New Year's Evil [Blu-ray]

Director: Emmett Alston Emmett Alston

Overview

In this horrific slasher outing, a punk rock disc jockey has a really bad night when a nutcase begins calling her every hour on New Year's Eve to inform her of his latest murder victim.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/12/2022
UPC:	0738329258467
Original Release:	1980
Rating:	R
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Language:	English
Time:	1:25:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

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
Jon Greene	Sgt. Greene
Anita Crane	Lisa
Alicia Dhanifu	Yvonne
John London	Floor Manager
Barry Gibberman	Hotel Guest
Teri Copley	Teenage Girl
Jennie Anderson	Nurse Robbie
Wendy-Sue Rosloff	Makeup Girl
John Alderman	Dr. Reed
Mike Mihalich	Policeman at Hotel
Jerry Zanitsch	Drunk
Mark L. Rosen	Drunk
Bob Jarvis	Policeman
Richard E. Kalk	Policeman
Richard Brown	Swamper
Julia Kaye Towery	Space Girl
Tim Cutt	Ambulance Attendant

Technical Credits

Emmett Alston	Director
Billy Fine	Executive Producer
Yoram Globus	Producer
Menahem Golan	Producer

Editorial Reviews

Slasher movie fans pining for the days when the exploits of their masked killers came free of the postmodern self-awareness that plagued the Scream series and its ilk may derive some nostalgic thrills from this ham-fisted and derivative effort from Cannon Films. Happy Days alum Roz Kelly stars as the host of a live coast-to-coast New Year's Eve telecast who is plagued by phone calls from a man claiming that he will kill a person as each time zone rings in the New Year, concluding with her in Los Angeles. Director Emmett Alston brings nothing to the proceedings by way of suspense or excitement, so viewers are essentially left with the unintentional laughs provided by the numerous "new wave" band performances, and the over-the-top turn by Grant Cramer as Kelly's son. Exploitation aficionados will appreciate a clip from a trailer plugging a double bill of 1972's Blood Feast and 1976's Blood Bath, which is heard over a scene at the now-defunct Van Nuys Drive-In, as well as a cameo by softcore superstar John Alderman as a police shrink.