Maniac Cop 2

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Maniac Cop 2

R,

1990,

1h 30m,

Horror

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60%

15 Reviews

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47%

2,500+ Ratings

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60%

Tomatometer

15 Reviews

47%

Popcornmeter

2,500+ Ratings

Renegade police officer Matthew Cordell (Robert Z'Dar) once roamed the streets of New York City unleashing his murderous brand of vigilante justice upon its denizens before being struck down by good cop Jack Forrest (Bruce Campbell). Now, Forrest is eager to move on from those heinous events, but he is stopped short when a familiar killing spree begins. Though thought dead and gone, Cordell is back from the grave and ready to wreak his merciless havoc once more.

Hugo Davenport

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Sep 4, 2026

Cheerfully unashamed trash, with jokes to please only the most twisted connoisseurs of bad taste.

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Clayton Dillard

Slant Magazine

Nov 30, 2021

Killing off a main character so early encapsulates how Lustig and Cohen treat the moving pieces of genre filmmaking as a push and pull between convention and unpredictability.

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Simon Abrams

Village Voice

Nov 12, 2013

The plot - Robert Davi's stoic detective and Claudia Christian's pushy psychologist hunt an undead lawman (Robert Z'Dar) - is pretty dull, but the film handily coasts on sleazy charm.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Jun 13, 2026

3/4

An obvious improvement over its lackluster predecessor...

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Anthony Arrigo

Dread Central

May 16, 2022

3.8/5

Maniac Cop 2 embodies all of the excess that made ‘80s horror sequels so great (well, a lot of them anyway).

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Dec 26, 2021

2.5/4

Weakened by the performances from Robert Davi, who has about as much personality as a wet cardboard box, and Leo Rossi, who never met a scene he couldn't overact to an unbearable degree.

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Leia P

Jun 4, 2018

"excellent action packed slasher sequal" stands well above the first". first of all maniac cop 2 gives you exactly what the first one lacked, and it is the acting. the acting in this one is so much better. its non stop action and exciting jump scares makes this one way more memorable than the first.

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Theodore S

May 26, 2018

More of the same from director William Lustig; if you liked the first one...

George R

Feb 15, 2018

This sequel was garbage the second they killed off the best 2 characters in the first 10 minutes.

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William Lustig

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Robert Davi

Det. Sean McKinney

Claudia Christian

Susan Riley

Michael Lerner

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Synopsis

Renegade police officer Matthew Cordell (Robert Z'Dar) once roamed the streets of New York City unleashing his murderous brand of vigilante justice upon its denizens before being struck down by good cop Jack Forrest (Bruce Campbell). Now, Forrest is eager to move on from those heinous events, but he is stopped short when a familiar killing spree begins. Though thought dead and gone, Cordell is back from the grave and ready to wreak his merciless havoc once more.

Director: William Lustig
Producer: Lawrence J. Cohen
Screenwriter: Larry Cohen
Production Co: Fadd Enterprises, Overseas FilmGroup, The Movie House Sales Company, Medusa Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 18, 1990, Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Surround

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