New Year's Evil Poster
MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Down 811 this week

New Year's Evil (1980)

R  90 min  -  Horror | Thriller   -  December 1980 (USA)
4.1
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 4.1/10 from 602 users  
Reviews: 38 user | 30 critic

During a New Year's Eve celebration, a punk-rock singer gets 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.

Director:

Emmett Alston

Writers:

Leonard Neubauer (screenplay), Leonard Neubauer (story), and 1 more credit »
 Loading Watchlist 

Watch it

Buy it from Amazon »
Oscar Nominations    Photos    more »

Related Lists

image of title
a list of 104 titles by Rick created 27 Oct 2010
 
image of title
a list of 181 titles by supergrrlx created 7 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 49 titles by EvilEntity81 created 1 month ago
 
image of title
a list of 101 titles by Geogaddi created 3 weeks ago
 
image of title
a list of 25 titles by BellatorRex666 created 2 months ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Related Videos

New Year's Evil -- Diane receives a threatening phone call during her live show. New Year's Evil -- A serial killer attacks a nurse as the new year arrives. New Year's Evil -- A woman is lead to a dumpster by following a trace of clothing that belonged to her friend.
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Roz Kelly Roz Kelly ...
Diane Sullivan
Kip Niven Kip Niven ...
Richard Sullivan
Chris Wallace Chris Wallace ...
Lt. Clayton
Grant Cramer ...
Derek Sullivan
Louisa Moritz Louisa Moritz ...
Sally
Jed Mills ...
Ernie
Taaffe O'Connell ...
Jane (as Taafe O'Connell)
Jon Greene Jon Greene ...
Sgt. Greene
Teri Copley Teri Copley ...
Teenage Girl
Anita Crane Anita Crane ...
Lisa
Jeannie Anderson Jeannie Anderson ...
Nurse Robbie (as Jennie Anderson)
Alicia Dhanifu Alicia Dhanifu ...
Yvonne
Wendy-Sue Rosloff Wendy-Sue Rosloff ...
Make-up Girl (as Wendysue Rosloff)
John London John London ...
Floor Manager
John Alderman John Alderman ...
Dr. Reed
Edit

Storyline

New Year's Eve is on it's way and TV's most famous punk-rock lady icon Diane Sullivan is holding a late hour countdown celebration of music and partying. All is going well until Diane recieves a phone call from a odd sounding stranger announcing on live Television that when New Year's strikes in each time zone, a 'Naughty Girl' will be murdered (punished), and the killer leaves a threat saying she will be the one to die last. The studio crew takes precautions and highten security, but on the other side of America, a hospital nurse is found brutally butchered. Who could be behind these murders? A crazed fan, a religious psychotic, or perhaps it's someone much closer to Diane then the police (or audience) could have ever expected. Written by Wallace Entertainment  

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Taglines:

A celebration of the macabre. See more »

Genres:

Horror | Thriller

Parents Guide:

View content advisory »
Edit

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Dodici rintocchi di terrore See more »

Company Credits

Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (TVC)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
See full technical specs »
Edit

Did You Know?

Goofs

Miscellaneous: Co-producer Yoram Globus's name in opening credits is mis-spelled "Yorum". See more »

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?
[...]
See more »

Connections

Referenced in Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) See more »

Soundtracks

"Auld Lang Syne"
(uncredited) See more »