Neon Maniacs

[XCoRyX]

did anyone see this movie?i have its one of my favorite movies next to clownhouse,slc punk and big trouble in little china...i must say i have to be the biggest fan of this movie...i think im the only one with a copy of the neon maniacs poster orginal posters that is from when it was in the theatres...i also think im the only one with lobby cards of the movie,anyone else like it as much as me,do you think they need to make a sequel?the ending totally messed up without a sequel.

[BoomstickProductions]

neon maniacs? sounds surprisingly familiar.
When did it come out?
I think i remember seeing it in new york, in 1997.
I cant quite remember though...

[XCoRyX]

It came out in 1987,a zombie flick with an army of zombies coming out from under a bridge and killing people at night only,they get killed by water,i know it sounds dumb.

[XCoRyX]

eh this movie isnt slasher...it shouldnt be in here but i aint boss so oh well.guess i was only one to see it.

[Elgyn]

Dude I`ve heard of this movie, and I`d like to see it, but I can`t find it anywhere.

[XCoRyX]

you'll have trouble finding it other then small video stores and ebay,if they dont have it nobody does,its distributor lightning video went out of business and is so hard to get now.

[Here's GRANNY!!]

How much of Marta Kober is in this flick?

[Here's GRANNY!!]

Marta Kober from Friday the Thirteenth part 2. Was she in the movie long?

[malaria]

Yey. I love this movie. Saw it when I was a kid and would love to see it again. Probably be hard to track down though eh? And from what I saw I guess you could call it a slasher. Isn't one of the maniacs a samurai with a sword or something. I think I remember a death scene involving a girl bent down "performing" on a guy in a park and one of them (can't remember which but it would be funny either way) getting beheaded and the other one not realising.
Excellent film. And I remember these cards of monsters when I was a kid but don't know if they were the official cards of the film. What were they like? Were they neon-coloured or glow in the dark or something? And how many were there?

[XCoRyX]

theres 12 zombies,slash mohawk,thing,samura etc., and the card were gonna be official but the movie didnt do too good to do good with extras such as cardsa and memoriabillia...i have the theatrical released poster,straight from my neighbors collection of which he owned a theatre in the 80's....i also have lobby cards etc.,i dont know marta kober...

[Here's GRANNY!!]

She's the one who got speared by Jason while she was making love with her boyfriend. She was short and had the curly red hair.

[XCoRyX]

i think she died in the first 15 minutes.... she got a cut in half by the samurai guy.

[Here's GRANNY!!]

Hmmmmm.... thanks. I always wondered about how much of her was in this movie.

[AlienClown]

I thought I should let everyone know that this rare as hell, horribly distributed, movie will be getting a RE-RELEASE on VHS AND DVD by Anchor Bay, and it will happen on August 20, the same day other films that are long overdue on DVD come out: Sleepaway Camp 2+3 and Tobe Hoopers Spontaneous Combustion. This is great news for the few fans of this movie there are and also for people who haven't been able to see it for all these years.

[Elgyn]

AWESOME! I`ve wanted to see this for years!

[michael myers 666]

Neon Maniacs??

I'm sorry guys...I rented this one from my Hollywood Video ( and since their a franchise and always have the same stuff, if you live near a Hollywood video and you have trouble finding this movie to rent, i suggest check there) and it was the worst mvie, next to BONES and BLOODY MURDER i have ever seen.

IMHO of course...

[AlienClown]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by michael myers 666:
Neon Maniacs?? I'm sorry guys...I rented this one and it was the worst mvie, next to BONES and BLOODY MURDER i have ever seen.
IMHO of course...</font>
You disliked it that much? Really? That's strange, I mean I haven't seen Bones and don't plan on doing so, but I have seen Bloody Murder which is just a totally unoriginal, boring, and copycat worthless movie, so I really don't think that NM belongs or deserves to be grouped along with it.

I finally got the chance to see this movie after reading what I could about it, so going in I thought I'd like it, and I did. You could say this movie delivered where Nightbreed didn't, for me. I felt it was a really different and original idea, I liked how the killers were a band of assorted monsters, I thought their various gimmicks and methods were creative, and they did pretty well considering the very small budget they must have had. I admit that the whole water kills them deal was a bit weak, but I thought the movie had great atmosphere and the music was VERY good and eerie.

Its definitely a one of a kind movie that if nothing else should be appreciated for its unique approach. And judging by the ending it seems as if a sequel was planned, but never came about.

[XCoRyX]

wow my opinions on movies are that bad to be as bad as bones and bloody murder?wow...anyway im back from a long disapperance....and glad to see maniacs getting a nice discussion it deserves...are you serious about the dvd release?i would kill for that,(seriously)....

[AlienClown]

I don't think your taste is bad Cory, as you can see from my positive comments about the movie above. And yes, I'm serious about the DVD release, the copy I have now on VHS I taped off TV when I saw it last month, but I will definitely try to get the DVD when it comes out this summer. Glad you're back!



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[slasherfan]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by michael myers 666:
Neon Maniacs??

I'm sorry guys...I rented this one from my Hollywood Video ( and since their a franchise and always have the same stuff, if you live near a Hollywood video and you have trouble finding this movie to rent, i suggest check there) and it was the worst mvie, next to BONES and BLOODY MURDER i have ever seen.

IMHO of course...</font>
How can anyone put Bones with Bloody Murder, love or hate Bones I think you'll agree it is Oscar worthy compared to BLoody Murder.

[Bearazz]

I actually saw this on Sci-Fi channel like last month. I only caught the last 15 min, when they were in the school dance or something and then they went back to the bridge with the cops.
It looked alright...
Bear

[XCoRyX]

neon maniacs on the sci-fi channel?hard to believe and highly doubt it,it might be true but i still just doubt it nonetheless....alienclown,what channel did u watch it on?and on the dvd,any special features u heard about?thanks

[AlienClown]

Cory,
Bearazz is right, it was on SciFi, that's the channel that showed it and I watched it on, its the only channel on TV that I think would. I don't think it had ever been shown on TV before and probably won't air again for at least a few years if ever again. As of right now there's no info out there about any DVD specifics, come late spring/early summer, Anchor Bay will release the specs. I'd think there'd at least be a trailer and commentary. Just those two would be pretty cool.

[XCoRyX]

there damn right better be a trailer...i have been waiting for this....after all the movie was in theatres so it had to have had a trailer!commentary by leilani sarrelle is probably our only chance for commentary everyone from that movie left the industry pretty much,unless they have shit from when it was first made...andrew divoff could be cool and do some commentary,after all he was the doctor zombie who ripped the security guards heart out at the school dance...

[XCoRyX]

in case anybody was wondering,i figured i would say this one has a release date for the anchor bay DVD of October 7th,2003...YAY!I am one happy fucking camper.

[Lord Crumb]

Moving to PAST...

[XCoRyX]

ah,sorry about this one,as a side note,this is from my earlier times before i became the super schmoe i am

[countchocula]

I saw about half of Neon Maniacs on TV awhile back, and it didn't do much for me. I may have to give it another shot once it hits DVD.

[XCoRyX]

i'd recommend doing so,though i doubt you'll enjoy it,not many of majority does.

[MisterTwister]

I own the movie and think it's alright. The Make-up fx was cool but the ending was dumb, the music score was terrible and the the film needed more gore to the violence. I know gore doesn't make a movie but this film needed but it's not bad. Good for a weekend rental. and the acting wasn't that bad. Suprising!

[trackerhack]

I love this movie! If you like it, its probably because the movie is not that good. I also saw it on Sci-fi, man I love that channel! I actually wrote a column for my school newspaper about this movie. Something about how it parallels Pokemon, but it is not as scary. Cant wait for the DVD

[XCoRyX]

hmm id love to read that article you wrote...how does this film relate with pokemon?I am the minority,and THE only one,who found this film great in the most serious ways possible,enjoyed the score VERY much,the acting was fine,the gore and effects were also fine as well.

[MisterTwister]

The music score was way too chessy and made the film look a made for tv flick. The film is no classic but it is still okay.

[XCoRyX]

i guess me liking the score big time is an example of how odd my taste is.

[skweemkween]

NEON MANIACS, the ultimate 80s, cyber,metal,low-budget,80s,glowing,toxic,nuclear-war phobia,rockin',80s,nicely packaged,mullet-wearin,cheesy,metal,80s,cyber,ripped-jeans,neon braclet-wearin,cheesy,metal,movie there is about the 80's!!!! ROCK!!!!! (Rawwk)

[XCoRyX]

haha does that mean you like it?

[Elgyn]

I still haven`t seen this movie. But the 80`s tone sounds appealing to me.
So in this movie there`s a bunch of monsters with distint personalities, kinda like "13 Ghosts"?

[XCoRyX]

im not exactly sure what you mean by distant personalities...but they are zombies,but all have a theme or so you can say,to them.They all have names too,but thats only on the back of the box and in the credits and such,they arent used in the film.

[The Sandman]

I see this and the gore is very intense!! The story is totally boring but damn thoses neon maniacs are very bad with people!! :(

good slasher/terror mix!!

[XCoRyX]

Originally posted by Here's GRANNY!!
Marta Kober from Friday the Thirteenth part 2. Was she in the movie long?

Just to answer this question better and correctly now,since i was wrong in the first reply to this one...****SPOILERS****



****SPOILERS****

it isnt truly noted if she survives or not.But she isnt in the movie long,she plays the lead girl's best friend.She is nothing important just your basic cliche girlfriend.

[skweemkween]

Originally posted by XCoRyX
haha does that mean you like it?

I said IT RAWKS!!!!!!!! :)

[XCoRyX]

good to know,just making sure.

[Jason13thh]

My video club got it maybe I could buy it ( only 3 buck I think )

[XCoRyX]

definetly go for it,or just wait for the dvd release.

[Cronos]

hmmm, sounds interesting, maybe ill be picking this up when it comes to dvd

[Jason13thh]

I bought it today and watched it the same day and I exepected something more.
I was a bit disapointed but on the cheese level I was not disapointed at all.
However it is not as entertaining and enjoyable as Chopping, by far !!
It is not gory at all and u have some plot holes.
The acting is awful,so is the music.
The end is very bad, the last dialogue :
Keep your waterguns because it is gonna rain any longer " and that's all, come on !!!
6/10 not more.

[teenkiller]

I was doing a search for a 2001 Maniacs thread when I came across this one. This film has had me intrigued for a couple of years now. Did that dvd ever come out? I don't ever remember seeing it and Anchor Bay is a pretty good company with their distribution. I would love to check this one out and in a couple of months I'll be keeping an eye out for it. Well thats all for now GOoD JOURNEY my fellow schmoes.

[XCoRyX]

Yep,the DVDs out alright...I got it off of ebay for like $3 and got it signed by Andrew Divoff @ a past MonsterMania...

if I wind up going to the next mania,which im pretty sure im not,but if i do,if you remind me i'll let you borrow it (or you can have my old VHS copy).

[XCoRyX]

Just to let you know, some dude (aka me) made a fanpage for this flick,and just jotted up the first interview I did with a former cast member. This is a rare movie so I figured the rare fans would want to read the interview?...

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog&Mytoken=F4721839-A1C7-44D5-96C469594BA8F0D318028163

[teenkiller]

That link isn't working for me. It just give me a message that says "You have not posted yet. Try it out, if you don't like it, you can delete whatever you post." and shows me my profile information. Well thats all for now GOoD JOURNEY my fellow schmoes.

[XCoRyX]

theres the page itself,the interviews in the blog area...