The Invisible Maniac
| The Invisible Maniac | |
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| Directed by | Adam Rifkin |
| Written by | Adam Rifkin |
| Starring | Noel Peters |
| Cinematography | James Bay |
| Edited by | Ron Resnick |
| Music by | Marc David Decker |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release date | July 13, 1990 |
Running time | 79 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Invisible Maniac is a 1990 film directed by Adam Rifkin. It stars Noel Peters and Shannon Wilsey.[1] At one point, the titular maniac kills a man with a submarine sandwich.
Impact
The film is primarily regarded for being one of the few nonpornographic 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 person 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. She rose to the highest auspices of the adult entertainment world becoming the indisputable "porn queen", though her life was forever fraught with personal disappointments and drug addiction which eventually culminated in her suicide in 1994. She was 23 years, 9 months and 2 days at the time of her death.
DVD release
Despite a large amount of demand for a DVD release, Republic Pictures has no current plans to release the film onto DVD due to its poor reception.[citation needed]
Cast
- Noel Peters as Kevin Dornwinkle
- Shannon Wilsey as Vicky
- Stephanie Blake as Mrs. Callo'
- Melissa Moore as Bunny
- Clement von Franckenstein as Dr. McWaters
See also
References
- ^ "The Invisible Maniac (1990)". AllMovie. Retrieved 24 March 2015.