They downloaded another customer query, and mae scrolled through the boilerplates. The return of both its original director bill lustig and writer larry cohen had a lot to do with it, not to mention the gleeful desire to ramp up the entertainment value thanks to some genuinely eyepopping stunt sequences, rampant sleaze, oddball humor, and a. The tattooist 2007 horror, thriller movie directed by peter burger. Granted, the original maniac cop wasnt exactly shakespeare though it is a hell of fun trashy bmovie so that probably wasnt very hard to do. Maniac cop 3 breaks away from all that, widening the frame to an expansive 2. We restored this original movie prop maniac cop 3 mask used in the third film, aka badge of silence. Maniac cop and its first sequel were meant to play together as a single, seamless experience, so they share the same 1. The film was directed by william lustig and the cast includes tom atkins, bruce campbell, and laurene landon. Amarillo, texas officers fatally shot an armed man inside a walmart store in amarillo, texas, on tuesday after he took two people hostage, including a manager with.
The title of the movie says it all, there is a maniac cop. A female cop is gunned down and wrongly accused of using excessive force in a hostage rescue attempt. They were a subsidiary of walmart before the purchase. Maniac cop 3 iii badge of silence dvd region 1 us import 1992. Made for famed cult actor robert zdar, who plays matt cordell in the movie, the mask was torn and the large jaw was gaping. But there are things that bug me about the third sequel to maniac cop. When mccrae is found dead, forrest must take over the case with help from his. Badge of silence is a 1993 american slasher film written by larry cohen and directed by william lustig. The movie depicts the undead cop matt cordell being risen again by a voodoo priest to clear the name of katie sullivan. Fandango is one of the most popular platforms used to buy movie tickets in advance and also has its own streaming service, fandangonow. Maniac cop returns from the dead once more to seek revenge, destroying everthing and anyone that stands in his way. Maniac cop 2 takes aim at bluray and hits its target with flying colors, or at least, as best as could be expected from a lowbudget production such as this. Walmart now pays for offduty police to man the store, and the pressure on the local police has eased.
Chaos at walmart stores across the country has gotten so bad that the mayhem is spilling out into parking lots, and the amount of calls to police has. The family of john crawford iii, who picked up a bb gun for sale at an ohio walmart and was shot dead by police, has filed a federal lawsuit. The detective on the case, frank mccrae, is not convinced that forrest is his man. Director nicolas winding refn is set to develop a series adaptation of the cult film franchise maniac cop. Terrortales is a collection of short horror stories around the terrordrome universe. Go in expecting that and nothin more and you wont be let down. Like matthew cordell, the 1080pavc mpeg4 encode isnt much of a looker, but the source used has aged quite well and appears to. Electrode, comp7011936, dcprodcdc03, envproda, profprod, ver20. Family of man killed in bb gun case sues cops, walmart cnn.
As the death toll rises, city hall attempts a coverup. A genuine rarity in horror cinema, maniac cop 2 was made two years after the cult classic original and in many respects outdoes it. Franklin, a former street gangster, now looking for real opportunities. The vudu streaming service currently offers movie rentals and purchases, as well as a library of select free content. Maniac cop internet movie firearms database guns in. With these readings youll get acquainted with some the characters of terrordrome reign of the legends but also with other things that interract in the same universe. Last month, we reported that the maniac cop remake is gearing up to start production next spring, with john hyams. With robert davi, robert zdar, caitlin dulany, gretchen becker. While maniac cop and maniac cop 3 have been widely available on dvd, maniac cop 2 has not been revisited since its 1991 live home video videolaserdisc master according to lustig on the documentary featurette the foreign dvd editions have all been fullscreen.
Maniac cop iii badge of silence dvd robert zdar actor, robert davi actor, william w. A year later, buckley is pleased, but it still irks him that he had to go to such measures to. The maniac cop 3 mask arrived at our studio in fair condition, but certainly in need of stabilizing and conservation. Amidst the turmoil, three very different criminals plot their own chances of survival and success.
Uncredited director bill lustig doesnt let his distaste for this third installment get in the way, with his label lavishing it with the same 4k mastering as their bluray. Walmart does hire security, but ross says not enough. Maniac cop was a smallscale horror picture with an intriguing premise, and much mileage was derived from the question of whether cordell was a supernatural monster or simply a deranged man. I was just upset, and worried, and i was driving like a maniac. The movie stars robert davi, caitlin dulany, gretchen becker, and. Maniac cop 3 movie prop mask restoration tom spina. It is the third and final installment in the maniac cop series. Maniac cop 2 comes to 1080p24 mpeg4 avc bluray and 16. The series is set to be produced by hbo and refn will serve as showrunner and will direct the entire series with john hyams.
This is a fun b movie starring the king of b movies bruce campbell. Fandango acquiring walmart streaming service vudu news. Nicolas winding refn is developing a series adaptation of. The wrong arm of the law is back a female cop is gunned down and wrongly accused of using excessive force in a hostage rescue attempt. One of my favorite movies officer cordell speaks once in this movie. William lustigs maniac cop 2 is a rare thing a sequel that surpasses its original. Writerproducer larry cohens gimmicky approach has the novelty of all leading characters male and. A young cop, jack forrest, finds himself marked as the chief suspect after his wife is mudered. June 21 upi a man attempting to steal dvds from a texas walmart was brought to justice by a police officer dressed as batman. A young cop, jack forrest bruce campbell, tvs burn notice and the evil dead trilogy.
Grindhouse video is not only a website its a physical brick and mortar store ghv is growing with 2,000 square feet of physical media goodness. Namely why is matt cordell ressurected and what does the voodoo priest has got to. If you like collecting horror movies especially 80s horror, maniac cop belongs in your collection. Hong kong police fire tear gas during protests of chinas proposed national security law. Innocent people are being brutally murdered by a uniformed police officer. Maniac cop trilogy 198819901993 dvdrip roflcopter2110. It is the second installment in the maniac cop series. The upcoming us bluray by blue underground declares clearly that it contains the latter. Annie stopped at a large painting, a portrait of the three wise men. Maniac cop 2 original motion picture soundtrack lp vinyl. Police officer dressed as batman arrests shoplifter at walmart. Maniac cop 3 with unrated bluray in the us uncensored. Walmarts outofcontrol crime problem is driving police crazy. A priest practicing the voodoo arts resurrects matt cordell robert zdar, who takes his.
Badge of silence is a 1993 horror sequel to maniac cop and is the third and final film in the trilogy. The mpaa rated a censored cut that got the r rating for strong violence, and for language and some drug content and the uncensored version got the infamous nc17 classification. Maniac cop returns from the dead once more to seek revenge. They could have more people there, so thats one way to help handle things, and the other is to just get rid of selfcheckout, he said. Its worth pointing out that maniac cop 3 had a much better quality version out on the market already, compared to part 2, but the full 1080p hd image on this disc, presented in its original aspect ratio of 2. The second sequel to william lustigs maniac cop with the additional title badge of silence exists in two versions in the us. A supernatural, maniac killer cop teams up with a times square serial killer. Crime at tulsa walmarts ties up time, money for tulsa police. Maniac cop 2 is a 1990 american action horror film directed by william lustig and written by larry cohen. It stars robert davi, claudia christian, michael lerner, and bruce campbell, with robert zdar returning as matthew cordell, an undead police officerturnedserial killer following his own murder. Maniac cop is a disappointing thriller that wastes an oddball premise and offbeat pointofview. With over 10,000 new and used bluray, dvds, vhs, laserdiscs, even vhs and beta. A female cop is gunned down and wrongly accused of using.