Joe Spinnel | Joe Spinnell - Caroline Munro (b. January 16, 1949) – Anna D''Antoni
Sign: Capricorn, Height: 5' 7" (1.7 m) - Abigail Clayton – Rita (as Gail Lawrence)
- Kelly Piper, as Nurse, passed away at age 59 in .
Sign: Virgo - Rita Montone – Hooker
Also known as: Rita A. Montone - Tom Savini (b. November 3, 1946) – Disco Boy
Sign: Scorpio, Height: 5' 6½" (1.69 m) - Hyla Marrow – Disco Girl
- James L. Brewster – Beach Boy (as James Brewster)
Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Also known as: James Brewster - Linda Lee Walter – Beach Girl
- Tracie Evans – Street Hooker
- Sharon Mitchell – Second Nurse
- Carol Henry – Deadbeat
- Nelia Bacmeister – Carmen Zito
- Louis Jawitz – Art Director
- Denise Spagnuolo – Denise
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