Maniac
As he assists a young artist in preparing for her upcoming exhibition, the proprietor of a mannequin shop's deadly, repressed desires erupt to the surface.
Director(s)
Franck Khalfoun
Matt Henderson
Marie-Hélène Riverain
John David Denison
J.D. Denison
Erin Connarn
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John Chard
Mannequinac! Having not seen the original film that this is a remake of, I have no frame of reference. Entering into it oblivious to any sort of bias or guideline, this Maniac proves to be a nifty shocker, one that is not without style even as it puts churnings in your stomach. It's the stylings that I imagine have upset a lot of horror fans, the first person approach and avant-garde sheens strip the pic of genuine suspense. Yet it's a brave film in that respect, as is the casting of Elijah Wood as the titular maniac. Story is hardly original, boy had major mommy issues to deal with and has grown up disturbed. He has taken a career creating mannequins, but with real lady hair! Cue a bloody rampage of scalping - but wait! A pretty lady photographer has befriended him... So it is what it is, a film that's grotty in narrative thrusts, yet one that's plush of cityscape photography and POV daring. An odd blend for sure, so it goes without saying, all these things need to be of interest to the viewer for it to butter your bloody sandwich. 7/10
Dr_Nostromo
32/100 Frodo! Say it ain't so!! Actually, far from being typecast, Elijah Wood has grabbed quite a variety of roles including this one as a totally psychopathic - but likable - manikin maker and does a fantastic job. Unfortunately, that's the only good thing about this dark and very uncomfortably slow remake of the 1980 film. Apparently, someone didn't think the original was depraved enough. -- DrNostromo.com
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The directors of Maniac are Franck Khalfoun, Matt Henderson, Marie-Hélène Riverain, John David Denison, J.D. Denison, and Erin Connarn.
The cast of Maniac includes Elijah Wood as Frank Zito, Liane Balaban as Judy, Akbar Kurtha as Pharmacist, Nora Arnezeder as Anna, Zoe Aggeliki as Jenna, America Olivo as Frank's Mother, Sal Landi as Police Chief, Megan Duffy as Lucie, Sammi Rotibi as Jason, Alex Diaz as Puppeteer #2, Jan Broberg Felt as Rita, Steffinnie Phrommany as Clubber Girl, and more.
The duration of Maniac is 1h 29 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Maniac trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
Maniac was released on 26 Dec 2012.
Maniac is listed under Horror and Thriller on Fanbiz.
Maniac has 2 reviews on Fanziz, with an average rating of 5.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Mannequinac! Having not seen the original film that this is a remake of, I have no frame of reference. Entering into it oblivious to any sort of bias or guideline, this Mania..."
