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New Year's Evil

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  • 1h 25m
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New Year's Evil (1980)
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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 las... Read allDuring 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.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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    • Emmett Alston
    • Leonard Neubauer(screenplay)
    • Emmett Alston(story)
  • Stars
    • Roz Kelly
    • Kip Niven
    • Chris Wallace
    • Emmett Alston
    • Leonard Neubauer(screenplay)
    • Emmett Alston(story)
  • Stars
    • Roz Kelly
    • Kip Niven
    • Chris Wallace
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 84User reviews
    • 106Critic reviews
    • 33Metascore
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    Anita Crane and Roz Kelly in New Year's Evil (1980)
    Anita Crane in New Year's Evil (1980)
    Louisa Moritz in New Year's Evil (1980)
    Louisa Moritz and Kip Niven in New Year's Evil (1980)
    Louisa Moritz and Kip Niven in New Year's Evil (1980)
    Teri Copley and Mark DeFrain in New Year's Evil (1980)
    Grant Cramer in New Year's Evil (1980)
    New Year's Evil (1980)
    Roz Kelly in New Year's Evil (1980)

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    Roz Kelly
    Roz Kelly
    • Diane Sullivan
    Kip Niven
    Kip Niven
    • Richard Sullivan
    Chris Wallace
    Chris Wallace
    • Lt. Clayton
    Grant Cramer
    Grant Cramer
    • Derek Sullivan
    Louisa Moritz
    Louisa Moritz
    • Sally
    Jed Mills
    Jed Mills
    • Ernie
    Taaffe O'Connell
    Taaffe O'Connell
    • Jane
    • (as Taafe O'Connell)
    Jon Greene
    • Sgt. Greene
    Teri Copley
    • Teenage Girl
    Anita Crane
    Anita Crane
    • Lisa
    Jennie Franks
    • Nurse Robbie
    • (as Jennie Anderson)
    Alicia Dhanifu
    Alicia Dhanifu
    • Yvonne
    Wendy-Sue Rosloff
    • Make-up Girl
    • (as Wendysue Rosloff)
    John London
    • Floor Manager
    John Alderman
    John Alderman
    • Dr. Reed
    Michael Frost
    Michael Frost
    • Larry
    Jerry Chambers
    • Clerk
    Barry Gibberman
    • Hotel Guest
      • Emmett Alston
      • Leonard Neubauer(screenplay) (story)
      • Emmett Alston(story)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The drive-in theater seems to show Herschell Gordon Lewis' Blood Feast (1963), but it is not. The movie showing is actually The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972) a.k.a. "La Dama Rossa Uccide Sette Volte." It was also distributed under the name "Blood Feast," which has caused some confusion.
    • Goofs
      At one point the killer hits a cop over the head and takes his uniform. Despite the cop being quite a bit heavier, the uniform fits perfectly.
    • Quotes

      Diane Sullivan: Blaze here. A crazy new year to you.

      Richard Sullivan: [In a distorted voice] Happy new year to you, Blaze.

      Diane Sullivan: Oooh! Some kind of voice you got there. You sound like the Phantom.

      Richard Sullivan: You could call me that.

      Diane Sullivan: So, you got a name, Phantom?

      Richard Sullivan: Call me Eee-vil.

      Diane Sullivan: Evil? E-villl Eye?

      Richard Sullivan: No! Just eee-vil!

      [Then he breathes hard]

      Diane Sullivan: Well listen Mr. Evil, do you have a vote for the top song of the year?

      Richard Sullivan: No. Just a new year's resolution.

      [pauses and breathes hard]

      Richard Sullivan: I'm going to commit murder at midnight. I'm going to kill someone you know. Someone close to you.

      Diane Sullivan: [Diane hangs up the phone and turns to her audience] Well! We're really off to an interesting start, aren't we? Crazy trips, must be a full moon!

    • 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: The Jazz Singer/Seems Like Old Times/A Change of Seasons/Resurrection (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      New Year's Evil
      Performed by Rock Band Shadow

      Lyrics by Roxanne Seeman

      Music by Eddie del Barrio

      © Noa Noa Music & Wu Li Dance

    User reviews84

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    Not Bad, Just EVIL!!!!
    My, this has always been one of my faves of the genre. It is really quite ridiculous, but fairly 'twisty' for a run-of-the mill slasher. Kip Niven is in my opinion, very good as the killer who switches personas to fit in different environments in order to kill on his timetable. Grant Cramer, who was destined for nothing more than soap fame, has a handsome yet creepy face, especially after he forces that red hose over it. Roz Kelly does look truly unattractive - but then look at her audience! Those 'LA punkers' bobbing and weaving in the audience are unintentionally reminiscent of George Romero's creations...check out their 'dancing'!

    Yet I have always found the best part of the film to occur in the beginning, the first time the killer calls into the radio show. He announces that his name is "Evil" in a very odd voice courtesy of a voice manipulation machine. He is dead serious, and Roz on the other end is slightly chilled, but tries to play along: "Yeah, you're bad, you're real bad." At which point he cuts her off, still deadly serious: "NOOOO! Just EVIL!!!" It's truly hilarious if you appreciate that sort of thing.

    Enjoyable for the genre.
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    • thefountainmenace
    • Jul 12, 2002

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    • Release date
      • December 19, 1980 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • The Cannon Group
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 25 minutes
      • Mono

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