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| Directed by | William Lustig |
| Written by | Larry Cohen |
| Produced by | Larry Cohen |
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| Edited by | David Kern |
| Music by | Jay Chattaway |
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| Distributed by | Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment |
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Running time | 85 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.1 million[2] |
| Box office | $671,382[2] |
Maniac Cop is a 1988 American slasher film directed by William Lustig, written by Larry Cohen, and starring Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell, Laurene Landon, Richard Roundtree, William Smith, Robert Z'Dar, and Sheree North. Z'Dar plays the title character, a murderous ex-police officer returned from the dead, and seeks revenge on the people who wronged him. It is the first installment in the Maniac Cop film series. Maniac Cop was released on May 13, 1988 and grossed $671,382 worldwide on a budget of $1.1 million. The film was followed by two sequels, Maniac Cop 2 (1990) and Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence (1993).
- ^ "MANIAC COP (18) (CUT)". British Board of Film Classification. June 8, 1988. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
- ^ a b "Maniac Cop". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 7, 2014.