Maniac
Appearance
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Maniac (from Greek μανιακός, maniakos) is a pejorative for an individual who experiences the mood known as mania. Also in common usage it is an insult for someone involved in reckless behavior.
Maniac may also refer to:
- MANIAC I, an early computer
- Maryland Maniacs, a United States indoor football team
Film
- Maniac (1934 film), an exploitation film directed by Dwain Esper
- Maniac (1963 film), directed by Michael Carreras
- Maniac (1980 film), directed by William Lustig
- Manniac (2005 film), directed by Ingo Trendelbernd
- Maniac (2012 film), a remake of the 1980 film
- Maniac (2011 film), directed by Shia LaBeouf
- The Ransom (aka Maniac!) 1977 film with Oliver Reed
Medicine
Games
- Ideal Maniac, a handheld electronic LED game created by the Ideal Toy Company
- MAN!AC, renamed to de:M! Games M! Games in 2008, is a German multi-format video gaming magazine from 1993
Music
- Maniac (producer), a Grime music producer from London
- Stage name of Norwegian musician Sven Erik Kristiansen
- Maniac (band)
Songs
- "Maniac" (Michael Sembello song), by Michael Sembello from the 1983 film Flashdance
- "Maniac" (Girlicious song), from the album Rebuilt
- "Maniac", a song by Jhené Aiko from his album TRIP
- "Maniac", a song by Kid Cudi from his album Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager