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Maniac

6.0/10
TMDB1,083 votes
2012Original: English89 min

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

Genres: Horror, Thriller
Cast: Elijah Wood, Nora Arnezeder, America Olivo, Zoe Aggeliki, Jan Broberg Felt

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About Maniac

I Warned You Not to Go Out Tonight.

Maniac (2012) is a film in the horror, thriller genres. Directed by Franck Khalfoun. The cast includes Elijah Wood, Nora Arnezeder, America Olivo, Zoe Aggeliki.

Released
2012-12-26
Original language
English
Runtime
89 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
France, United States of America
Production companies
La Petite Reine, Studio 37, Blue Underground
Writers
Grégory Levasseur, Alexandre Aja

Maniac cast & characters

Audience reviews

6.0/10 from 1,083 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

John Chard

TMDB member review

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…

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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

TMDB member review

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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What is Maniac about?

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

Who stars in Maniac?

Elijah Wood, Nora Arnezeder, America Olivo, Zoe Aggeliki, Jan Broberg Felt, Joshua De La Garza. See the cast cards above for character names.

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