First there was Robocop, then there was Maniac Cop, director Bill Lustig and producer Larry Cohen’s low-rent gorefest about a cop returned from a near-death experience and out for revenge. The potential for politically charged satire ala the Verhoeven classic goes out the window as the bodies pile up—even star Bruce Campbell thought it was “not a good movie.” Nevertheless, it hit a nerve or two and sequels were dutifully churned out along with entrails, brains, and broken bones.

Shoutout to my beloved niche slasher Matt Cordell from Maniac Cop

Got the bastard!

Absolutely slapdash and incompetent film, trying to be Lethal Weapon. Recommended, though, because seeing is believing with the unearthly dialogue and strange filmmaking choices on display.