Film198885 min

Maniac Cop

Name: Maniac Cop
Genre: Action, Crime, Horror, Mystery
Released: 1988
Duration: 85 min
Cast: Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell, Laurene Landon, Richard Roundtree, William Smith

Taste attributes: actioncrimehorrormysterymonster/alien/supernaturaldetectivemafia/gangsterunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearenclosedall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"You have the right to remain silent. Forever."

Boxlist takeAn otherworldly horror film that is morally murky and heavy. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.1 /10

TMDB · 271 votes

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What lines up

Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

In New York, people are slain and strangled to death brutally on the open street. All witnesses agree that the murderer was in a cop's uniform. Soon the police search and find a suspect in its own ranks: Jack Forrest, suspected of murdering his own wife and the rest of the unfortunate individuals to die by the Maniac Cop’s reign of terror. To prove his innocence, he investigates the case with his partner, Theresa Mallory.

Synopsis: TMDB