Review of Maniac Cop (1988) by Isaac M — 17 Aug 2010

Maniac Cop trilogy is easily my favorite trilogy of all time! Definitely do yourself a favor and watch these awesome flicks! Oh yeah Tom Atkins is the man!

This review of Maniac Cop (1988) was written by Isaac M on 17 Aug 2010.

Maniac Cop has generally received mixed reviews.

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