New Year's Evil (1980)
During a New Year's Eve celebration, a Los Angeles disc jockey receives a phone call saying that when New Year's strikes in each time zone, someone will be murdered - and she will be the last one.
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Diane Sullivan -
Richard Sullivan -
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Derek Sullivan -
Sally -
Ernie -
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Sgt. Greene
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Teenage Girl
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Lisa -
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Yvonne
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Floor Manager
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Dr. Reed
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Director:
Emmett AlstonWriters:
Leonard Neubauer (screenplay), Leonard Neubauer (story), Emmett Alston (story)All Cast & Crew
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One of several holiday-themed horror films that followed the success of Halloween (1978) in 1980. The notable difference here is the murderer's face is revealed early on, he isn't masked until the finale of the movie.
Quotes
Guy in elevator:
What is this... fucking SHIT going on here?
Goofs
A mustached sanitarium patient is given a yellow party hat and noise maker, yet in a medium shot, his noise maker disappears.
Crazy Credits
During the closing credits crawl the speed of the crawl visibly speeds up after the cast but then slows again toward the end for the soundtrack credits.
Soundtracks
Dumb BlondesPerformed by Made in Japan
Lyrics & Music by Anthony H. Fried
© Man-Yor Music
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Genres
Horror | ThrillerDetails
Release Date:
19 December 1980Language
English
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USAContribute to this page
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