As we told you back in June, the original camera negative for William Lustig’s Maniac has been found and scanned in 4K, with Blue Underground presenting the new 4K restoration as part of a 3-Disc Limited Edition Blu-ray release this year. We’ve now got full release details.

The company teases, “The new 4K master is leaps and bounds ahead of everything seen before, finally presenting MANIAC as it was originally shot FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!”

Directed by William Lustig and featuring landmark gore effects by Tom Savini, this relentlessly shocking and disturbing film was originally censored all over the world due to its graphic violence. Now Blue Underground is thrilled to present Maniac in a brand-new 4K Restoration from its recently discovered 16mm original camera negative, overflowing with hours of new and archival extras.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

• WORLD PREMIERE! New 4K Restoration from the recently discovered 16mm original camera negative!
• 3-Disc Set (Blu-ray + DVD + CD) includes High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) Widescreen 1.85:1 feature presentation + a DVD PACKED with bonus material + Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD with MANIAC score by Jay Chattaway
• Audio: 7.1 DTS-HD (English); 2.0 DTS-HD (English); Dolby Digital 2.0 (Castellano, Français, Italiano, Deutsch)
• Subtitles: English SDH, Français, Español, Português, Deutsch, Italiano, Dansk, Suomi, Nederlands, Svenska, Russian, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Thai
• Audio Commentary #1 with Co-Producer/Director William Lustig and Co-Producer Andrew W. Garroni
• Audio Commentary #2 with Co-Producer/Director William Lustig, Special Make-Up Effects Artist Tom Savini, Editor Lorenzo Marinelli, and Joe Spinell assistant Luke Walter
• NEW! Maniac Outtakes Featurette
• NEW! Returning to the Scene of the Crime with William Lustig
• Anna and the Killer Interview with Star Caroline Munro (13:08)
• The Death Dealer Interview with Special Make-Up Effects Artist Tom Savini (12:11)
• Dark Notes Interview with Composer Jay Chattaway (12:13)
• Maniac Men Interview with Songwriters Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky (10:38)
• Mr. Robbie: ‘Maniac 2’ Promo Reel (7:28)
• The Joe Spinell Story (49:12)
• NEW! Collectable Booklet with new essay by author Michael Gingold
• MANIAC PUBLICITY: ‘Paul Wunder’ Radio Interview with William Lustig, Joe Spinell, and Carline Munro (19:11), William Lustig on ‘Movie Madness’ (47:18), Joe Spinell at Cannes (0:44), Joe Spinell on ‘The Joe Franklin Show’ (13:13) and Carline Munro TV Interview (2:54)
• MANIAC CONTROVERSY: A selection of archival broadcast TV news clips, interviews and reactions to the film. (41:15)
• Theatrical Trailers
• TV Spots
• Radio Spots

“Frank Zito (Joe Spinell) is a deeply disturbed man, haunted by the traumas of unspeakable childhood abuse. And when these horrific memories begin to scream inside his mind, Frank prowls the seedy streets of New York City to stalk and slaughter innocent young women. Now Frank has begun a relationship with a beautiful photographer (Caroline Munro), yet his vile compulsions remain. These are the atrocities of a human monster.”

The release is set for November 13.