-Overview-

Frank Zito is a deranged man haunted by his childhood and, like so many other psycho killers, is fixated on the memory of his late mother. His bizarre love/hate relationship with his mother is the driving force behind his brutal Son-of-Sam style killing spree that terrorizes the city of New York.
Zito is played by the late Joe Spinell, a great character actor known for small gangster-type roles in movies such as Rocky and The Godfather. This is a great performance here, with the role demanding at times subtely and other times almost over-the-top insanity.
The special effects- provided by the legendary Tom Savini- are spectacular, and the highlight of the movie is a sequence in which a character played by Savini himself is practically decapitated by a shotgun blast.
The story is a bit on the simplistic side, but there is a great deal of suspense in several of the stalking scenes, and the sequences in which Zito gibbers insanely to a mannequin within his small apartment are strangely fascinating. It may sound cliche, but you know, they just don't make movies like this anymore.
-Sound-

English: Dolby Digital Surround
English: 6.1 DTS-ES
French: Dolby Surround 2.0
Italian: Dolby Surround 2.0
(optional Spanish subtitles)
-Picture-

Widescreen (1.85:1), enhanced for 16 X 9 TV's
-Special Features-

- Audio Commentary with director Bill Lustig, fx artist Tom Savini, editor Lorenzo Marinelli, and Joe Spinell's assistant Luke Walter
- "The Joe Spinell Story" (49 min. documentary)
- Trailers, TV Spots, Radio Spots
- Gallery of Outrage
- Poster/Still Gallery
- Talent Bios
-Packaging-