The re-make of Maniac (1980) doesn't hit theaters until 2013, but this weekend New Yorkers can see a sneak peek courtesy of the Film Society of Lincoln Center's Scary Movies series!
The masterminds behind this attempt to outdo William Lustig's brilliantly twisted 1980 slasher classic (good luck with that, by the way) are Alexandre Aja and Grgory Lavasseur, the French duo best known for their shocking 2003 slasher flick High Tension (unless you're a Mr. Skin fan, in which case you know them breast from Piranha 3D). This time out, they've teamed up with director Frenck Khalfoun; Khalfoun presents the movie almost entirely in the first person, putting the viewer in the uncomfortable position of seeing the world through serial killer Frank Zito (Elijah Wood)'s eyes.
But since among the things that come into our serial killer hero's eyeline include Megan Duffy taking off her bra before offering up some oral services 14 minutes in, Genevive Alexandra baring boobs and Jan Broberg baring butt as two more of Frank's unlucky lovers, and more breastage from America Olivo as the Magdalene mommy who started it all (far more skin than in the original Maniac, by the way), we're pretty sure we can handle it.
Maniac plays Saturday, October 27 at 8pm with Frenck Khalfoun in person; for advance tickets, see the FSLC's website.
Also featured in this year's Scary Movies series are American Mary (2012), starring Katharine Isabelle as a medical student who turns to body modification surgery to pay the bills (see our Fantastic Fest review here) and the fantastically nude Here Comes the Devil (2012), starring Laura Caro as a mother who suspects something is not right with her children and Dana Dorel and Jessica Iris as two women who engage in a graphic lesbian scissoring scene for no real reason except that graphic lesbian scissoring scenes are awesome (see our Fantastic Fest review here).
Don't live in New York? You can still jack your lantern this Halloween weekend with Mr. Skin's Favorite Horror Movie Nudes playlist right here at MrSkin.com!
