New Year's Eve (2011)

The lives of several couples and singles in New York City intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve.

Director:

Garry Marshall

Writer:

Katherine Fugate

Stars:

Sarah Jessica Parker, Jessica Biel, Ashton Kutcher

2 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Ingrid (segment "Resolution Tour")
Zac Efron	...	Paul (segment "Resolution Tour")
Charlotte Marshall-Fricker	...	Caring Teenage Girl (segment "Resolution Tour")
Fiona Choi	...	Balinese Woman (segment "Resolution Tour")
Mary Marguerite Keane	...	Pet Adoption Clerk (segment "Resolution Tour")
Michael Mandell	...	Murray (segment "Resolution Tour")
Patrick Reale	...	Times Square Cop (segment "Resolution Tour")
Robert De Niro	...	Stan Harris (segment "Hospital Story")
Halle Berry	...	Nurse Aimee (segment "Hospital Story")
Cary Elwes	...	Stan's Doctor (segment "Hospital Story")
Alyssa Milano	...	Nurse Mindy (segment "Hospital Story")
Common	...	Soldier (segment "Hospital Story")
Barbara Marshall	...	Head Nurse Helen (segment "Hospital Story")
Jessica Biel	...	Tess Byrne (segment "Maternity Ward")
Seth Meyers	...	Griffin Byrne (segment "Maternity Ward")

Storyline

Set during New Year's Eve in New York city, this movie follows several people and how the day affects them. Kim is a single mother who still thinks of her daughter, Hailey as a child who wants to go out with a boy so that she could kiss him at midnight. Claire, who is in charge of the city's annual tradition, the ball drop on Times Square. And when something goes wrong she has to ask an electrician, who was fired, to come and fix it. Laura, a chef who is cooking the New year's Eve party for a record company who runs into Jensen, her ex who's a singer and performing at the party. While he tries to apologize for how things ended, she refuses to accept it. Ingrid, a woman who works at the record company, after having a near death experience, decides to quit her job and asks a young messenger, Paul to help her fulfill her resolutions. And at a hospital, Stan, a man who is in the final stages of cancer, only wishes to see the ball drop. Also Griffin and Tess, a couple who are expecting, ...

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Plot Keywords:

new year's eve | kiss | new york city | latex gloves | older woman younger man | 

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Taglines:

Kiss last year goodbye.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language including some sexual references

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Germany]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 December 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

New Year's Eve

Filming Locations:

Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, New York Harbor, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$56,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$13,019,180, 11 December 2011, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$54,544,638

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$142,044,638

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Rice Films, Karz Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shipped to theaters under the code name "Last Romance."

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Goofs

When Claire hands the walkie talkie to Kominsky, it is held differently in concurring shots.

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Quotes

Sam: Sometimes it feels like there are so many things in this world we can't control. Earthquakes, floods, reality shows... But it's important to remember the things that we can. Like forgiveness, second chances, fresh starts... Because the one thing that turns the world from the longing place to a beautiful place... is love. Love and any of its forms. Love gives us hope... Hope for the New Year. That's what New Year's Eve is to me. Hope and a great party!

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Crazy Credits

Bloopers and outtakes shown during the closing credits.

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Alternate Versions

In the French language version, Hailey rather than saying "This is not a training bra" says "I'm busty", and Kim rather than saying "And this is not "Girls Gone Wild"!" says "And you're not a stripper!", since outside North America, the franchise "Girls Gone Wild" is barely known.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.120 (2012)

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Soundtracks

Life Is A Bomb
Written by Sophie B. Hawkins and Boots Ottestad
Performed by Sophie B. Hawkins
Courtesy of Trumpet Swan Records and Ottestad Music

User Reviews

Really enjoyable

I don't think I understand people at all. I watched it despite all the bad reviews and I didn't regret it. I'm starting to think people are really bitter, it's a really sweet movie about new years and how people feel around that time of the year, it actually gave me a warm feeling, so yes, it's not a deep smart full of effects movie, but sometimes people need a movie like this, I'm all against unchallenging movies, but I don't think this was the case at all. It's the perfect new year movie, that gives you hope for the year to come and live everyday fully. The variety of characters is okay, as you get to know them enough to see a little bit of yourself in them or not,and it's really interesting to see what different people go through at that time of the year and how they feel and what they hope to change. It really is a warm,hopeful movie, at least that's the way I saw it.Sometimes we need to take a break and take a deep breath, that's the movie.