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Maniac
(1980)
Director: William Lustig
Starring: Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro
our comment. "For extremely strong stomachs only!"
Maniac traces the steps of a serial killer as he stalks his victims in the streets of New York City.

An unbelievably violent and depressing film.

Investigation finished: 2001-12-26

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Story: 6/10 - Psycho murderer slaughters and scalps his victims, that's basically it!

Acting: 8/10 - Joe Spinell takes the sweat and sleaze quotient of his character to an uncomfortable extreme.

Violence: 10/10 - For extremely strong stomachs only!

Nudity: 1/10 - Avoid anything that could possible cheer the audience up.

Coolness: 5/10 - If you can stomach the excessive bloodshed, it's actually a pretty cool movie.

F/X: 10/10 - Tom Savini is the king of nastiness.

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