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The Invisible Maniac

  • 1990
  • R
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
4.3/10
4K
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Debra Lamb, Noel Peters, and Savannah in The Invisible Maniac (1990)
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Raunchy ComedySlasher HorrorComedyHorrorSci-Fi

An invisible scientist escapes from an asylum and teaches high-school physics to nubile teens.An invisible scientist escapes from an asylum and teaches high-school physics to nubile teens.An invisible scientist escapes from an asylum and teaches high-school physics to nubile teens.

  • Director
    • Adam Rifkin
  • Writers
    • Adam Rifkin
    • Tony Markes
    • Matt Devlen
  • Stars
    • Noel Peters
    • Savannah
    • Stephanie Blake
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.3/10
    4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Adam Rifkin
    • Writers
      • Adam Rifkin
      • Tony Markes
      • Matt Devlen
    • Stars
      • Noel Peters
      • Savannah
      • Stephanie Blake
    • 37User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Noel Peters
    • Kevin Dornwinkle
    Savannah
    Savannah
    • Vicky
    • (as Shannon Wilsey)
    Stephanie Blake
    • Mrs. Cello
    • (as Stella Blalack)
    Melissa Moore
    Melissa Moore
    • Bunny
    Clement von Franckenstein
    Clement von Franckenstein
    • Dr. McWaters
    Jason Logan
    • Henry
    Robert R. Ross Jr.
    • Chet
    Rod Sweitzer
    Rod Sweitzer
    • Gordon
    Eric Champnella
    Eric Champnella
    • Bubba
    Kalei Shallabarger
    • Joan
    Gail Lyon
    • April
    Debra Lamb
    Debra Lamb
    • Betty
    Marilyn Adams
    • Mrs. Dorwinkle
    Dana Bentley
    • Newscaster
    Matt Devlen
    • Officer O'Malley
    Anthony Markwell
    • Officer DeBoner
    Kris Russell
    • Young Dornwinkle
    Tracy Walker
    • Telescope Gal
    • Director
      • Adam Rifkin
    • Writers
      • Adam Rifkin
      • Tony Markes
      • Matt Devlen
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    User reviews37

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    4damianphelps

    Another Classic Restored To 4K?

    This film is fundamentally dumb, there is no getting around it.

    There are a few highlights, like when some guy gets punched in the face by the invisible dude, its pretty funny.

    This film is full of bad actors, not the naughty country kind or spies, just regular bad actors. Like next level bad.

    The movie has more shower scenes than a Rheem commercial and praise be to God because they are all the best bits.

    It borrows from lots of movies and none of those are any good either.

    The movie does provide a few giggles and a couple of wtf moments but don't expect to find any thing more than that :)
    4Anonymous_Maxine

    The Invisible Maniac has a respectable enough story, in the tradition of the Nutty Professor, but it makes up for the bad acting and directing by throwing in numbing amounts of gratuitous nudity.

    Take one look at the cover of this movie, and you know right away that you are not about to watch a landmark film. This is cheese filmmaking in every respect, but it does have its moments. Despite the look of utter trash that the movie gives, the story is actually interesting at some points, although it is undeniably pulled along mainly by the cheerleading squads' shower scenes and sex scenes with numerous personality-free boyfriends. The acting is awful and the director did little more than point and shoot, which is why the extensive amount of nudity was needed to keep the audience's attention.

    In The Nutty Professor, a hopelessly geeky professor discovers a potion that can turn him into a cool and stylish womanizer, whereas in The Invisible Maniac, a mentally damaged professor discovers a potion that can make him invisible, allowing him to spy on (and kill, for some reason) his students. Boring fodder. Don't expect any kind of mental stimulation from this, and prepare yourself for shrill and enormously overdone maniacal laughter which gets real annoying real quick...
    3movieman_kev

    I loathe that laugh

    Young Kevin is scolded for spying on an undressing neighbor. When he grows up, he's a scientist working on an invisibility potion. When said potion doesn't work when he shows it to his colleagues, they laugh it him so he kills them and is sent to a nut house. After escaping he gets a teaching job and perfects the potion. So when the kids laugh at him he becomes an invisible maniac. Even the extreme copious amounts of nudity can't really save this film, that being said I have seen worse. MUCH worse. I didn't even know it was supposed to be a comedy though. So at that it fails miserably.

    My Grade: D

    Eye Candy: Savannah,Dana Bentley,Stephanie Blake,Debra Lamb,Melissa Anne Moore,Kalei Shallabarger all show breasts and ass numerous times, Tracy Walker shows breasts, buns, and quick bush
    5rookie-3

    it's a good bad movie

    Well, this is a bad movie but it's pretty fun to watch. A sex maniac professor makes a serum that enables him to be invisible. From this you should be able to know the rest of the story. There are girls chasing, screaming girls, beaten up boyfriends, and high school naughtiness. It's fun.
    4Floated2

    Silly cheesy yet enjoyable enough

    Released in 1990 apparently straight to video, this film is described as a comedy or even a slasher horror type. Hard to be taken serious given the premise and subpar acting.

    The lead character of the teacher/scientist (Invisible maniac) over acts especially with his fake evil laugh. The acting by the students are noticeably bad as most of them weren't exactly veteran actors by that point.

    There is very little humor or clever witty jokes. The comedy comes from seeing the teacher spying on the students or some of the awkward interactions and overly sexual acts by the women (students and the one teacher). As noted this film contains a lot of skin throughout as a way to purposefully distract audiences into further enjoying the film. The writing is weak, the directing isn't great but its cheesy and silly tone with its gratuitous nudity makes the film worthwhile enough.

    Second half of the film includes more of a slasher element where we see kills by the teacher taking down each student one by one. Some kills were clever and intriguing, although cheesy. The film never fully gets too horror but contains some elements. Overall not a great film but enjoyable for it's purpose.

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    • Trivia
      The film is primarily regarded for being one of the few non-pornographic works starring lead actress Shannon Wilsey (who later took on the name Savannah). The film's reception had a profoundly negative impact on the actress. Despite the fact that it was well received for its comedic merits, she felt mortified about her performance. In an interview for the E! True Hollywood Story documentary on the life of the actress, former boyfriend Billy Sheehan recounted how Wilsey was utterly humiliated during the film's premiere. Whenever the audience would laugh at one of her lines she could not differentiate whether they were laughing at her personally or the character. The experience forever marred Wilsey on a personal level and she soon afterwards resigned herself to pursue a career exclusively in the adult entertainment industry.
    • Goofs
      The professor's clothes disappear after he injects himself with the serum. However, his blood becomes visible when he is punched and spits some onto floor.
    • Quotes

      Kevin Dornwinkle: I'm injecting the serum into the bunny rabbit now.

    • Crazy credits
      The fire marshall is listed in the credits as "Highest paid guy on the set."
    • Connections
      Featured in Direct to Video: Straight to Video Horror of the 90s (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      How Long
      Written by K. Ormiston (aka K. Ormiston) and Tymm Rocco

      Performed by Kent Richards, Tymm Rocco and Bobby Gabriele

      Published by LA Musicworks ASCAP

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    • Release date
      • July 13, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Memorias de un maníaco invisible
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Smoking Gun Pictures
      • Runny Mede House Music
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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