Over at Synapse Films’ head Don May Jr’s Blog, he reveals that they’ve acquired the license to the Maniac Cop francise! Fang scored more details about his plans for the new DVD, “We’re searching for the original negative materials right now,” he tells Fango. “The initial VHS release, as well as the laserdisc and subsequent DVD, were all created from the same source, which was an old analog master. Synapse will be doing a brand-new high-definition anamorphic 1080p transfer, as well as a new Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround sound mix. Michael Felsher’s Red Shirt Pictures will hopefully be doing a documentary about the production, and other extras are still being discussed.” In New York, a man in a cop’s uniform starts killing people for no apparent reason.
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