Maniac Cop 2

"You have the right to remain silent forever..... again!"

1990 1h 27m EN

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6.0

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64%

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5.9

IMDB

★6.0TMDB · 272🍅64%Rotten Tomatoes★5.9IMDB · 9,041

ActionHorrorMysteryThriller

Synopsis

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Undead cop Matt Cordell rises from the grave, and is after the criminals who murdered him in prison.

“You have the right to remain silent forever..... again!”

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Cast

Robert Davi
Det. Sean McKinney
Claudia Christian
Susan Riley
Michael Lerner
Edward Doyle
Bruce Campbell
Jack Forrest
Laurene Landon
Teresa Mallory
Robert Z'Dar
Matt Cordell
Clarence Williams III
Blum
Leo Rossi
Turkell

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: William Lustig
Writers: Larry Cohen
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Maniac Cop Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by William Lustig, shot by James Lemmo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jay Chattaway. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor David Kern shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Robert Davi and Claudia Christian and Michael Lerner carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

William Lustig directs. James Lemmo behind the camera. Jay Chattaway scores. David Kern cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
336 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Part of the "Maniac Cop Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by William Lustig, shot by James Lemmo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Jay Chattaway. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor David Kern shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Robert Davi and Claudia Christian and Michael Lerner carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "You have the right to remain silent forever..... again!".
10IMDB entry: tt0100107 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: James Lemmo
Original score: Jay Chattaway
Editing: David Kern
Production design: Charles M. Lagola
Costume design: Margaret Shan Jensen
Makeup / hair: Cidele Curo
Sound: Stanley Kastner
Stunt coordinator: Spiro Razatos
Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $4,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes: 64% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 5.9/10 · 9,041 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

2 nominations

Part of

Maniac Cop Collection

Maniac Cop is a series of American slasher films centered around a man in a cop's uniform starts killing people for no apparent reason in New York.

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William Lustig

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JPV8522021-11-18
★ 6/10
Pretty average for the most part outside of the finale with the Maniac Cop exacting revenge while on fire. That was pretty fun, otherwise kind of forgettable. 3.0/5

Production companies

Who made it

OV
Overseas FilmGroup
US
ME
Medusa Pictures
TH
The Movie House Sales Company
FA
Fadd Enterprises

Key crew

StuntsSteve Kelso
StuntsRichard E. Butler
Special Effects SupervisorJohn Carter
Art Department AssistantRichard Greenberg
ProducerLarry Cohen
FoleyGregg Barbanell
Supervising Sound EditorDane A. Davis
Sound Re-Recording MixerStanley Kastner
Sound Effects EditorJohn Kwiatkowski
StuntsKurt Bryant
StuntsJohn Cade
StuntsCharles Croughwell
StuntsShane Dixon
StuntsCorey Michael Eubanks
StuntsDane Farwell
StuntsGlory Fioramonti
StuntsAndy Gill
StuntsTerry Jackson
StuntsJohn C. Meier
StuntsBob Minor
StuntsSteve Picerni
StuntsRonnie Rondell Jr.
StuntsMichael Russo
StuntsGregg Smrz

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

new york city
police
sequel
serial killer
slasher
maniac
campy

Release history · US

When it landed

Theatrical1990-12-13R

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International titles

鬼面公僕HK
Μανιακός Μπάτσος 2GR