Maniac

1980 film by William Lustig
Movie film Q375073
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Maniac

Summary

Maniac is a film[1]. Maniac ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (629 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Maniac's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Maniac's director is recorded as William Lustig[4].
  • Maniac's screenwriter is recorded as Joe Spinell[5].
  • Maniac's composer is recorded as Jay Chattaway[6].
  • Maniac's genre is recorded as horror film[7].
  • Maniac's genre is recorded as slasher film[8].
  • Maniac's genre is recorded as thriller film[9].
  • Maniac's cast member is recorded as Joe Spinell[10].
  • Maniac's cast member is recorded as Caroline Munro[11].
  • Maniac's cast member is recorded as Tom Savini[12].
  • Maniac's cast member is recorded as Sharon Mitchell[13].
  • Maniac's cast member is recorded as William Lustig[14].
  • Maniac's cast member is recorded as Rita Montone[15].
  • Maniac's cast member is recorded as Abigail Clayton[16].
  • Maniac's cast member is recorded as Kelly Piper[17].
  • Maniac's producer is recorded as William Lustig[18].
  • Maniac's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2011161882[19].
  • Maniac's director of photography is recorded as Robert Lindsay[20].
  • Maniac's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0081114[21].
  • Maniac's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[22].
  • Maniac's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[23].
  • Maniac's review score is recorded as 5.2/10[24].
  • Maniac's review score is recorded as 40%[25].
  • Maniac's color is recorded as color[26].
  • Maniac's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 730615[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Maniac's producer is recorded as William Lustig[18]. Maniac's director is recorded as William Lustig[4]. Maniac's screenwriter is recorded as Joe Spinell[5]. Cast members include Joe Spinell[10], Caroline Munro[11], Tom Savini[12], Sharon Mitchell[13], William Lustig[14], and Rita Montone[15].

Publication

Publication dates include +1980-01-01T00:00:00Z[28], +1980-11-14T00:00:00Z[29], and +1981-03-06T00:00:00Z[30]. Maniac's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[22]. Genres include horror film[7], slasher film[8], and thriller film[9].

Subject and Themes

Maniac's main subject is recorded as serial killer[31].

Reception

Reviews include 5.2/10[24] and 40%[25].

Why It Matters

Maniac ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (629 views/month).[2] Maniac has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Maniac is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . filmdienst.de. filmdienst.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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