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Title: Shotgun scene from "Maniac."
Post by: Purge_WTF on October 13, 2020, 07:12:32 AM

Yes!

Title: Re: Shotgun scene from "Maniac."
Post by: Mr Anabolic on October 13, 2020, 07:46:41 AM

I first saw Maniac in 1980.  Sick and sleazy, but great.  It screwed my head up for weeks afterward. 

That guy who took the shotgun to the head is Tom Savini, he did all the special effects. 

Great performance from Joe Spinell too.

Title: Re: Shotgun scene from "Maniac."
Post by: Rascal full on October 13, 2020, 12:01:41 PM

Whoa that was more than I expected, got to check this flick out lol

Title: Re: Shotgun scene from "Maniac."
Post by: BB on October 13, 2020, 12:17:59 PM

It's a great film, one of the last really sleazy ones to come out of NYC. One of the other great scenes in it is the prolonged stalk and kill through the subway. That one always made me sad as a kid because my mother worked nights, and it's pretty realistic to something that could've happened down there, especially in the 80's.

Title: Re: Shotgun scene from "Maniac."
Post by: Rascal full on October 13, 2020, 01:16:09 PM

Just checked this out and noticed they did a remake in 2012 with bloody Elijah Wood as the maniac! Watched a bit though and looked good, the special effects and gore top notch.

Title: Re: Shotgun scene from "Maniac."
Post by: Purge_WTF on October 14, 2020, 05:03:41 AM

Quote from: Rascal full on October 13, 2020, 01:16:09 PM

Just checked this out and noticed they did a remake in 2012 with bloody Elijah Wood as the maniac! Watched a bit though and looked good, the special effects and gore top notch.

 It was alright, but Wood is no Spinell.

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Post by: Matt on October 14, 2020, 07:01:56 AM

Maniac...isn't that a Netflix series with the hot slut from SUPERBAD?

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Post by: _bruce_ on October 14, 2020, 08:52:33 AM

Good to see that there are some Gore hounds around. Savini was the top guy in the macabre genre.

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Post by: hench on October 14, 2020, 09:07:34 AM

Never seen the original, the remake is prerty good, different.
Anyone ever seen maniac cop, is it worth watching?

Title: Re: Shotgun scene from "Maniac."
Post by: pamith on October 14, 2020, 09:21:08 AM

I've never seen this movie, is it good?

Title: Re: Shotgun scene from "Maniac."
Post by: BB on October 14, 2020, 09:37:15 AM

Quote from: hench on October 14, 2020, 09:07:34 AM

Anyone ever seen maniac cop, is it worth watching?

The first 2 are fun films, not Oscar winners, but fun films in the vein of Friday the 13th. I remember the 3rd being junk.

Title: Re: Shotgun scene from "Maniac."
Post by: BB on October 14, 2020, 09:51:28 AM

Another funny thing is that the fake head was filled with days old shrimp salad, it was mentioned in one of the commentaries that Savini looked through medical books, and shrimp salad was the best mix of looking realistic and looking good for the camera. They had to get it filmed in one take because they didn't have the right filming permits, and the stink of the mix inside the fake head was making people sick.

Title: Re: Shotgun scene from "Maniac."
Post by: pamith on October 14, 2020, 09:56:48 AM

Quote from: BB on October 14, 2020, 09:37:15 AM

The first 2 are fun films, not Oscar winners, but fun films in the vein of Friday the 13th. I remember the 3rd being junk.

I think I've seen it

Title: Re: Shotgun scene from "Maniac."
Post by: Humble Narcissist on October 14, 2020, 09:59:17 AM

Quote from: Mr Anabolic on October 13, 2020, 07:46:41 AM

I first saw Maniac in 1980.  Sick and sleazy, but great.  It screwed my head up for weeks afterward. 

That guy who took the shotgun to the head is Tom Savini, he did all the special effects. 

Great performance from Joe Spinell too.

Good movie.

Title: Re: Shotgun scene from "Maniac."
Post by: pamith on October 14, 2020, 10:00:32 AM

Yeah I just checked, I have maniac cop 2 on tape, but I think the tape went bad, I'm not sure

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Post by: Fortress on October 14, 2020, 10:43:53 AM

Classic.