Maniac poster

Maniac

I warned you not to go out tonight!

6.4(516)19801h 28m3

A psychotic man, troubled by his childhood abuse, kills and mutilates young women and local models on the streets of New York City.

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Status
Released
Budget
$350K
Box office
$10M
Language
English
  • mannequin
  • sadism
  • shotgun
  • murder of prostitute
  • gore
  • grindhouse
  • murder
  • park
  • scalping
  • model
  • rage
  • killer

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Behind the camera

Produced in

United States of America

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Videos

Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNRNew York City30 Jan 1981
    • TheatricalRLos Angeles; edited version released in some states6 Mar 1981
    • TheatricalNRBAMcinemaFest, anniversary screening12 Jun 2010
    • TheatricalNRAnniversary re-release29 Oct 2010
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalRC1 Nov 1981
    • PhysicalR 18+4 Jan 1982
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical30 Oct 1981
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical25 Jan 1981
  • FinlandFI

    • PremiereNight Visions Film Festival29 Oct 2006
    • PremiereIik!! Horror Film Festival3 Nov 2006
    • PremiereNight Visions Film Festival28 Mar 2026
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereCannes Film Festival10 May 1980
    • Theatrical1610 Mar 1982
    • PremiereL'Étrange Festival7 Sept 2013
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical16West Germany14 Nov 1980
  • JapanJP

    • TheatricalR18+31 Jul 1982
    • PremiereSplatter Movie Festival11 Aug 1985
  • New ZealandNZ

    • PhysicalR18Blu-ray18 Nov 2013
  • PortugalPT

    • TheatricalM/1813 Oct 1983

Frequently asked questions

Maniac was released on 14 November 1980.

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    Wuchak

    11/14/2025

    5/10

    **_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…

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