Maniac 4K 1980 Ultra HD 2160p

Story Movie

A maniac hunts down women, brutally kills them, scalps them, and "trophies" nails to the heads of mannequins, with which his den abounds.

Review 4K Movie

No need to wander the streets at night, slander along the beaches and hang out on wastelands! A maniac is in the city who desperately needs scalps for his collection.

An attempt to break into the head of an ordinary serial killer in 1980 was made by former pornographer William Lastig. And very successful. The film describes the everyday life of Frank Zito, a mentally ill but cunning killer with a childhood injury, such as that of Tony Perkins from Hitch's Psycho, who goes out looking for victims at night. More often than women, whose scalps they then use as wigs for their mannequin home deposits. From the side, as it were, nothing extraordinary, one can also recall the fool from “Silence of the Lambs”, who darned a leather suit for himself from especially savage victims. The movie wins due to: 1. writing out the dark side of the force as the main character - a maniac, which actor Joe Spinell plays absolutely awesomely, 2. revealing the sick inner world of the schizoid (Zito’s room littered with all kinds of shit), mental features (fighting with the inner beast or ghosts of domestic violence), and later on some abilities.

Until some time, a flabby schmuck arranges for slashers' usual ambushes for victims, with the subsequent known result conveyed by the legendary masters of special effects Rob Bottin and Tom Savini (check-out shooting of a head from a gun). But by the second half of the film, Frank suddenly changes tactics, masterfully transforming into an intelligent dandy, striking behind a model photographer and her surroundings. There is even no doubt that here everything would have turned out perfectly for him if the “beast” in the head had often not climbed out against the will. In addition to sound special effects, frenzied violence, the legacy of Jean Rollin and a dirty video sequence that perfectly conveys everyday reality, the non-decorative music of Jay Chettaway also plays an equally important role in the film, pumping up already eerie scenes. Particularly noteworthy is the scene in the subway with a truly resonating silence. The final savory stroke is the final, where the hero totally loses control over himself and is buried in his schizophrenic ravings. A classic, and at the same time, as I heard, our favorite film artist Slya. It is not surprising that something similar could later be observed in his action movie Cobra with Cosmatos testosterone.