Maniac Cop 2

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Maniac Cop 2

R

Released Jul 18, 1990

1h 30m

Horror

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Renegade police officer Matthew Cordell (Robert Z'Dar) once roamed the streets of New York City unleashing his murderous brand of vigilante justice upon its denizens before being struck down by good cop Jack Forrest (Bruce Campbell). Now, Forrest is eager to move on from those heinous events, but he is stopped short when a familiar killing spree begins. Though thought dead and gone, Cordell is back from the grave and ready to wreak his merciless havoc once more.

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Clayton Dillard

Slant Magazine

Killing off a main character so early encapsulates how Lustig and Cohen treat the moving pieces of genre filmmaking as a push and pull between convention and unpredictability.

Nov 30, 2021

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Simon Abrams

Village Voice

The plot - Robert Davi's stoic detective and Claudia Christian's pushy psychologist hunt an undead lawman (Robert Z'Dar) - is pretty dull, but the film handily coasts on sleazy charm.

Nov 12, 2013

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Anthony Arrigo

Dread Central

Maniac Cop 2 embodies all of the excess that made ‘80s horror sequels so great (well, a lot of them anyway).

Rated: 3.8/5

May 16, 2022

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Weakened by the performances from Robert Davi, who has about as much personality as a wet cardboard box, and Leo Rossi, who never met a scene he couldn't overact to an unbearable degree.

Rated: 2.5/4

Dec 26, 2021

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James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

its action sequences have a real sense of grit and danger due to their pre-CGI use of actual city locations and stuntpeople lighting themselves on fire, jumping out of buildings, and hanging on the outside of speeding cars

Rated: 3/4

Nov 21, 2013

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

A worthy follow-up to a slasher classic...

Apr 20, 2012

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Landon J

Better than 1 in ways, and worse in others. This one features much more in the way of protagonist exposition and expansion, however lacks the same thrill and mystery (and resolution) of the first.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/29/24

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Jonathan O

Maniac Cop 2 is absolutely exiting action horror of the 90's is really action pack of horror with really fantastic stunts team and there's a Christmas spirit for those who likes Christmas action horror film.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/01/24

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chris h

As far as B horror goes...this is a underrated one.think they did a great job for such a low budget.If you like dark horror...this is a good one.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/27/24

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Sahooon C

I almost gave it a 5 but I did enjoy the first one more than most. This is a sequel that gives sequels a bad name... A sequel just for the money. You are'nt missing much by doing yourself a favour and staying away. At least the credits got a catchy song hahah

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/06/23

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Ryan P

Amazing! I love this movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/12/23

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brad p

Maniac Cop 2 embodies all of the excess that made ‘80s horror sequels so great (well, a lot of them anyway). The stunt work alone is outstanding, but when you add in Cohen's tight script, a bunch of stellar performances, and one shockingly violent scene after the next it's apparent why fans of the series continually point to this entry as the apex.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Synopsis

Renegade police officer Matthew Cordell (Robert Z'Dar) once roamed the streets of New York City unleashing his murderous brand of vigilante justice upon its denizens before being struck down by good cop Jack Forrest (Bruce Campbell). Now, Forrest is eager to move on from those heinous events, but he is stopped short when a familiar killing spree begins. Though thought dead and gone, Cordell is back from the grave and ready to wreak his merciless havoc once more.

Director: William Lustig
Producer: Lawrence J. Cohen
Screenwriter: Larry Cohen
Production Co: Fadd Enterprises, Overseas FilmGroup, The Movie House Sales Company, Medusa Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 18, 1990, Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Surround

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