Product Description
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THE NOTORIOUS HORROR CLASSIC RETURNS IN A NEW 4K REMASTERED
LIMITED EDITION!
Frank Zito (a career performance by co-writer/co-executive
producer Joe Spinell of ROCKY and THE GODHER fame) is a deeply
disturbed man, haunted by the traumas of unspeakable childhood
abuse. And when these horrific memories begin to scream inside
his mind, Frank prowls the seedy streets of New York City to
stalk and slaughter innocent young women. Now Frank has be a
relationship with a beautiful photographer (Caroline Munro of THE
WHO LOVED ME), yet his vile compulsions remain. These are the
atrocities of a human monster. This is the story of a MANIAC.
Directed by William Lustig (MANIAC COP 2, VIGILANTE) and
featuring landmark gore effects by Tom Savini (DAWN OF THE DEAD,
FRIDAY THE 13th), this relentlessly shocking and disturbing film
was originally censored all over the world due to its graphic
violence. Now Blue Underground is thrilled to present MANIAC in a
brand-new 4K Restoration from its recently discovered 16mm
original camera negative, overflowing with hours of new and
archival Extras!
SPECIAL FEATURES:
* WORLD PREMIERE! New 4K Restoration from the recently discovered
16mm original camera negative!
* 3-Disc Set (Blu-ray + Blu-ray + CD) includes High Definition
Blu-ray (1080p) Widescreen 1.85:1 feature presentation + another
Blu-ray PACKED with additional bonus material + Original Motion
Picture Soundtrack CD with MANIAC score by Jay Chattaway
* Audio: 7.1 DTS-HD (English); 2.0 DTS-HD (English); Dolby
Digital 2.0 (Castellano, Français, Italiano, Deutsch)
* Subtitles: English SDH, Français, Español, Português, Deutsch,
Italiano, Dansk, Suomi, Nederlands, Svenska, Russian, Korean,
Japanese, Chinese, Thai
* Audio Commentary #1 with Co-Producer/Director William Lustig
and Co-Producer Andrew W. Garroni
* Audio Commentary #2 with Co-Producer/Director William Lustig,
Special Make-Up Effects Artist Tom Savini, Editor Lorenzo
Marinelli, and Joe Spinell assistant Luke Walter
* NEW! Maniac Outtakes Featurette
* NEW! Returning to the Scene of the Crime with William Lustig
* Anna and the Killer Interview with Star Caroline Munro (13:08)
* The Death Dealer Interview with Special Make-Up Effects Artist
Tom Savini (12:11)
* Dark Notes Interview with Composer Jay Chattaway (12:13)
* Maniac Men Interview with Songwriters Michael Sembello and
Dennis Matkosky (10:38)
* Mr. Robbie: 'Maniac 2' Promo Reel (7:28)
* The Joe Spinell Story (49:12)
* NEW! Collectable Booklet with new essay by author Michael
Gingold
* MANIAC PUBLICITY: 'Paul Wunder' Radio Interview with William
Lustig, Joe Spinell, and Carline Munro (19:11), William Lustig on
'Movie Madness' (47:18), Joe Spinell at Cannes (0:44), Joe
Spinell on 'The Joe Franklin Show' (13:13) and Carline Munro TV
Interview (2:54)
* MANIAC CONTROVERSY: A selection of archival broadcast TV news
clips, interviews and reactions to the film. (41:15)
* Theatrical Trailers
* TV Spots
* Radio Spots
*Special Features May Not Be Rated, Closed Captioned or In High
Definition.
Original English language along with Spanish, French, Italian and
German dubbed options.
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German,
Italian, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, Swedish, Russian, Korean,
Japanese, Chinese, Thai
Review
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A Grimy Snap Of Early '80s Manhattan And An Unapologetically
Twisted Study In Pathological Murderousness! --Lessons of
Darkness
Forget Tarantino & Rodriguez... This Is The REAL Grindhouse!
--eFilmCritic.com
One Of The Darkest Films Of All Time... Required Viewing For Any
Horror Fan! --HorrorDVDs.com