It was first released in 1988 and is, in essence, a slasher film crossed with a police. Hbo greenlights nicolas winding refns maniac cop tv reboot. Apparently shot to pad out maniac cop for japanese tv, these additional scenes flesh out the official response coming from new yorks fighting mayor jerry killium ken lerner, including cordell. Hbo has picked up a series adaptation of the maniac cop film franchise from nicolas winding refn, the network announced thursday. Mccrae has been assigned the job of tracking down the maniac.
Tom atkins talks about new halloween slasher trick. Season of the witch 1982, and night of the creeps 1986. In this episode of the bad movie night podcast we kick off maniac may where we are covering the maniac cop series. Maniac cop tv series reboot from nicolas winding refn. A young cop, jack forrest, finds himself under arrest as the chief suspect, having been the victim of a setup by the real killer and a mysterious woman phonecaller. Maniac cop 1988 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Maniac cop is a passable actionhorror movie, but the whole film feels like its a big missed opportunity.
Will mentions the film maniac cop 7 past perfect 1996 dylan says the line you have the right to remain silent. Maniac cop 1988 english subtitle video dailymotion. He and his girlfriend, vice cop theresa mallory, try to clear his name and find the real murderer. Jack continues to deny that he is the maniac cop but refuses to answer any more questions. A female cop is gunned down and wrongly accused of using excessive force in a hostage rescue attempt. Maniac cop movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. All witnesses agree that the murderer was in a cops uniform. Sam harper falls victim to friendly fire while in kuwait. Cop came before silence of the lambs had made serial killers acceptable for mainstream audiences although michael manns manhunter, a far better film, was released in 1986, and the plot was one. As he investigates the death toll rises and he suspects a mysterious police coverup. Forrest, his girlfriend theresa, and mccrae set out to solve the puzzle before the maniac cop can strike again. Season of the witch, a film that would probably be quite well liked if they had left halloween out of the title.
His first film was the detective in 1968, which starred frank sinatra, but atkins is most often associated with films like the fog 1980, halloween iii. The point is, the angeredaura of maniac cop and the concomitant directorial brusqueness of lustigs style make for a perfect marriage. In new york, people are slain and strangled to death brutally on the open street. He seems inhuman, ready to take on the entire police force and hellbent on revenge. In an interrogation room, ripley and frank show jack a collection of maniac cop news articles belonging to ellen, and read a page from ellens diary saying that she thinks jack is the killer. Search party moves from tbs to hbo max for season 3 streamer orders 4th season. These guys are geek legends, and they deliver here in maniac cop.
Maniac cop features retro icons bruce the evil dead trilogy campbell and tom lethal weapon atkins in an. Badge of silence is a 1993 american slasher film written by larry cohen and directed by william lustig. Maniac cop provides us with a new type of villain, a move away from fire damaged child murderers and mask wearing psychopaths. Maniac cop remake is becoming an hbo tv show instead movier. Maniac cop on bluray 6549303398 from synapse films. A priest practicing the voodoo arts resurrects matt cordell robert zdar, who takes his. Partly based on william lustigs 1988 cult classic, maniac cop was to be. Hbo has greenlit a tv reboot of the maniac cop franchise, with nicolas winding refn serving as showrunner and directing alongside john hyams. The movies directed by william lustig, ranked film school rejects. This maniac cop must be stopped, but it might not be so easy.
It sees its events through the mind of a man who should never have been a cop and who has been a cop much too long. Reel truth science documentaries recommended for you. The film was directed by william lustig and the cast includes tom atkins, bruce campbell, and laurene landon. Maniac cop internet movie firearms database guns in. With william lustig maniac behind the lens the movie manages to get the most, er. It is the third and final installment in the maniac cop series. Model airplane across the sea reel truth science duration. Refn will serve as showrunner with both refn and hyams directing the entire season. The original maniac cop film was released in 1988 and starred robert zdar as matthew cordell, a decorated police officer who returns from the dead as a vengeful killer after being wrongly framed by his department and murdered in prison. It stars robert davi, claudia christian, michael lerner, and bruce campbell, with robert zdar returning as matthew cordell, an undead police officerturnedserial killer following his own murder.
Maniac cop is definitely one that all collectors should add to their own libraries and its recent rerelease onto dvd is definitely a welcome one. Sadly, maniac cop has nothing to do with early eighties discotronic gogo girls shakin their hoseddown groove things on stage rather, it is the story of the men in the new york police department and the psycho killer who gives them a bad uh, worse name by dressing as a cop while indulging himself in a. Im not sure if this is solely down to the mad genius that is larry cohen who was heavily involved in this film and wrote the screenplay. To prove his innocence, he has to investigate on his own. Maniac cop returns from the dead once more to seek revenge, destroying everthing and. Hbo has picked up a series adaptation of the maniac cop film franchise. Creepshows creep is getting a facelift before season 2 begins. Soon the police searches and finds a suspect in its own ranks. A young cop finds himself marked as the chief suspect after his wife is murdered. Sequel to the awesome maniac cop, maniac cop 2 is one awesome ride. Maniac cop, a tv series reimagining of the cult classic film franchise from. Maniac cop got its start as a 1988 slasher movie directed by william lustig and starring robert zdar, tom atkins, and bruce campbell.
Yet the woods character is not stupid and not brutal, just several degrees off from normal. Maniac cop is a punk movie of sorts, all that is missing is some choice songs from 80s punk band mdc. Maniac cop 2 is a 1990 american action horror film directed by william lustig and written by larry cohen. Efe cakarel and director of the original 1988 maniac cop movie, william lustig. Innocent people are brutally killed on the streets of new york by a police officer. He also starred in creepshow 1982, maniac cop 1988, the post interview. Maniac cop features retro icons bruce the evil dead trilogy campbell and tom lethal weapon atkins in an actionpacked cult classic. Cop is a violent movie, all the more so because it is so casual about the violence.
A demented policeman or somebody dressed just like a cop is murdering people throughout new york city. Maniac cop 1988 in new york, people are slain and strangled to death brutally on the open street. Maniac cop is something of a disappointment from larry cohen, the oneman movie machine who has written, produced, and directed such modern genre classics as the its alive trilogy and q. The rumors of a remake i fear will send this title to the realms of csi crime shows and night time television so watch the unsanitized version before it is too late. Maniac cop series from nicolas winding refn picked up at.
Maniac cop series from nicolas winding refn picked up at hbo. Maniac cop 2 original motion picture soundtrack licensed to youtube by entertainment one u. It is the second installment in the maniac cop series. Hbo has greenlighted a series reimagining of the movie maniac cop from filmmakers nicolas winding refn and john hyams. Maniac cop tv series reboot from nicolas winding refn picked.
Hbo picks up maniac cop series from nicolas winding refn. Not as great as the original, this still manages to deliver awesome horror thrills mixed with loads of low budget action. However shocking their appearance and behavior may have been first time around, by the fourth or fifth sequel, the disfigured, scary looking monster becomes part of the slasher formula, along with the cringe worthy one. This video has graphic imagery and spoilers, so viewer discretion is advised. It doesnt get more royal on the blist than bruce campbell and tom atkins. Forever in new york, people are slain and strangled to death brutally on the open street. The film was first released on dvd on april 8, 1998, by elite entertainment and included a commentary by director william lustig, writer larry cohen, star bruce campbell, and composer jay chattaway as well as a trailer and deleted scenes. Staring bruce campbell, tom atkins, richard roundtree and sheree north. The original trailer of maniac cop directed by william lustig and starring tom atkins, bruce campbell, laurene landon. Richard roundtree who is better known as shaft is good in a small role as commissioner pike, laurene landon, william smith and sheree north give good support. Then, another officer, jack forrest, gets framed for the killings. A 1988 horror movie, directed by william lustig and produced by larry cohen. The harder they fall 1994 tv episode will mentions the film maniac cop 7.
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