phanthinga The 80s is a wild time when literally everything or everyone can be a serial killer even a cop.Begin with Matt Cordell a super cop after being wrongly accused and sent to jail he come back as a unstoppable killing machine known as the Maniac Cop.On the path of revenge with blood of many innocence people the only hope left is two NYPD cop Frank McCrae played by Tom Atkins and Jack Forrest played by the man the legend himself Mr.Bruce Campbell.It a good fun horror movie that i enjoy a lot but there one things really bugging me that although Maniac Cop is very strong but he still a human so how the hell in one scene he getting shot multiple times but still alive.I guess the sequels will answer me that

Fella_shibby I saw this in the late 80s on a VHS. Revisited it recently after hearing about the remake in process. The plot - People are being murdered by a uniformed police officer. A young cop, finds himself under arrest as the suspect. Solid genre team comprising of director William Lustig (Maniac, Vigilante), screenwriter Larry Cohen (God told me to, Q) n actors Bruce Campbell n Tom Atkins. Basically it is a low budget slasher with an equally brutal n indestructible killer like Jason,  Freddy n Myers. The killer in this film is big built n strong. The kills r brutal. The wet cement kill was laughable though. The fact that the killer is indestructible is never really explained. Also there r scenes which makes no sense. The killer appears n disappears outta nowhere. The music is proper 80s. The dialogues n editing r bad. The 2nd n 3rd part were atrocious.

eskwarczynski This movie is absolutely bonkers - in the best sense of the word. We get Tom Atkins playing the cynical, un-trusting detective, a post Evil Dead II Bruce Campbell giving his best "leading man" performance, classic late 80's gore effects and a strange, pulsing synthesizer soundtrack.As much as I enjoyed Maniac Cop - and I did enjoy it - I certainly wouldn't defend this movie as being a great film or as some underrated art piece. While there is some great subtext about police brutality and the public's growing mistrust of authority figures, the movie isn't mature enough to really tackle these themes. Director William Lustig lacks the finesse and skill of George A. Romero - the undisputed master of political horror - which could have elevated this film to classic territory.In the end, the movie is what it is. A fun, vibrant, and occasionally clunky 80's slasher... and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. It's certainly worth a watch for any horror fan. There's a lot of fun moments and creative sequences.

shijokinko a genre first, rarely imitated. a cast of TV and Hollywood regulars, with some very notable firsts.... Sam Raimi in a short speaking part (first partnering with Bruce?)Richard Roundtree as the commissioner, though he probably has less than 5 minutes of screen time. William Smith in a typical Bill Smith role. hugely notable, easily missed, watch for Tim Roth in a cameo role (uncredited because he delivered no lines) as the patrol cop shop by the frightened woman whose car won't start (quick face shot of his body though).decent script for what it is, awful blending of lot shots with NYC location exteriors (port of long beach obviously in the background in the first pier 14 scene, ROFL). directed well, the cast perform as one would expect from this collection of once and future veterans, with typical 80s costuming and hair (female lead with the least cop-like coif in cinematic history, LOL). no chance of any Oscar nods, but entertaining, has the odd moment of tension, and bit actors of future Raimi productions by the boatload if you watch carefully. worth watching even if just for the history lesson. solid 6 star average class flicker to lose an hour and a half behind