Maniac Cop

Maniac Cop
Theatrical release poster for Maniac Cop
Directed by	William Lustig
Written by	Larry Cohen
Produced by	Larry Cohen
Starring	Tom Atkins Bruce Campbell Laurene Landon Richard Roundtree Robert Z'Dar
Distributed by	Shapiro-Glickenhaus Home Video
Release dates	May 13, 1988 (U.S.)
Running time	85 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1,100,000 (estimated)
Box office	$671,382 (USA) (sub-total)

Maniac Cop is a 1988 horror action film directed by William Lustig and written by Larry Cohen. It spawned two sequels, Maniac Cop 2 (1990) and Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence (1993). No synopsis is needed, the title says it all.

Cast

• Tom Atkins - Frank McCrae
• Bruce Campbell - Jack Forrest
• Laurene Landon - Theresa Mallory
• Richard Roundtree - Commissioner Pike
• William Smith - Capt. Ripley
• Robert Z'Dar - Matt Cordell
• Sheree North - Sally Noland
• Nina Arvesen - Regina Sheperd (as Nina Aversen)
• Nick Barbaro - Councilman
• Lou Bonacki - Det. Lovejoy
• Barry Brenner - Coroner
• Victoria Catlin - Ellen Forrest
• Jim Dixon - Clancy
• Corey Michael Eubanks - Bremmer
• Jill Gatsby - Cassie Phillips
• Rocky Giordani - Fowler
• John F. Goff - Jack's lawyer (as John Goff)
• William J. Gorman - Desk sergeant
• Jon Greene - Tactical sergeant
• Vic Manni - Jail Guard
• Sam Raimi - Parade reporter
• Tom Catlin - cool kid
• Jenna Towers - uncool kid

Soundtrack

Jay Chattaway's score was released on LP in 1988 by Phoenix Records.

Track listing

1. "Main Title"
2. "A Night in the Park"
3. "Flashback Montage"
4. "The Chase"
5. "Morning Train"
6. "Face Down"
7. "Sally's Drive"
8. "On the Ledge"
9. "Splash Dance"
10. "Epilogue"

External links

• Maniac Cop at IMDb
• Maniac Cop at AllMovie
• Maniac Cop at Rotten Tomatoes