New Year's Evil (1980)

During a New Year's Eve celebration, a Punk Rock & New Wave show host 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),

Stars:

Roz Kelly, Kip Niven, Chris Wallace

Cast

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

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.

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Plot Keywords:

new year's eve | murder | dead woman with eyes open | holiday | party | 

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Taglines:

A celebration of the macabre.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

December 1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dodici rintocchi di terrore

Filming Locations:

Golden Arrow Liquor - 16521 Bircher Street, Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (TVC)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Toward the end, when the cops are casing the hotel, there is a crew member kneeling behind kitchen equipment that one of the cop walks behind.

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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 The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees (2002)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

New years evil

I remember watching this highly enjoyable feature around 1987.I wish I could obtain this film on DVD as all search attempts have failed. The film is very typical of it's time being a slasher pic from the early eighties ,however there is one notable scene which stands out and that is the murder of Sally played by Louisa Moritz. It really has to be seen to be believed but Moritz puts her heart and soul into being murdered and it is quite possibly one of the loudest and longest death scenes ever put on film. Kip Niven plays the evil EVIL to perfection and there are good back up performances from Roz Kelly and the adorable Louisa Moritz. This is a great night in with the lads type of movie and i recommend it for this coming new years eve......enjoy