Maniac
Theatrical Release Date: 12/26/1980
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: William Lustig
Actors: Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro, Abigail Clayton, Kelly Piper, Rita Montone, Tom Savini
Plot: A serial killer stalks the streets of New York, scalping young women to make up for the death of his mother - an abusive prostitute who recently died in an accident. When he is photographed by a woman in the park, they strike up a friendship... perhaps she will finally be the one.
Altered States
Theatrical Release Date: 12/25/1980
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ken Russell
Actors: William Hurt, Blair Brown, Drew Barrymore, Bob Balaban, Charles Haid, Thaao Penghlis
Plot: A scientist begins to experiment with the literal functions of evolution.
Has he achieved the secret of the theory and can he maintain what he's
discovered?
Close Encounters of the Spooky Kind ( Gui da gui )
Theatrical Release Date: 12/24/1980
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Actors: Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Ha Wong, Dick Wei, Fat Chung, Lung Chan, Ti-Hong Cheung
Plot: A town idiot becomes involved in the supernatural after his wife and her
lover hire a wizard to kill him. He must pit his martial arts against
hopping vampires, ghosts and other assorted witchery.
