I did watch the first 15 minutes, though, thanks to a tip from my pal sammy hain. There are currently no images in this section, please consider adding some. Having missed the boat with regard to the slasher boom of the early maniac cop certainly stands the test of time as one of the best slashers of that decade. Ive never actually seen the whole thing, despite listening to the maniac cop rap several times each week. Maniac cop 2 99 movie clip burning vengeance 1990 hd duration. The upcoming us bluray by blue underground declares clearly that it contains the latter. Oct 01, 2011 march 12, 2012 by maniac cop hey, mollusc here. It features matt cordell from the movie trilogy, maniac cop, and terry downe from the 2016 movie, officer downe. The wrong arm of the law is back a female cop is gunned down and wrongly accused of using excessive force in a hostage rescue attempt. The film was directed by william lustig and the cast includes tom atkins, bruce campbell, and laurene landon. The cinematographer, jacques haitkin nightmare on elm street, makes it look like. One of the movies ive discovered in the past year, maniac cop 1988, is a great. A young cop, jack forrest, finds himself under arrest as the chief suspects, having been a victim of a set up by the real killer and a mysterious woman phonecaller.
Maniac cop badge of silence bluray factory sealed dvd streaming movies. The undead policeman returns to fight for the life and soul of a wounded policewoman. Blue underground released maniac cop iii on dvd and bluray on november 19, 20. With tom atkins, bruce campbell, laurene landon, richard roundtree. Shop maniac cop special edition dvd 1988 at best buy. Maniac cop by william lustig tom atkins, bruce campbell. Maniac cop 3 is much maligned, but i actually quite like it. Bad movie night podcast listen via stitcher for podcasts. With william lustig maniac behind the lens the movie manages to get the most, er.
It is the third and final installment in the maniac cop series. With robert davi, robert zdar, caitlin dulany, gretchen becker. Cop katie sullivan gretchen becker shoots two crooks who are robbing a store, and though shes also wounded in the process, reporters cast her as a triggerhappy rogue. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Maniac cop will also please bmovie fans, thanks to its cast of seasoned character thespians, including john carpenter regular tom atkins as a grizzled detective and evil dead hero bruce campbell as the beleaguered cop who has to prove he isnt responsible for the title characters rampage. Badge of silence 19 movie clip dream stalker 1993 hd duration. But there are things that bug me about the third sequel to maniac cop. Not great, but it did somehow allow them to make 2 sequels, maniac cop.
Robert zdar gives an awesome and well played performance in his second go round as the. Officer matthew cordell was a good new york cop with a good life. Our repair of an original foam latex movie mask from maniac cop 3, we conserved the piece and added glass eyes for display, check it out. As weird as it may seem, the maniac cop played again by robert zdar seems to have a heart in this one when he starts protecting a female cop who was wounded in a shootout and was said to be too hard on criminals. How exactly matt became undead and immortal by the second film is still unknown and unexplained. I have some ideas for guest characters for mk10 listed below, but theyre all from cult classic 80s slashers, so most wont be very recognizable. Maniac cop 3 1993 is an action, horror movie starring robert davi and robert zdar. Badge of silence 1993 although not living up to the previous 2 films, the third film in this series doesnt disappoint. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. Badge of silence written by larry cohen, theres a suspicion that things didnt quite click between the filmmakers and the executive producers actually, the sentiment is verbalized in the maniac cop dvd commentary. Badge of silence is quite the explosive conclusion.
Its worth pointing out that maniac cop 3 had a much better quality version out on the market already, compared to part 2, but the full 1080p hd image on this disc, presented in its original aspect ratio of 2. Innocent people are being brutally murdered on the streets of new york city by a uniformed police officer. Director lustigs filmography isnt extensive, but his other movies vigilante and maniac cop clearly fall in the grindhouse splatter film wheelhouse. As the death toll rises and the lapd attempts a coverup, one determined female cop sets out to reveal the truth. They overused the fire thing i liked about the 2nd film. Matt cordells undead tornado of police brutality was content to lie six feet under after the second film, until a weird old voodoos priest julian harris who lives in catacombs under the city resurrects him for more destruction, and this time he wants a girlfriend. Badge of silence is a 1993 american action horror film written by larry. A supernatural, maniac killer cop teams up with a times square serial killer. He suffered heavy abuse in jail from the scum whom he had arrested himself and was left heavily scarred and braindamaged from their attacks. Maniac cop series deaths creative thoughts wiki fandom.
Maniac cop, the 19881993 slasher film franchise, has been eyed for a remake treatment of some kind for several years, with its last attempt, a feature film, having come to a screeching halt a few years back. The list consists the deaths occurred in the maniac cop film series. With robert davi, claudia christian, michael lerner, bruce campbell. Everything you need to know about maniac cop movie. One of my favorite movies officer cordell speaks once in this movie. His unleash dead air is directly taken from his movie maniac cop 3. A female cop is gunned down and wrongly accused of using excessive force in a hostage rescue attempt.
I saw the first two maniac cop movies on youtube and, while i might not be a fan of those films, i still thought they were somewhat decent. Fast forward to 2019, and nicolas winding refn is in charge of the maniac cop remake, and while its endured a long, meandering journey to release, refn recently took to twitter ht bloody disgusting to bring the hype, teasing a cocainefueled, neonsoaked. A killer dressed in a police uniform begins murdering innocent people on the streets of new york city. Officer matthew matt cordell is the main antagonist later turned something of an antihero in the maniac cop trilogy of movies. Although he is referred to as matthew cordell ingame, the promotional images refer to him as maniac cop. Dvd talks adam tyner, who gave maniac cop iii an overall grade of 1. Maniac cop will also please b movie fans, thanks to its cast of seasoned character thespians, including john carpenter regular tom atkins as a grizzled detective and evil dead hero bruce campbell as the beleaguered cop who has to prove he isnt responsible for the title characters rampage. Maniac cop 3 is the least best in the whole trilogy.
Matt cordells undead tornado of police brutality was content to lie six feet under after the second film, until a weird old voodoos priest julian harris who lives in catacombs under the city resurrects him for more destruction. Be forewarned you may feel the need to take a shower after watching it. Badge of silence is a 1993 american slasher film written by larry cohen and directed by william lustig. Mike pereira of bloody disgusting rated it 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, its. With its low production values and disturbing violence against women, maniac is a grimy, seedy movie. Badge of silence is an american independent horror film of the monster genre. At startup, viewers are taken directly to an animated menu screen with fullmotion clips and music. For our video show and other episodes please visit. They showed too much of it, revealing how fake it is. So the mayor and cordells superiors framed him for violating. This past friday directordvd distributor william lustig chatted with fans on fangoria radio where he revealed that he will not only be working on a fourth maniac cop film, but also will be. Badge of silence is yet another solid sequel that is just as good as the previous two movies in the series.
Maniac cop returns from the dead once more to seek revenge, destroying everything and anyone that. The car chase midway through the movie was awesome and well thought out. Maniac cop returns from the dead once more to seek revenge, destroying everthing and anyone that stands in his way. Maniac cop 2 is a wonderful horror movie that improves upon the original in every way. A priest practicing the voodoo arts resurrects matt cordell robert zdar, who takes his. The second sequel to william lustigs maniac cop with the additional title badge of silence exists in two versions in the us.
Though the story was finished with part 2 and should have been left that way, this movie still kicked all kinds of ass. That is until the citys corrupt mayor jerry killium realized that crime that he was involved in was being closedin on by cordell. Maniac cop tries to do this but falls short when providing its revelations. When it first came out in the mid 80s, maniac cop was seen as a pleasant, if pedestrian diversion, a movie trading of the fading phantoms of the serial killer splatter rampage category of film to pry a few more dollars out of a less and less demanding demographic. A 1988 horror movie, directed by william lustig and produced by larry cohen the film tells a story of matt cordell robert zdar, a former nypd officer who was sentenced to prison for his excessive police brutality. His special move charge could be a reference to uriens from street fighter 3rd strike special move chariot tackle or the way police bust down doors. I had seen most of maniac cop 3 on cable back in the 1990s well of course i had to snatch that one up for movies to watch on halloween. The region free, bd50 disc sits comfortably opposite a dvd9 copy inside a regular blue case with a lightly embossed slipcover. Zdar plays the title character, a murderous expolice officer returned back from the dead and seeking revenge on the people who wronged him, who is pursued by his former co. Maniac cop is a punk movie of sorts, all that is missing is some choice songs from 80s punk band mdc.
Maniac cop returns from the dead once more to seek revenge, destroying everthing and anyone. Today, viewed with renewed appreciation and a definitive digital makeover, this. Maniac cop 2 19 movie clip last time on maniac cop. Degrazia, shot 3 times in chest with two handguns, detective lieutenant sean mckinney. Maniac cop, itself based on the cult 90s slasher movie from william lustig. His unleash move dead air is directly taken from his movie maniac cop 3. The mpaa rated a censored cut that got the r rating for strong violence, and for language and some drug content and the uncensored version got the infamous nc17 classification. Blue underground will release both the criminally underrated maniac cop 2 and the nearly criminally sabotaged maniac cop 3 as collectors edition bluraydvd combo packs later.
With that said, it came as a surprise to me when i was in a video store one day and i came to discover that he was in the first maniac cop movie. Not great, but it did somehow allow them to make 2 sequels, maniac cop 2, and maniac cop 3. Mc3 is part sequel, satire, and jason voorhees riff, but while it has its genuinely fun and tonguein. Bad of silence is an entry most overlooked and underrated, all for the fair reasons. Homeless man decapitated police officer shot police officer shot terry shot in the head pedestrian shot peter myerson electrocuted powell burned by xray generator tribble throat slit two paramedics stabbed with baton sword bishop stabbed through the back with baton sword. Joseph baxter oct 11, 2019 classic campy horror film franchise maniac cop is getting a remake series at hbo with nicolas winding refn in the drivers seat. Oct 05, 2015 maniac cop action, crime, horror, 1988 18 d. As the death toll rises and city hall attempts a coverup, frank mccrae heads the. Badge of silence are coming via the company run by the director of the franchise, william lustig, so you know hell do them justice.
Maniac cop internet movie firearms database guns in. Oct 18, 2019 every trilogy needs an ending, and maniac cop 3. I did watch the first 15 minutes, though, thanks to a tip from my pal sammy hain see, early in the film, theres a scene set within a street corner deli. Forrest, his girlfriends and mccrae set out to solve the puzzle before the maniac cop can strike again. Badge of silence to bluray as a twodisc collectors edition combo pack. Maniac cop 2 original motion picture soundtrack licensed to youtube by entertainment one u. Maniac cop 3 movie prop mask restoration tom spina designs. Maniac cop returns from the dead once more to seek revenge, destroying. It has some really awesome action scenes and some funny oneliners from the murderer that matt cordell becomes friends with. Robert davi, robert zdar, caitlin dulany, paul gleason, jackie earle haley, julius harris, grand l. Namely why is matt cordell ressurected and what does the voodoo priest has got to.
The movie stars robert davi, caitlin dulany, gretchen becker, and. While tackling themes that are far from the first, maniac cop 3. The movie depicts the undead cop matt cordell being risen again by a voodoo priest to clear the name of katie sullivan. Maniac cop returns from the dead once more to seek revenge. The voodoo element thrown in is definitely an odd one. Maniac cop is a 1988 american action horror film directed by william lustig, written by larry cohen, and starring tom atkins, bruce campbell, laurene landon, richard roundtree, william smith, robert zdar, and sheree north. Maniac cop in this slasher classic, a possibly undead cop goes on a murder spree in new york city. Maniac cop 2 is a wonderful horror movie that improves upon the original in every way at least, thats what ive heard.
For the most part maniac cop an enjoyable romp that doesnt need to be taken seriously. Its like all the worst parts of the friday the th, halloween and nightmare on elm street franchises combined to form this big bad. Badge of silence is a 1993 horror sequel to maniac cop and is the third and final film in the trilogy. Also to discuss old and new movies and everything related to it.