Maniac Cop

Theatrical - Wide 1988-05-13

Cast Tom Atkins Bruce Campbell Laurene Landon Richard Roundtree
Directed by William Lustig
Written by Larry Cohen

Genres: Action Crime Thriller

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Innocent people are being brutally murdered on the streets of New York by a uniformed police officer. As the death toll rises and City Hall attempts a cover-up, Frank McCrae heads the investigation. A young cop, Jack Forrest, finds himself under... See more arrest as the chief suspect, having been the victim of a set-up by the real killer and a mysterious woman phone-caller. Forrest, his girlfriend Theresa, and McCrae set out to solve the puzzle before the Maniac Cop can strike again.

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