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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with director/co-producer William Lustig, editor Lorenzo Marinelli, assistant Luke Walter and special make-up effects artist Tom Savini (1995)
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Extras:"The Joe Spinell Story" 2001 documentary (49:18)
Radio Interview with William Lustig, Joe Spinell and Caroline Munro (19:12)
Stills and Poster Gallery (130 images)
"Gallery of Outrage" various newspaper reviews
Biographies and Filmographies:
- Joe Spinell
- Caroline Munro
U.S. R-rated Trailer (1:21)
U.S. Unrated Trailer (1:34)
International Trailer (3:48)
French Trailer (1:22)
German Trailer 1 (0:55)
German Trailer 2 (2:50)
Italian Trailer (3:24)
9 TV Spots
4 Radio Spots
THX Optimizer -
Subtitles:Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-ES 6.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1 EX
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:THX Certified.
Also available in a limited edition tin, limited to 5,000 copies, with bonus CD containing the original score by Jay Chattaway (32 min).
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Easter eggs:Go to the "Extras" menu. If you press the "right" button on your remote, you'll highlight the cross over Caroline Munro's face. Click it to access an audio outtake from William Friedkin's commentary to The Guardian, where he praises William Lustig and Maniac (:58)
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with director/co-producer William Lustig, editor Lorenzo Marinelli, assistant Luke Walter and special make-up effects artist Tom Savini (1995)
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Extras:"The Joe Spinell Story" 2001 documentary (49:18)
Radio Interview with William Lustig and stars Joe Spinell and Caroline Munro (19:11)
Stills and Poster Gallery (130 images)
"Gallery of Outrage": various newspaper reviews
Biographies and filmographies for:
- Joe Spinell (Actor)
- Caroline Munro (Actress)
U.S. R-rated Trailer (1:21)
U.S. Unrated Trailer (1:34)
International Trailer (3:48)
French Trailer (1:22)
German Trailer 1 (0:55)
German Trailer 2 (2:50)
Italian Trailer (3:24)
9 TV Spots
4 Radio Spots
THX Optimizer -
Subtitles:Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-ES 6.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1 EX
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Direct port of the 2001 Anchor Bay release.
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Easter eggs:Go to the "Extras" menu. If you press the "right" button on your remote, you'll highlight the cross over Caroline Munro's face. Click it to access an audio outtake from William Friedkin's commentary to The Guardian, where he praises William Lustig and Maniac (:57)
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with director/co-producer William Lustig, editor Lorenzo Marinelli, assistant Luke Walter and special make-up effects artist Tom Savini (1995)
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Extras:5 Theatrical Trailers:
Theatrical Trailers:
- Unrated Theatrical Trailer (1:32)
- R-Rated Theatrica Trailer (1:25)
- Television Spots (3:15)
- Italian Theatrical Trailer (3:21)
- French Theatrical Trailer (1:21)
- German Theatrical Trailer (0:54)
Promotional Trailer for the never produced "Maniac II: Mister Robbie" (4:46)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio Commentary with director/co-producer William Lustig and co-producer Andrew W. Garroni (2010)
Audio Commentary with director/co-producer William Lustig, editor Lorenzo Marinelli, assistant Luke Walter and special make-up effects artist Tom Savini (1995)
"Anna and her Killer" 2010 interview with actress Caroline Munro
"The Death Dealer" 2010 interview with special make-up effects artist Tom Savini
"Dark Notes" 2010 interview with composer Jay Chattaway
"Maniac Men" 2010 interview with songwriters Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky
Theatrical Trailers
TV Spots
Radio Spots
Promotional Trailer for the never produced "Maniac II: Mister Robbie"
DISC TWO
"The Joe Spinell Story" 2001 documentary
Maniac Publicity:
- "Paul Wunder" Radio Interview with William Lustig, Joe Spinell, and actress Caroline Munro
- William Lustig on "Movie Madness"
- Joe Spinell at Cannes
- Spinell on "The Joe Franklin Show"
- Caroline Munro TV Interview
- Barf Bag Review Policy
- Grindhouse Film Festival Q&A
-Stills Gallery
"Maniac Controversy" news stories segements:
- Los Angeles
- Chicago
- Philadelphia
- "Newsbeat":
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Subtitles:Chinese, English HoH, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Thai
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-ES 6.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1 EX
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Features a 2K High Definition Transfer from the original uncut, uncensored negative.
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with director/co-producer William Lustig, editor Lorenzo Marinelli, assistant Luke Walter and special make-up effects artist Tom Savini (1995)
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Extras:Radio Interview with William Lustig, Joe Spinell & Caroline Munro (19 mins)
"The Joe Spinell Story" 2001 documentary (51 mins)
7 Theatrical Trailers
9 TV Spots
5 Radio Spots
Stills and Poster Gallery (130 images)
"Gallery of Outrage": Various Newspaper Reviews
Cast & Crew Biographies and Filmographies
THX Optimizer -
Subtitles:Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-ES 6.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1 EX
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:THX Certified.
DVD comes packaged in a tin container, with bonus CD containing the original score by Jay Chattaway (32 min) and a 5x7 Postercard Insert.
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Easter eggs:Go to the "Extras" menu. If you press the "right" button on your remote, you'll highlight the cross over Caroline Munro's face. Click it to access an audio outtake from William Friedkin's commentary to The Guardian, where he praises William Lustig and Maniac.
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with director/co-producer William Lustig, editor Lorenzo Marinelli, assistant Luke Walter and special make-up effects artist Tom Savini (1995)
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Extras:Radio Interview with William Lustig, Joe Spinell, and Caroline Munro
"The Joe Spinell Story" 2001 documentary
TV Spots
Stills/Poster Gallery
Theatrical Trailer
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.80:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:NTSC-PAL transfer.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio Commentary with director/co-producer William Lustig, editor Lorenzo Marinelli, assistant Luke Walter and special make-up effects artist Tom Savini (1995)
DISC TWO
Radio Interview with William Lustig, Joe Spinell & Caroline Munro (19 mins)
"The Joe Spinell Story" 2001 documentary (51 mins)
Interview with actress Caroline Munro (20 mins)
7 Theatrical Trailers
Promotional Trailer for the never produced "Maniac II: Mister Robbie"
"Maniac by Mad Movies": History of The Film
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Subtitles:French
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-ES 6.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1 EX
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Digipak
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UPC Number:530941 015070
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Notes:The release with above UPC number is confirmd to be the fully uncut version. (Thanks to DeepStarSix for this info).
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Extras:*The Film - German Theatrical Cut (1.33:1 Non-Anamorphic)
*The Film - Director's Cut (1.85:1 Non-Anamorphic)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:Multi Aspect Ratio
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Picture Format:
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Jewel Case
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Notes:Comes with a Jewel case pckaging.
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with director/co-producer William Lustig, editor Lorenzo Marinelli, assistant Luke Walter and special make-up effects artist Tom Savini (1995)
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Extras:Radio Interview with William Lustig, Joe Spinell & Caroline Munro (19 mins)
"The Joe Spinell Story" 2001 documentary (51 mins)
Interview with actress Caroline Munro (20 mins)
Deleted Scene
7 Theatrical Trailers
9 TV Spots
5 Radio Spots
Stills and Poster Gallery (130 images)
"Gallery of Outrage": Various Newspaper Reviews
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
German Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Introduction by Nicholas Winding Refn (1:01)
DISC TWO
"The Joe Spinell Story" 2001 documentary (49:21)
TV Spots (14:28)
Radio Interview (19:16)
"Maniac 2" Promo Reel (4:41)
Slideshows:
- Artwork / Ads (3:11)
- Behind the Scenes (1:35)
- Face of a Madman (Stills from the movie) (0:56)
- Lobbycards (0:40)
Trivia (text about the movie)
Biographies:
- William Lustig biography
- William Lustig filmography
- Joe Spinell filmography
- Tom Savini filmography
Bonus Trailers:
- "Buddy Holly Story" (2:38)
- "Ichi the Killer" (1:43)
- "Ingloriuous Bastards" (3:45)
- "What?" (1:54)
- "Miracle in Milano" (4:53)
- "Re-animator" (2:03)
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1 EX
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Radio Interview with William Lustig, Joe Spinell, and Caroline Munro (19 mins)
"The Joe Spinell Story" 2001 documentary (51 mins)
7 Theatrical Trailers
9 TV Spots
5 Radio Spots
Stills and Poster Gallery (130 images)
"Gallery of Outrage": Various Newspaper Reviews
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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OVERALL: Draw
For the "Theatrical Cut", the R0 30th AE from Blue Underground is the way to go. Do note, the French release has an exclusive interview.
For the "Director's Cut", R0 from Elite Entertainment is the only one with original English audio, whilst the German CMV and Laser Paradise releases offer only German dubbed audio. Do note "Director's Cut" is available only with a non-anamorphic transfer.
This film was banned for years, decades even in some countries and has encountered numerous different censorship cuts in different regions.
Some of the known versions available on DVD:
- Theatrical Cut AKA Original Uncut/Unrated version
- R-Rated version (abridged version with most extreme violent scenes toned down)
- Director's Cut (director's preferred version, cut by ~3 mins)
- German Theatrical Cut (cut by ~6 mins)
- UK Theatrical Cut (cut by ~58 secs)
Also available:
- the UK: a vanilla release from Anchor Bay UK under their 'Horror Classics' label - should be avoided!
- Germany: from Ascot Elite, containing only the heavily cut German theatrical version - should be avoided!
- a 2019 US DVD containing a 4K restoration.
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Anchor Bay Entertainment - No cuts. Theatrical Cut (87:51 NTSC).
- R0 America- Blue Underground - No cuts. Theatrical Cut (87:54 NTSC).
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R0 America- Elite Entertainment - No cuts. Director's Cut (84:51 NTSC):
- Shorter than the theatrical release, but DOES contain all the graphic violence. At least 2 scenes are missing from the "Director's Cut":
- A scene depicting Joe Spinell in a hotel room with a prostitute has been shortened.
- Another scene showing Joe and the photographer in a restaurant has been completely removed. - R0 30th Anniversary Edition America- Blue Underground - No cuts. Theatrical Cut (87:54 NTSC).
- R0 Australia- DVD Australia - No cuts. Theatrical Cut.
- R0 Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts. Theatrical Cut (87:51 NTSC>PAL).
- R2 France- Opening / G.C.T.H.V. - No cuts. Theatrical Cut.
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R2 Germany- CMV Laservision - Yes. Contains the "German Theatrical Cut" and the "Director's Cut".
- German Theatrical is CUT by 6 mins and 7 secs. - R2 Blood Edition Germany- Laser Paradise - No cuts. Director's Cut.
- R2 Limited Edition Tin Box Germany- Astro Film / Marketing - No cuts. Theatrical Cut (87:51 NTSC > PAL).
- R2 Scandinavia- Another World Entertainment - No cuts. Director's Cut (84:05 PAL).
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R2 United Kingdom- Anchor Bay Entertainment - Yes. "UK Theatrical Cut" (83:12 PAL).
- Cut by BBFC for 58 secs: "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."
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Comparison added by Adrian_Busby on 20/06/02
Comparison last updated by Anthony_DiPaola on 13/03/21UPDATE LOG:
14/07/11: Addition of the R0 Australia release from Umbrella Entertainment and comparison clean-up.
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Addition of the R0 Blue Underground AE release.
11/02/14: Added DVDBeaver link, corrected specs for the German Astro Film LE and changed overall accordingly.
27/08/15: Added Scandinavia edition.
13/03/21: Added runtime to Elite Entertainment extras, addition of the Caps-A-Holic link, and clean-up.
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