Maniac (from Greek μανιακός, maniakos) is a pejorative for an individual who experiences the mood known as mania. In common usage, it is also an insult for someone involved in reckless behavior.
Maniac may also refer to:
Film
- Maniac (1934 film), an exploitation film directed by Dwain Esper
- Maniac (1963 film), directed by Michael Carreras
- The Ransom (aka Maniac!), 1977 film with Oliver Reed
- Maniac (1980 film), directed by William Lustig
- Maniac (2011 film), directed by Shia LaBeouf
- Maniac (2012 film), a remake of the 1980 film
Literature
- Maniac, a 1995 novel by John Peel
- The MANIAC, 2023 novel by Benjamin Labatut
Television
- Maniac (Norwegian TV series), a Norwegian television series
- Maniac (miniseries), an American TV series based on the Norwegian series
Medicine
Games
- Ideal Maniac, a handheld electronic LED game created by the Ideal Toy Company
Music
- Maniac (producer), grime producer from London
- Stage name of Norwegian musician Sven Erik Kristiansen
- Maniac (band), a band from Los Angeles, California, US
Songs
- "Maniac" (Michael Sembello song), used in the 1983 film Flashdance
- "Maniac" (Girlicious song), a 2010 song
- "Maniac" (Conan Gray song), a 2019 song
- "Maniac" (Stray Kids song), a 2022 song
- "Maniac" (Macklemore song), a 2022 song
- "Maniac", by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah from their album Hysterical
- "Maniac", by Jhené Aiko
- "Maniac", by Kid Cudi from his album Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager
- "Maniac", by Merrill Nisker from her album Fancypants Hoodlum
- "Maniac", by Caravan Palace from their album Panic
- "Maniac", by Carpenter Brut featuring Yann Ligner
Sports
- Maryland Maniacs, a United States indoor football team
- "Maniac" Mike Davis (1956–2001), American professional wrestler
- "Maniac" Jimmy Deo, a professional wrestler; one half of the tag-team Assault and Battery
- The Maniacs, Ultras group of FK Željezničar Sarajevo
- Shaquille Leonard (born 1995), American football player
Other
- MANIAC I, an early computer
- MANIAC II, an early computer
- MANIAC III, an early computer
See also
- Mania (disambiguation)
- Maniacal (disambiguation)
- Manniac, a 2005 film directed by Ingo Trendelbernd
- All pages with titles beginning with Maniac
- All pages with titles containing Maniac
This
disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Maniac.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
Maniac (from Greek μανιακός, maniakos) is a pejorative for an individual who experiences the mood known as mania. In common usage, it is also an insult for someone involved in reckless behavior.
Maniac may also refer to:
Film
- Maniac (1934 film), an exploitation film directed by Dwain Esper
- Maniac (1963 film), directed by Michael Carreras
- The Ransom (aka Maniac!), 1977 film with Oliver Reed
- Maniac (1980 film), directed by William Lustig
- Maniac (2011 film), directed by Shia LaBeouf
- Maniac (2012 film), a remake of the 1980 film
Literature
- Maniac, a 1995 novel by John Peel
- The MANIAC, 2023 novel by Benjamin Labatut
Television
- Maniac (Norwegian TV series), a Norwegian television series
- Maniac (miniseries), an American TV series based on the Norwegian series
Medicine
Games
- Ideal Maniac, a handheld electronic LED game created by the Ideal Toy Company
Music
- Maniac (producer), grime producer from London
- Stage name of Norwegian musician Sven Erik Kristiansen
- Maniac (band), a band from Los Angeles, California, US
Songs
- "Maniac" (Michael Sembello song), used in the 1983 film Flashdance
- "Maniac" (Girlicious song), a 2010 song
- "Maniac" (Conan Gray song), a 2019 song
- "Maniac" (Stray Kids song), a 2022 song
- "Maniac" (Macklemore song), a 2022 song
- "Maniac", by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah from their album Hysterical
- "Maniac", by Jhené Aiko
- "Maniac", by Kid Cudi from his album Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager
- "Maniac", by Merrill Nisker from her album Fancypants Hoodlum
- "Maniac", by Caravan Palace from their album Panic
- "Maniac", by Carpenter Brut featuring Yann Ligner
Sports
- Maryland Maniacs, a United States indoor football team
- "Maniac" Mike Davis (1956–2001), American professional wrestler
- "Maniac" Jimmy Deo, a professional wrestler; one half of the tag-team Assault and Battery
- The Maniacs, Ultras group of FK Željezničar Sarajevo
- Shaquille Leonard (born 1995), American football player
Other
- MANIAC I, an early computer
- MANIAC II, an early computer
- MANIAC III, an early computer
See also
- Mania (disambiguation)
- Maniacal (disambiguation)
- Manniac, a 2005 film directed by Ingo Trendelbernd
- All pages with titles beginning with Maniac
- All pages with titles containing Maniac
This
disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Maniac.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.