• Director(s)

    William Lustig

  • Production Year

    1980

  • Date

    23/07/1981

  • Genre(s)

    Horror

  • Approx. running minutes

    88m

  • Cast

    Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro, Abigail Clayton

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Maniac

strong gory violence, horror, sexualised violence

MANIAC is a horror thriller, from 1980, in which a man embarks on a killing spree in New York.…

MANIAC is a horror thriller, from 1980, in which a man embarks on a killing spree in New York.

violence
There are scenes of strong, gory violence throughout, including stabbing, slashing, garrotting, strangulation and the severing of limbs and heads. Violence is frequently accompanied by blood spurts and gory injury detail.
threat and horror
Throughout, there are scenes in which people, primarily women, are stalked and attacked by a serial killer.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man murders women, including within sexualised contexts.
additional issues
There is moderate bad language ('bitch'). There is moderate sex and sex references, as well as nudity.

  • Director(s)

    William Lustig

  • Production Year

    1980

  • Date

    23/07/1981

  • Genre(s)

    Horror

  • Approx. running minutes

    88m

  • Cast

    Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro, Abigail Clayton

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The BBFC determined this content to be unsuitable for classification at the time it was submitted.
Unsuitable for classification
Classified Date:
23/07/1981
Version:
2D
Distributor:
Alpha Films Ltd
strong gory violence, horror, sexualised violence
Classified Date:
30/12/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
88 Films Limited
violence
There are scenes of strong, gory violence throughout, including stabbing, slashing, garrotting, strangulation and the severing of limbs and heads. Violence is frequently accompanied by blood spurts and gory injury detail.
threat and horror
Throughout, there are scenes in which people, primarily women, are stalked and attacked by a serial killer.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man murders women, including within sexualised contexts.
additional issues
There is moderate bad language ('bitch'). There is moderate sex and sex references, as well as nudity.
Classified Date:
29/05/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Cuts:
Cuts required to reduce length of sexualised strangulation sequence by half and to remove shots of a knife played over and stabbing into female flesh with sexual connotations. Cuts made in accordance with the Video Recordings Act 1984 and BBFC Guidelines and policy on sexualised violence
Unsuitable for classification
Classified Date:
08/01/1998
Version:
2D
Distributor:
Exploited

  • Classified date

    30/12/2022

  • Language

    English