Happy New Year (1987)

Director:

John G. Avildsen

Writers:

Claude Lelouch (film "La bonne annee")
Warren Lane (screenplay)

Release Date:

7 August 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Romance

Plot:

Small time crooksters Nick and Charlie have an elaborate plan to rob an exclusive jewelers store. Using...

Plot Keywords:

Ice Cream | Cigarette Smoking | New Year | Narration | Dancing

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Cast

Peter Falk	...	Nick
Charles Durning	...	Charlie
Claude Lelouch	...	Man on Train
Gary Maas	...	Fence
Jack Hrkach	...	Bellboy
Tom Courtenay	...	Edward Saunders
Earleen Carey	...	Winston Sales Girl
Debra Garrett	...	Winston Sales Girl (as Debbie Garrett)
Karina Etcheverry	...	Winston Sales Girl
Ted Bartsch	...	Doorman
Wendy Hughes	...	Carolyn
Tracy Brooks Swope	...	Nina
Joan Copeland	...	Sunny Felix
Cloyce Morrow	...	Dinner Guest
Anthony Heald	...	Dinner Guest
Peter Sellars	...	Dinner Guest
Daniel Gerroll	...	Curator
Bruce Malmuth	...	Police Lieutenant
Gary Richardson	...	Sargeant
D.L. Blakely	...	Guard
Clarence Thomas	...	Warden
Pinky Pincus	...	Joe
Gary Cox	...	Young Con
Yoshiko Minami	...	Oriental Housekeeper
Dian Piccolo	...	Julie
Ray Jason	...	Young Con's Father
Jackie Davis	...	Cabbie #1
Fritz Bronner	...	Steve
Ruben Rabasa	...	Maitre D' (as Reuben Rabasa)
Richard Street	...	Temptation
Ron Tyson	...	Temptation
Otis Williams	...	Temptation
Ali Woodson	...	Temptation
Melvin Franklin	...	Temptation (as David English)
Sal Carollo	...	Frankie G.
Don Kalpakis	...	Bartender
Bruce Kirby	...	Taxi Driver
Ellen Simmons	...	Proprietress
Dan Fitzgerald	...	Airline Ticket Clerk
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steven Elwell	...	Baritone Sax Player on Corner (uncredited)

Directed by
John G. Avildsen

Writing credits
Claude Lelouch		(film "La bonne annee")
Warren Lane		(screenplay)

Produced by
William J. Cassidy	....	associate producer
Al Ruban	....	executive producer (as Allan Ruban)
Jerry Weintraub	....	producer

Original Music by
Bill Conti

Cinematography by
James Crabe		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jane Kurson

Casting by
Bonnie Timmermann

Production Design by
William J. Cassidy

Art Direction by
William F. Matthews

Set Decoration by
Don K. Ivey

Costume Design by
Jodie Lynn Tillen

Makeup Department
Frank Bianco	....	hair stylist
Elvira C. Garofalo	....	makeup artist
Peter Garofalo	....	makeup artist
Diane Johnson	....	hair stylist
Robert Laden	....	special prosthesis makeup

Production Management
Al Ruban	....	unit production manager (as Allan Ruban)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jim Chory	....	second assistant director
Clifford C. Coleman	....	first assistant director
Bruce Malmuth	....	second unit director

Art Department
John Balling	....	scenic artist
Eugene Bright	....	construction carpenter
Michael Bright	....	construction carpenter
Harold Collins	....	construction coordinator (as Harold Collins Jr.)
Daniel Duarte	....	shop person
Jose Duarte	....	scenic artist
Richard Helfritz	....	leadman
Scott Jacobson	....	greensman
James Latham	....	construction foreman
James Robinson II	....	assistant prop man
Nicholas J. Romanac	....	prop master
D. Rex Downham	....	greensman (uncredited)

Sound Department
John H. Arrufat	....	supervising sound editor (as J.H. Arrufat)
Destiny Borden	....	assistant sound editor
Don Digirolamo	....	sound re-recording mixer
Doreen A. Dixon	....	supervising adr editor
Robert Glass	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Knudson	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Buzz Knudson)
Tom C. McCarthy	....	supervising sound editor
Rick Roberts	....	cable man
James Sabat	....	sound mixer
Louis Sabat	....	boom man (as Lou Sabat)
Vanessa Theme Ament	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
J.B. Jones	....	special effects

Stunts
Chick Bernhardt	....	stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Bert Bertolami	....	best boy grip
Jerry Bertolami	....	dolly grip
Thomas Cocheo	....	rigging grip
Robert Destolfe	....	still photographer (as Robert De Stolfe)
Robert Heine	....	second assistant camera
Edward Knott III	....	key grip
Ross A. Maehl	....	chief lighting technician (as Ross Maehl)
William McConnell	....	first assistant camera
John McGowan	....	first assistant camera (as Jonathan McGowan)
Michael McGowan	....	camera operator
Robert Ulland	....	Steadicam operator
Robert Ulland	....	second assistant camera
Phil Walker	....	rigging lighting technician
Pierre Roseman	....	best boy electric (uncredited)

Casting Department
Deborah Aquila	....	casting assistant
Enid Howel	....	extra casting (as Enid Howell)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Linda Benedict-Pierce	....	wardrobe assistant (as Linda Benedict)
Mary Lou Byrd	....	wardrobe supervisor
Vivian Cocheo	....	wardrobe supervisor: men

Editorial Department
Timothy Alverson	....	assistant editor
Gaston Santiso	....	apprentice editor
Jonathan P. Shaw	....	assistant editor (as Jonathan Shaw)
Penelope Shaw	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Jack Eskew	....	orchestrator
Stephen A. Hope	....	music editor
James Thatcher	....	musician: french horn
Dan Wallin	....	music scoring mixer

Transportation Department
Huey Laborde	....	transportation captain
William Rogers	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Jean Bass	....	first aid
Mark Bass	....	production assistant
Helen Caldwell	....	assistant: Peter Falk
Jan Forman Campi	....	assistant production auditor (as Jan Foreman)
Jack Cowden	....	script supervisor
Dan Curry	....	title designer
Susan Ekins	....	assistant: Jerry Weintraub
Pete Emmet	....	unit publicist
Jennifer Erskine	....	assistant: Jerry Weintraub
Joyce Wilson Fetherolf	....	assistant: John G. Avildsen (as Joyce Fetherolf)
Luke Halpin	....	marine coordinator
Joel Hatch	....	production assistant
Kobrin	....	assistant: John G. Avildsen (as Rob Kobrin)
Kip Langello	....	production assistant
Carol Lees	....	production associate
Dan Malmuth	....	assistant: John G. Avildsen (as Daniel Malmuth)
Margaret Mitchell	....	production auditor (as Margaret A. Mitchell)
Bruce Edward Pflueger	....	production assistant (as Bruce Pflueger)
Chuck Porretto	....	production assistant
Bill Randall	....	production assistant
Celia Randolph	....	assistant production coordinator
Charles E. Ruban	....	assistant location manager (as Charles Ruban)
Doug Seelig	....	assistant: John G. Avildsen (as Douglas Seelig)
Jeffrey W. Stacey	....	location manager (as Jeffrey Stacey)
Cynthia Streit	....	production coordinator (as Cyndy Streit)
Marcia Tangen	....	first aid
Sherry Thorup	....	assistant location manager
Harry Winston	....	jewels

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Delphi IV Productions

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1987) (USA) (theatrical)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1987) (USA) (VHS)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (198?) (Argentina) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Cinema Research  titles and opticals (as Cinema Research Corporation)
• MGM Negative Cutting  negative cutter (as MGM Negative Cutters)
• Panavision  lenses and Panaflex camera (as Panavision®)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | West Germany:12 | Argentina:Atp | USA:PG

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Cameo: [Claude Lelouch]???. Lelouch is the director of Happy New Year (1973), of which this film is a remake.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Happy New Year (1973)

Soundtrack:

I Only Have Eyes for You

Happy New Year

Falk is fantastic as a charming thief in this Americanized remake of Claude Lelouch's 1973 film "La bonne annee." With the help of partner Durning, both men set out to pull a heist on a Florida jewelery shoppe, but things don't always go as planned. Falk carries the picture with his savvy characterization, aided in many scenes by some masterful make-up, which received an Oscar nomination.