Maniac Cop

1988 film directed by William Lustig
Movie film Q1571786
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Maniac Cop

Summary

Maniac Cop is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (434 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Maniac Cop's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Maniac Cop's director is recorded as William Lustig[4].
  • Maniac Cop's screenwriter is recorded as Larry Cohen[5].
  • Maniac Cop's composer is recorded as Jay Chattaway[6].
  • Maniac Cop's genre is recorded as action film[7].
  • Maniac Cop's genre is recorded as horror film[8].
  • Maniac Cop's genre is recorded as slasher film[9].
  • Maniac Cop's genre is recorded as zombie film[10].
  • Maniac Cop's genre is recorded as crime thriller film[11].
  • Maniac Cop's genre is recorded as thriller film[12].
  • Maniac Cop's cast member is recorded as Tom Atkins[13].
  • Maniac Cop's cast member is recorded as Robert Z'Dar[14].
  • Maniac Cop's cast member is recorded as William Smith[15].
  • Maniac Cop's cast member is recorded as Bruce Campbell[16].
  • Maniac Cop's cast member is recorded as Laurene Landon[17].
  • Maniac Cop's cast member is recorded as Richard Roundtree[18].
  • Maniac Cop's cast member is recorded as Robert Davi[19].
  • Maniac Cop's cast member is recorded as Nina Arvesen[20].
  • Maniac Cop's cast member is recorded as Sam Raimi[21].
  • Maniac Cop's cast member is recorded as William Lustig[22].
  • Maniac Cop's cast member is recorded as Sheree North[23].
  • Maniac Cop's cast member is recorded as Victoria Catlin[24].
  • Maniac Cop's cast member is recorded as George Buck Flower[25].
  • Maniac Cop's cast member is recorded as Ken Lerner[26].
  • Maniac Cop's producer is recorded as Larry Cohen[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Maniac Cop's producer is recorded as Larry Cohen[27]. Its director is recorded as William Lustig[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Larry Cohen[5]. Cast members include Tom Atkins[13], Robert Z'Dar[14], William Smith[15], Bruce Campbell[16], Laurene Landon[17], and Richard Roundtree[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1988-01-01T00:00:00Z[28] and +1988-05-13T00:00:00Z[29]. Maniac Cop's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Genres include action film[7], horror film[8], slasher film[9], zombie film[10], crime thriller film[11], and thriller film[12]. Its part of the series is recorded as it[31].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include New York City Police Department[32] and revenge[33]. Maniac Cop's part of the series is recorded as it[31].

Reception

Reviews include 4.9/10[34], 40/100[35], and 56%[36].

Why It Matters

Maniac Cop ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (434 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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