MANIAC Reviews of William Lustig’s slasher

  

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LYRIC-THEATRE

Blu-ray release: On 26 October 2010, Blue Underground issued Maniac as a 30th Anniversary Blu-ray disc.

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Cast and characters:
Joe Spinell … Frank Zito
Caroline Munro … Anna D’Antoni
Abigail Clayton … Rita
Kelly Piper … Nurse
Rita Montone … Hooker
Tom Savini … Disco Boy
Hyla Marrow … Disco Girl
James L. Brewster … Beach Boy
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 … TV Reporter’s voice
Candace Clements … First Park Mother
Diane Spagnuolo … Second Park Mother
Kim Hudson … Lobby Hooker
Terry Gagnon … Woman in Alley
Joan Baldwin … First Model
Jeni Paz … Second Model
Janelle Winston … Waitress
Andrew W. Garroni … Jerry
William Lustig … Al – Hotel Manager

Filming locations:
Hotel St. James, 109 West 45th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York
Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Woodside, Queens, New York City, New York

Technical details:
1 hour 27 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.85: 1
Audio: Dolby Stereo | Dolby Atmos

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Suggested double-bill:
Don’t Go in the House (1979)

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