I brought this up on the Maniac board also. Frank Zito (Maniac) and John Eastland both cruised 1980's NYC at night. It would have been a legendary grindhouse treat if these two had crossed paths. If only James Glickenhaus and Maniac director, William Lustig had connected.
shareWhat do you guys think?
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It sounds like a great idea, somebody should try and make it into a film. Maniac Vs The Exterminator. I'd watch it.
shareOr, they could at least come up with something like it. A soldier comes home from Iraq and decides to clean up his city's streets while a nut-job is whacking people left and right. Our vigilante hero goes after the killer and we have an all-out battle. This kind of action is missing from movies these days.
shareIt would have set the grindhouse circuit on fire back in the day.
shareHow about adding Paul Kersey and Travis Bickle to the ensuing battle...?
shareI was trying to figure out what on earth would this poster start a thread about two very different protagonists, and then you linked them by location. You know, both films do show a very decadent New York City and in the same way. Good call!
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