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Elijah Wood steps into the role made iconic by Joe Spinell in this reboot of the 1980 cult classic. When a mannequin store owner (Wood) meets an attractive artist (Megan Duffy), his psychotic impulses are awakened and soon he starts a murderous rampage across L.A.Product Identifiers
ProducerAlix Taylor, Gregory Levasseur, Thomas Langmann, Alexandre Aja
EAN5055002558177
eBay Product ID (ePID)24048553590
Product Key Features
ActorElijah Wood, Nora Arnezeder, Megan Duffy
Film/TV TitleManiac
DirectorFranck Khalfoun
FormatDVD
Release Year2013
LanguageEnglish
GenreHorror/Occult, Comedy
Run Time87 Mins
Additional Product Features
Certificate18
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
ReviewsSlant Magazine - Its audio-visual overload testifies to a group of filmmakers' belief that some films are made to be remade., Empire - At last an intelligent horror remake that understands its source material and yet brings something new to the butcher's slab.
Additional InformationElijah Wood steps into the bloody boots of Joe Spinell in this reboot of the 1980 horror film that takes you into the killer's POV. On the surface Frank (Wood) may look like just another skinny L.A. hipster, but don't be fooled -- he's a deeply disturbed killer with a penchant for collecting the scalps of pretty young women. The young proprietor of his late mother's mannequin-restoration business, Frank scours the city streets by moonlight seeking silky heads of hair, skillfully removing them with his massive hunting knife before bringing them back to his apartment, and stapling them to the heads of his rigid roommates. One sunny day, surprised by the appearance of pretty French photographer Anna (Nora Arnezeder) on his doorstep, Frank warily lets her snap pictures of his 'unaltered' mannequins, and agrees to allow her use the images for an upcoming gallery display. Before long the pair strike up a friendship, with Anna admiring Frank's restoration work as he marvels at her creative eye for detail. Charming as Frank may be in his encounters with Anna, he remains deeply haunted by the childhood traumas inflicted upon him by his loose mother, whose idea of bonding involved allowing him to observe her drug-fueled threesomes. When Anna's gallery display draws an impressive crowd, she remains deeply indebted to Frank. Little does the unsuspecting artist realise, however, that her biggest supporter might also be the death of her.
ScreenwriterGregory Levasseur, Alexandre Aja
CinematographerMaxime Alexandre
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleManiac
EditorBaxter
Consumer AdviceContains strong bloody violence