Maniac

DATE: Friday, August 9
TIME: 9:30PM
VENUE: Savor Cinema Fort Lauderdale

REDISCOVER THE MANIAC INSIDE YOU AT POPCORN FRIGHTS’ BIG SLEAZE DOUBLE-BILL PRESENTING WILLIAM LUSTIG’S “MANIAC” AND ADAM RIFKIN’S “THE INVISIBLE MANIAC,” WITH BOTH DIRECTORS SCHEDULED TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN AN EXTENDED CONVERSATION WITH EACH OTHER, MANO A MANO, BEFORE THE SCREENING AT 9PM!

Few filmmakers in the ’80s captured the uniquely grimy vibes of New York City quite like William Lustig, and a prime example is the sleazy, gruesome, and fun-as-hell cult classic MANIAC. Penned by horror legend Joe Spinell, it’s a sinister cocktail of living dead subversion, slasher thrills, and action-packed mayhem. Altogether, it’s a blood-soaked delight!

Frank Zito (a career performance by writer/executive producer Joe Spinell of ROCKY and THE GODFATHER fame) is a deeply disturbed man, haunted by the traumas of unspeakable childhood abuse. And when these horrific memories begin to scream inside his mind, Frank prowls the seedy streets of New York City to stalk and slaughter innocent young women, scalping his victims and putting the trophies on mannequins which he takes to bed with him at night. Now Frank has begun a relationship with a beautiful photographer (Caroline Munro of THE SPY WHO LOVED ME), yet his vile compulsions remain. These are the atrocities of a human monster. This is the story of a MANIAC. Directed by William Lustig (MANIAC COP 2, VIGILANTE) and featuring landmark gore effects by Tom Savini (DAWN OF THE DEAD, FRIDAY THE 13th), this relentlessly shocking and disturbing film was originally banned or censored all over the world due to it’s graphic violence.