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Maniac

"I Warned You Not to Go Out Tonight."

As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.

Top Cast

  • Elijah Wood

    Elijah Wood

    Frank Zito

  • Nora Arnezeder

    Nora Arnezeder

    Anna

  • America Olivo

    America Olivo

    Frank's Mother

  • Zoe Aggeliki

    Zoe Aggeliki

    Jenna

  • Jan Broberg Felt

    Jan Broberg Felt

    Rita

  • Joshua De La Garza

    Joshua De La Garza

    Martin

  • Dan Hunter

    Dan Hunter

    Nick / Clubber Boy

  • Genevieve Alexandra

    Genevieve Alexandra

    Jessica

  • Liane Balaban

    Liane Balaban

    Judy

Overview

As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.

Rating

6.0 / 10
1,017 Reviews
4 Popular

2 Reviews

  • John Chard
    John Chard
    7 Oct 10, 2015

    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
    Dr_Nostromo
    3 Nov 18, 2025

    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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