Directed by:
William LustigScreenplay:
Larry CohenCinematography:
James LemmoComposer:
Jay ChattawayCast:
Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell, Laurene Landon, Richard Roundtree, William Smith, Sheree North, Barry Brenner, Victoria Catlin, Corey Michael Eubanks (more)Plots(1)
Innocent people are being brutally murdered on the streets of New York by a uniformed police officer. As the death toll rises Detective Frank McCrae (Tom Atkins) heads the investigation in the face of a city-wide panic while City Hall desperately searches for a scope-goat. A young cop, Jack Forrest (Bruce Campbell), finds himself under arrest as the chief suspect, having been the victim of a set-up by the real killer and a mysterious woman phone-caller. Getting no help from his superiors, Forrest, his girlfriend Theresa, team up with a doubtful McCrae and set out to solve the puzzle before the Maniac Cop can strike again. Only in the 80's could horror be this good! (Monster Pictures)
(more)Cast
![Tom Atkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/328/165328545_440bb0.jpg)
Tom Atkins
USA
Best movies:
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Creepshow (1982)
The Fog (1980)
![Bruce Campbell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/268/163268640_87191d.jpg)
Bruce Campbell
USA
Best movies:
Fargo (1996) - a.f.
Evil Dead 2 (1987)
It's Murder! (1977)
![Laurene Landon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/765/157765197_44e029.jpg)
Laurene Landon
Canada
Best movies:
Flying High II: The Sequel (1982)
Sky (2015)
America 3000 (1986)
![Richard Roundtree](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271750_717a15.jpg)
Richard Roundtree
USA
Best movies:
Se7en (1995)
Roots (1977) (series)
Man Friday (1975)
![William Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270723_cbd85b.jpg)
William Smith
USA
Best movies:
Maverick (1994)
Bernadette (1943)
Gilda (1946)
![Sheree North](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/120/455/120455658_546708.jpg)
Sheree North
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Gypsy Moths (1969)
Charley Varrick (1973)
Barry Brenner
Best movies:
Maniac Cop (1988)
Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
Hit List (1989)
![Victoria Catlin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/932/157932487_5ce5f7.jpg)
Victoria Catlin
USA
Best movies:
Slow Burn (1986) (TV movie)
Maid to Order (1987)
Maniac Cop (1988)
Corey Michael Eubanks
Best movies:
Fast Five (2011)
Suicide Kings (1997)
The Sting II (1983)
![Robert Z'Dar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/443/164443594_b816c4.jpg)
Robert Z'Dar
USA
Best movies:
Tango & Cash (1989)
Trained to Kill (1989)
Mobsters (1991)
![William Lustig](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/993/162993916_28edca.jpg)
William Lustig
USA
Best movies:
Army of Darkness (1992)
Vigilante (1982)
Maniac (1980)
![Sam Raimi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269706_1990fd.jpg)
Sam Raimi
USA
Best movies:
The Jungle Book (2016)
Miller's Crossing (1990)
Evil Dead 2 (1987)
![John F. Goff](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/806/160806228_084526.jpg)
John F. Goff
Best movies:
The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
The Fog (1980)
They Live (1988)
![Dan Hicks](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/099/533/99533895_b50c59.jpg)
Dan Hicks
USA
Best movies:
Evil Dead 2 (1987)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Intruder (1989)
![Marcia Karr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/097/319/97319454_9a8bb2.jpg)
Marcia Karr
Best movies:
Nobody's Perfect (1989)
Savage Streets (1984)
Real Genius (1985)
![George 'Buck' Flower](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/064/158064203_4516b9.jpg)
George 'Buck' Flower
USA
Best movies:
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
W.B., Blue and the Bean (1989)
Ken Lerner
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Doctor (1991)
Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006)
![Jake LaMotta](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/401/162401343_5ae99f.jpg)
Jake LaMotta
USA
Best movies:
The Hustler (1961)
Maniac Cop (1988)
The Champ (2007)
Jefferson Richard
USA
Best movies:
Maniac Cop (1988)
Timemaster (1995)
![Frank Pesce](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/710/160710407_17f399.jpg)
Frank Pesce
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
Rocky (1976)
Donnie Brasco (1997)