---
title: 'Maniac (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Lustig'
released: '1980-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 88
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/maniac-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081114/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Maniac (1980)

1980 · R · 88 min · Horror, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

Maniac is a 1980 American psychological slasher film directed by William Lustig and written by C. A. Rosenberg and Joe Spinell. It stars Spinell as Frank Zito, an Italian-American serial killer residing in New York City who murders and scalps young women.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William Lustig](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-lustig)
- **Producer:** [William Lustig](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-lustig)
- **Screenplay:** [Joe Spinell](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-spinell)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jay Chattaway](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-chattaway)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert Lindsay](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-lindsay)

## Cast

- [Rita Montone](https://cinepixo.com/people/rita-montone)
- [Caroline Munro](https://cinepixo.com/people/caroline-munro)
- [Sharon Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/sharon-mitchell)
- [William Lustig](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-lustig)
- [Kelly Piper](https://cinepixo.com/people/kelly-piper)
- [Tom Savini](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-savini)
- [Abigail Clayton](https://cinepixo.com/people/abigail-clayton)
- [Joe Spinell](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-spinell)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/maniac-1980
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