courtneyriot:
With the release of Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantinos Grindhouse feature this year, the term grindhouse will be bandied about, mostly by people who dont know what the hell it means. Few true American grindhouse legends are still around today and certainly one of the leading forces in their...
fellacutie:
Maniac Cop is the jam.
deceptiviewfilm:
Maniac had the BEST BEST!!!! BEST headshot wound I've ever seen...Thank you Tom Savini!!!!
jaggy:
yes, maniac is the shit. agree best head shot ever. and scalps suck. mannequins rule! and hail Joe Spinell .
hollywood keeps the lustigs out because hollywood is ball-less.
kes:
Maniac fucking rocks. One of the best stalk-n-slash flicks EVER created. Period. I'd put it up against any giallo any day of the week. I've watched it numerous times over the years and have loaned it to similarly gore-loving friends. And yes, that shotgun-blast to the head (Savini's head, no less) is one of the most amazing effects ever. I would have loved to have seen this in an actual 42nd street grindhouse theater when it was first released.
Incidentally, a number of years back I ran into William Lustig himself at Mondo Video in L.A. and he was kind enough to stop and chat with me for a few minutes. A really friendly, outgoing guy.