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Maniac Cop 2

1990Movie1 h 27 minR

59

DecentGoodWatch score

59

DecentGoodWatch score

Letterboxd

Rotten Tomatoes

Summary

Undead cop Matt Cordell rises from the grave, and is after the criminals who murdered him in prison.

Good for

Friends night
Pure escapism
Adults

Skip it if

You need an uplifting mood
Graphic violence bothers you

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Fingerprint

Leaves you shaken.
Puts you inside a crime.
Weighs on you.
Gets your pulse racing.

Not for warmth, uplift or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 60Audiences 59GoodWatch 60
Tomatometer60%
Letterboxd · 20 K ratings3.2/5
IMDb5.9
Audience score54%
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 action movies, −21 min on the typical 108
typical 10887
Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 16 more
Released
1990
July 18, 1990
36 years ago
Genres
ActionHorrorMysteryThriller
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceIntense
Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
Frightening scenesModerate
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesStrong
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchPure Escapism
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 52
Directing · 2
William Lustig Director
Spiro Razatos Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Writing · 1
Larry Cohen Writer, Producer
Production · 6
David Hodgins Executive Producer
Frank D'Alessio Executive Producer
Ira Belgrade Casting
John Engel Co-Producer
Anthony De Felice Associate Producer
Nicholas A. Barbaro Executive In Charge Of Production
Camera · 3
James Lemmo Director of Photography
Igor Meglic Additional Camera
Igor Sunara Camera Operator, Additional Camera
Editing · 1
David Kern Editor
Sound · 11
Jay Chattaway Original Music Composer
Dane A. Davis Supervising Sound Editor
John Kwiatkowski Sound Effects Editor
Craig Felburg Sound Mixer
Lisa J. Levine ADR Editor
Kimberly Lowe Voigt Dialogue Editor
Art · 4
Charles M. Lagola Production Design
Gene Abel Production Design
Richard Greenberg Art Department Assistant
Ann Job Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 6
Margaret Shan Jensen Costume Design
Dorothy Amos Costume Design
Bill Miller-Jones Key Makeup Artist
Theo Mayes Hairstylist
Gladys Riera Key Hair Stylist
Cidele Curo Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 1
John Carter Special Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 1
Louis DiCesare Gaffer
Other crew · 35
Christopher Doyle Stunts
Merritt Yohnka Stunts
Cris Thomas-Palomino Stunts
Shane Dixon Stunts
Charles Croughwell Stunts
Bob Minor Stunts

Tropes

Infernal RetaliationRare · in 41 titlesThe criminals who originally mutilated/attempted to murder Cordell set him on fire with a molotov cocktail when he corners them at the end of the film.Canon Weldingin 316 titlesAverted. William Lustig originally wanted to cast Joe Spinell, who played the Serial Killer Frank Zito in Maniac!All 34 tropes

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Film 2 of 3 · after Maniac Cop · then Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence

Maniac Cop (1988)
GoodWatch score 52
Film 1
Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
GoodWatch score 59
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Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1992)
GoodWatch score 39
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