Okay, i just made up that slogan, but it encapsulates the spirit of this cannon release. Perhaps one of the only interesting things about new years evil is the fact that characters mention real life contemporary serial killers of the time, namely. Happy days is getting her makeup done before her live new years eve broadcast. The killer is revealed early on but their identity is kept a secret. New year s evil ends up being one of the most lifeless, dull films that the. Feb 18, 2017 new year s evil the best of the cinema snob. Roz kelly is a popular punknew wave presenter hosting a live new years eve telethon. New years evil could have been a solid, if mostly unmemorable, slasher if it were comprehensible. Anita crane in new years evil 1980 roz kelly in new years evil 1980. Diane is punk rock star known as blaze and new years countdown starts with her hosting hollywood countdown show. New years evil is the sleazy slasher classic you should be. Richard sullivan is the main antagonist from the 1980 horror slasher film new year s evil.
But add in some punk rock, a badass slasher vs the biker gang subplot, and a creepycool mask and new. During a new years eve celebration, a punkrock singer gets a phone call saying that when new years strikes in each time zone, someone will be murderedand she will be the last one. The sound and visual quality of the film that i watched on prime was surprisingly quite good throughout, bordering on exceptional when one considers the ilk and year of release. Few noticed when new years evil 1981 was released, but its certainly one of the most interesting holidaythemed slasher films ever made. New years evil is an endangered species a plain, oldfashioned, gory thriller. Therefore the mystery of identity remains but the oftendehumanizing element that bracketing the audience from the. Its new years eve and she is preparing for her big countdown broadcast. If you like new years evil you are looking for suspenseful, scary and rough movies about with psychopath, murder, serial killer, nightclub, new years eve, crimes and investigation themes of horror and thriller genre shot in usa. Disappointingly, they are not inept in an entertaining manner. Oct 22, 2012 i know its only october, but its time for some new years evil. Find out where new years evil 1980 is streaming, if new years evil 1980 is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider.
Maybe the worst in the holidaythemed slasher category. New years evil is a 1980 american horror film starring roz kelly and kip niven, directed by emmett alston. New years evil 1980 a classic example of 1980s slasher madness, new years evil takes place at a televised punk rock countdown celebration. New year s evil is an endangered species a plain, oldfashioned, gory thriller. New years evil is a mean spirited little slasher film. New years evil is a 1980 american slasher film written and directed by emmett alston, cowritten by leonard neubauer, and. In other words, its a perfect film to watch in a group, preferably with plenty of beer on hand. During a new years eve celebration, a punkrock singer gets a phone call. New years evil is a 1980 slasher movie from the cannon group, directed by emmett alston and starring roz kelly aka pinky tuscadero. Oct 28, 2010 the results are as inept and artless as can be expected. Kip niven son of david delivers a darkly comic and effectively creepy turn as evil. Turning americas new years eve celebration into a celebratory butchering for a crazed killer is, in plain words, just evil. It came from 1980x new years evil on new years eve.
No matter what you may have heard about this film, you cant deny that title. New years evil nude scenes 5 images and 1 video including appearances from teri copley. New years evil is an early 80s holiday themed slasher film that was written and directed by emmett alston, and cowritten by leonard neubauer. The character evil really is an evil person, even if he sounds like a complete tool when he says his name. New years evil is the one new years evethemed horror movie that. Having enough, richard performs a series of murders. Blaze aka diane sullivan roz kelly host the party, and a number of local bands plays throughout the film at it. His wife has been taking money from him, so he has to. New years evil 1980 where to stream and watch decider. Foi lancado no brasil apenas em vhs pela antiga globo video. New years evil nancy drewhardy boys, a supermystery novel.
Too bad that slasher kip niven is working his way towards her, while. This week in horror movie history new years evil 1980. New years evil just treats its final girl blaize as nothing more than a punch bag and one dimensional victim. While we may never know why mgm chose to bestow cannon turkey new years evil with a new high definition master, but now theyve given fans and the curious the opportunity to ring in the new year any time they want with this recent manufacturedondemand dvd release. On new years eve, punk icon diane blaze sullivan kelly, who has a strained relationship with her husband richard kip niven and son derek grant cramer. Michael mihalich, grant cramer, joseph long, richard brown, christine davis, kip niven, lyle baker, doug le mille, louisa moritz, jay hapstein, larry lindsey, jed mills, teri copley, ryan collier, lyle pearcy, anita crane, mark korngute, michelle michaels, john alderman, jennie anderson, celena.
Roz kelly, kip niven, chris wallace hogmanay horror in this nye themed slasher where a crazed killer threatens to kill someone when new year s strikes in each time zone. New years evil was theatrically released in the united states on december 19, 1980 by cannon film distributors. This 1980 film centers on diane sullivan kelly, known to her fans as blaze. New years evil is a 1980 american slasher film written and directed by emmett alston, cowritten by leonard neubauer, and starring kip niven, roz kelly, and chris wallace. Garden of evil 1954 in this gary cooper flick a woman offers three americans in mexico money to save her husband who is trapped in a gold mine in apache territory. Written and directed by emmett alston, the film centers on a madman who calls into a new years party and promises the host that hes going to kill someone each time.
During a new year s eve celebration, a punkrock singer gets a phone call saying that when new year s strikes in each time zone, someone will be murderedand she will be the last one. The film serves as something of a time capsule for the 19791980 period and its evident that proficient technical care was employed with new years evil. This week in horror movie history, back on december 26, 1980, new years evil was released in theaters by golanglobus productions. A caller, named evil, announces that he is going to kill in different time zones as the clock strikes midnight. A second rate bhorror film, new years evil has an interesting concept but goes about it rather poorly. New years evil 1980 letterboxd social film discovery.
Check out the official trailer for the classic slasher new years evil. But as thrillers go these days, new years evil is a throwback to an older and simpler tradition, one that flourished way back in the dimly. Fonzies girlfriend, pinky tuscadero, on happy daysas blaze, the first lady of rock. New years evil is a 1980 slasher film from bmovie gods golanglobus. New years eve is on its way and a famous punk rock star will host televisions late night countdown full of music and partying. New years evil is another in a long line of slasher movies based around major holidays.
Gene siskel gave the film zero stars out of four, calling it a hideously ugly motion picture. While new years evil isnt the greatest early 80s slasher film ever made, its enjoyable none the less. Emmet alston new years evil is the one new years evethemed horror movie that everyone always remembers, probably because it has the best or worst name. His wife has been taking money from him, so he has to get money from yvonne. New years evil was one of a handful of cannon titles that was released on vhs by paragon in the early 1980s before their distribution arrangements with mgm and media home entertainment. Well, i have had a flirting, casual tryst with new years evil since the first time i saw it. New years evil is a horror movie with an identity crisis. We stick up for the wildly underrated holiday slasher film, new years evil 1980.
New years evil is a 1980 american slasher film written and directed by emmett alston, cowritten by leonard neubauer, and starring kip niven, roz kelly, and. The films tagline is this new years, youre invited to a killer party. Arent there just a pile of other movies youd prefer to watch on new years eve anyway. In the last couple of years, as faithful readers will have noticed, there has been an epidemic of incredibly sadistic, cruel, antifemale thrillers. Richard sullivan is the main antagonist from the 1980 horror slasher film new years evil. The film was produced by cannon films and was only the second movie ever directed by emmett alston, who was a cinematographer before becoming a director. Without spoiling the end, new years evil is among one of the few titles that features the killer unmasked from the early moments of the film. There have been quite a few movies based around special occasions from classics like halloween, friday the th, silent. While onair, hostess blaze gets a call from a man who only refers to himself as evil. Released in 1980, new years evil is unique for being one of the only horror movies set on new years eve, which has made it somewhat of a cult favorite over the years. New years evil, fifthweek event published by dc comics. New years evil was the first of three slashers produced by cannon if you dont count the pregolanglobus cannon release silent night, bloody night and savage weekend followed by schizoid with klaus kinski and marianna hill and.
She is an actress, known for new years evil 1980, happy days 1974 and curse of the black widow 1977. During a new years eve celebration, a punkrock singer gets a phone call saying that when new years strikes in each time zone, someone will be murdered. The clock is ticking down, the partys getting started, and no one is prepared for new years evil 1980. But as thrillers go these days, new years evil is a throwback to an older and simpler tradition, one that flourished way back in the dimly remembered past, before 1978. His weirdly polite misogynist women are not nice people rant and disguises have a touch of the vincent price about them. That ohso special night when we all come together to celebrate the passing of another year of set backs, horrible crimes against humanity and affronts to moral decency as we fill our bellies and blood streams with excessive amounts of alcohol in the hopes we can some. New years evil is more lifetime movie of the week than solid 80s slasher. Directed by emmett alston written by leonard neubauer 1980, region a, 90 minutes, rated r bluray released on february 24th, 2015.
He is the husband of the main character diane sullivan, who is a punk rock and new wave show host. The film has often been criticized for being rather uninventive but i think that criticism is rather unfair. A second rate bhorror film, new years evil has an interesting concept but. After stealing an officers uniform, kip niven evilrichard is once again a killer on the loose dressed like a cop. The plot is dumb and the twist at the end has been borrowed from hundreds if not thousands of other movies. Its a gimmick that has worked incredibly well for some films but it does nothing to establish new years evil as a feature that must be pulled out and rewatched every new years eve. Theres great special features on the scream factory disc that will please fans as well as commentary and trailers. Theyre doing a special radio broadcast, counting down to the new year in all the territories. The story follows a killer who calls into a punk rock television show on new years eve. As far as slashers go, new years evil was one of the first movies out of the door right on the verge of the success of friday the th in 1980. Cannon reissued it on vhs on their own cannon video label which was distributed by warner home video who had signed an agreement to distribute cannons.
Diane blaze sullivan, the host of a nationally televised punkrock show on new years eve, is receiving calls from a mysterious killer who tells her of his plans to off someone at midnight in each of americas major time zones and she will be the last. Shes basically an mtv vj several years before there was an mtv. With roz kelly, kip niven, chris wallace, grant cramer. New years evil is a seriously goofy slasher film, punctuated with toolong songs and laughoutloud lapses in character and filmmaker judgment. For this alone, new years evil stands a little out of time. New years evil is a good 1980 slasher film that fills another calender date. On new years eve, a tv music show host is contacted by a killer who threatens to strike each time. Roz kelly was born on july 29, 1942 in mount vernon, new york, usa as rosalind schwartz. As far as new years themed horror films go, bloody new year is a much better flick. New years evil 1980 after the phenomenal commercial success of 1980s friday the th, itself an opportunistic cashin on the success of the 1978 template slasher innovator. Fancult favorites with varying degree of quality and merit. New years evil is a film directed by emmett alston with roz kelly, kip niven, chris wallace, grant cramer, year. But as thrillers go these days, new year s evil is a throwback to an older and simpler tradition, one that flourished way back in the dimly. Oct 23, 2009 the story isnt your common tale much like the rest of the film which revolves around a new years eve bash at a hotel, hosted by a popular frizzyhaired female punk idol.
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