Three psychotic murderers escape from a mental institution and stalk women in Los Angeles.Three psychotic murderers escape from a mental institution and stalk women in Los Angeles.Three psychotic murderers escape from a mental institution and stalk women in Los Angeles.
Ray Dennis Steckler
- Mort "Mad Dog" Click
- (as Cash Flagg)
Joseph Bardo
- Joe Saxon
- (as Brick Bardo)
George Caldwell
- First Police Officer
- (as Force McCall)
Ron Haydock
- Third Police Officer
- (as Lonnie Lord)
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- TriviaAtlas King plays a character named "Dennis Kesdekian". That is actually King's real name.
- Alternate versionsThe film was re-released under the title "The Maniacs Are Loose!" which added a color prologue with famed hypnotist Ormond McGill (billed as "The Amazing Ormond"), as well as extended color sequences of a "hypnodisc" during the moments where Steckler and company would burst out into the audience.
- ConnectionsFeatured in No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2008)
- SoundtracksRunning Wild
Performed by Ron Haydock & the Boppers
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I saw this as THE MANIACS ARE LOOSE at the Northgate Theater in Seattle in the 90s. This presentation featured two maniacs who ran up and down the aisles with glow-in-the-dark masks, and little hatchets, at the appropriate moment. The movie was typical Steckler a lot of MOS and gratuitous sadism and violence. Oh those low budget production values. I have THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL with Emergo in my bag as well. I was in the theater in 1959 when Vincent Price sent his articulated skeleton out into the audience and I screamed as much as anyone else. That was class. Steckler always reeked of desperation but I do have a soft spot for him and his films especially THE INCREDIBLY STRANGE CREATURES... etc.
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- Runtime1 hour 10 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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