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New Year's Evil

Play trailer Poster for New Year's Evil R,  1980,  1h 30m,  Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 25% 8 Reviews Tomatometer 15% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
25% Tomatometer 8 Reviews 15% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
A killer calls a disc jockey (Roz Kelly) as he murders one reveler at midnight in each time zone, leading up to her demise.

Critics Reviews

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Oct 23, 2004
1.5/4
It is not very good. It is sometimes unpleasantly bloody. The plot is dumb and the twist at the end has been borrowed from hundreds if not thousands of other movies. Go to Full Review
Cheryl Eddy io9.com Sep 14, 2022
New Year’s Evil is still goofy enough to suggest that even a psycho might make some positive resolutions for the year ahead. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Apr 16, 2022
1/4
Unbelievably, unspeakably awful. Go to Full Review
Mike McGranaghan Aisle Seat Feb 25, 2015
1/4
New Year's Evil really is not a very good movie. But as a time capsule? Well, I'd be lying if I said it wasn't entirely watchable on that count. Go to Full Review
Dustin Putman TheBluFile.com Feb 20, 2015
2.5/4
"New Year's Evil" isn't high art, yet there is something irresistibly fun and darkly charming about this early-'80s slasher pic. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jun 5, 2012
C-
Offers gore and no more. Go to Full Review
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Ron S Nov 1, 2017 1.5/5. New Year's Evil isn't offensively bad, it's just a pretty boring slasher film.
Rey W Jan 30, 2014 A strange killer and numerous deaths, all timed to coincide with the New Year rolling over in different time zones, this one features an interesting ticking clock element that some slashers of the era lack. I will say that I was slightly let down that they ultimately leave it open for a sequel that never happens, as I would have preferred a more definitive 'one and done' vibe from it. Well worth a rental for the New Year. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Emmett Alston

Director

Roz Kelly

Dianne Sullivan

Kip Niven

Richard Sullivan

Chris Wallace

Lt. Clayton

Grant Cramer

Derek Sullivan

Louisa Moritz

Sally

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New Year's Evil

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Movie Info

Synopsis A killer calls a disc jockey (Roz Kelly) as he murders one reveler at midnight in each time zone, leading up to her demise.
Director
Emmett Alston
Producer
Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan
Screenwriter
Leonard Neubauer
Production Co
Golan-Globus
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 30m
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