New Year's Evil

Cast

Roz Kelly
as Diane Sullivan

Kip Niven
as Richard Sullivan

Chris Wallace
as Lt. Clayton

Grant Cramer
as Derek Sullivan

Louisa Moritz
as Sally

Jed Mills
as Ernie

Taaffe O'Connell
as Jane

Jon Greene
as Sgt. Greene

Anita Crane
as Lisa

Alicia Dhanifu
as Yvonne

John London
as Floor Manager

Barry Gibberman
as Hotel Guest

Teri Copley
as Teenage Girl

Jennie Anderson
as Nurse Robbie

Julie Kaye Towery
as Space Girl

Wendy-Sue Rosloff
as Makeup Girl

John Alderman
as Dr. Reed

Mike Mihalich
as Policeman at Hotel

Jerry Zanitsch
as Drunk

Mark L. Rosen
as Drunk

Bob Jarvis
as Policeman

Richard E. Kalk
as Policeman

Rich Brown
as Swamper

Julia Kaye Towery
as Space Girl

Tim Cutt
as Ambulance Attendant

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Critic Reviews for New Year's Evil

Audience Reviews for New Year's Evil

• Jan 01, 2015

  A second rate B-horror film, New Year's Evil has an interesting concept but goes about it rather poorly. The story follows a killer who calls into a punk rock television show on New Year's Eve promising to kill someone every time New Year's hits a new time zone across the country. It's a rather frightful idea and the kill scenes are pretty intense. But it's all undercut by the terrible performances, which are dreadfully awful. Additionally, the "punk" music is just a bunch of generic tripe (with the exception of the title song). While it has a good gimmick going for it, New Year's Evil is full of problems that drag the film down.
  Dann M Super Reviewer
• Jan 01, 2012

  New Year's Evil is another in a long line of slasher movies based around major holidays. It also features a hard rock soundtrack based around the theme song to the movie, which tends to get old after a while. It's generally a decent movie, and the story is sort of nice for a change. With a sort of 'Maniac' approach to the story, we know who the killer is all throughout the movie and follow his progress as he moves from victim to victim. The ending has a twist that I saw coming from a mile away, so I don't know what all this fuss is about eluding to some 'great twist ending.' The acting is generally terrible, and the kills aren't all that interesting. The actor who's playing the killer, Kip Niven, thinks he's doing this big theatrical part, as well, but he's too nerdy to pull it off. I wouldn't call this movie a great slasher, but it does have some interesting aspects to it that wouldn't make me write it off completely.
  Tim S Super Reviewer
• Jan 06, 2011

  For some reason I really liked this movie, I suppose it was mostly because of the great ending, it was a fantastic twist, if you ask me. But, yes most of the movie is an average slasher flick. Still, it's enjoyable.
  Aj V Super Reviewer
• Aug 27, 2008

  80's slasher is a rip off of much better films.
  Anthony V Super Reviewer

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