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Neon Maniacs

Play trailer Poster for Neon Maniacs R Released Nov 14, 1986 1h 30m Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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San Francisco police and teens (Alan Hayes, Leilani Sarelle, Donna Locke) fight water-soluble monsters with the only weapon that works.
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Mike Massie Gone With The Twins It tries in earnest, but the execution is frequently downright lamentable – or laughable. Rated: 2/10 Feb 6, 2025 Full Review Cheryl Eddy io9.com It’s a pretty silly plot that doesn’t hit many curveballs, but there’s a very distinct sense that Neon Maniacs had aspirations of being a much more detailed and epic movie. Dec 23, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Nick O Just a great, out to lunch 80’s monster movie. It might not show you the meaning of life but it’ll show you a good time! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/02/25 Full Review Audience Member Oddball 80s horror film about San Francisco teens getting slaughtered by a Village People-like group zombies. There's a biker zombie, an archer zombie, a samurai zombie, a soldier zombie, and a few others. The film is poorly made to say the least, but it does have plenty of nicely gory old school practical special effects, which I do love. Another fun part of the film is when the teens go to a concert at one point, so you get some nice cheesy 80s music and dancing, all dripping in 80s neon, so it has that going for it too. "Neon Maniacs" isn't an 80s horror film anyone should seek out, but if you've already seen them everything halfway decent and are trying to find something you haven't seen before, it's worth a look. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie is the best worst movie ever! There is no explanation to why these monsters are so random. There's a biker, samurai, alien, caveman and a old school Native American monster. It's nuts but it's just so perfect in its flaws. Enjoy! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Imagine a bit of Hellraiser crossed with The Garbage Pail Kids, and you've got Neon Maniacs. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member There is nothing really scary about Neon Maniacs and there is nothing really neon either. It is boring and lacks explanation. Some back story and maybe a little bit more detailed monster design could go a long way. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Neon Maniacs is a real mish mash of a story where there are no reasons given BUT it has some fantastic practical FX so you just gotta love it! The film is a tad long in the tooth and could easily use some trimming which isn't a good thing for a film that's already only 1.5 hours long. I do enjoy just how quickly the film gets right to business. The opening scenes are all about the Neon Maniacs killing and introduces us to many of the main maniacs early on. Of course, the fact that some of the maniacs don't show up until the climax is a little confusing but it's not the only confusing aspect of the film. Neon Maniacs is clearly just something put together to reap the rewards of low budget horror box office and home video success and it shows... but it's still a ton of fun... totally bad fun. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis San Francisco police and teens (Alan Hayes, Leilani Sarelle, Donna Locke) fight water-soluble monsters with the only weapon that works.
Director
Joseph Mangine
Producer
Steven Mackler, Mark Headley
Screenwriter
Mark Patrick Carducci
Production Co
Cimarron Productions, Kelly Park Associates
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 14, 1986, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 3, 2017
Runtime
1h 30m