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New Year's Evil (1980)

R 90 min  -  Horror | Thriller  -   December 1980 (USA)
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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 »
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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
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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  

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Taglines:

A celebration of the macabre. See more »

Genres:

Horror | Thriller

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Dodici rintocchi di terrore See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (TVC)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Goofs

Revealing mistakes: 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. 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?
[...]
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Connections

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

Soundtracks

"Suicide Ways"
Performed by Made in Japan
Lyrics by Anthony H. Fried
Music by David Stuart Codling
© Man-Yor Music See more »