{"product_id":"maniac","title":"Maniac","description":"A milestone in exploitation filmmaking, \u003ci\u003eManiac\u003c\/i\u003e is also one of the most shocking and fascinating movies made in the thirties, pushing the boundaries of acceptable film production to its limits. Created by the husband and wife team responsible for films such as \u003ci\u003eMarihuana\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWeed With Roots In Hell\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow To Undress In Front Of Your Husband\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eManiac\u003c\/i\u003e was originally shown at burlesque theaters and roadhouses rather than at regular movie theaters. A burlesque house was an appropriate venue for \u003ci\u003eManiac\u003c\/i\u003e as the movie includes shots of topless women - a true shocker for 1934! Based partly on Edgar Allan Poe's \u003ci\u003eThe Black Cat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eManiac\u003c\/i\u003e also cleverly superimposes clips from a 1922 movie called \u003ci\u003eHaxan\u003c\/i\u003e to suggest the insanity of characters. The wild plot concerns a mad doctor (Horace B. Carpenter), who blackmails a former vaudeville impersonator (Bill Woods) into helping him obtain the corpses he needs to perform Frankenstein-like experiments. When the doctor is accidentally killed, the impersonator \"becomes\" the doctor and even attempts to bring him back from the dead.  \u003ci\u003eManiac\u003c\/i\u003e revels in it's gleeful exhibition of \"bad taste.\" \u003cb\u003eContains Nudity\u003c\/b\u003e.","brand":"Alpha Video","offers":[{"title":"DVD","offer_id":45802840457366,"sku":"089218400291","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/9621\/5446\/files\/089218400291.jpg?v=1762205702","url":"https:\/\/moviezyng.com\/products\/maniac","provider":"Movie Zyng","version":"1.0","type":"link"}