During a New Year's Eve celebration, a Los Angeles disc jockey receives a phone call saying that when New Year's strikes in each time zone, someone will be murdered - and she will be the las... Read allDuring a New Year's Eve celebration, a Los Angeles disc jockey receives a phone call saying that when New Year's strikes in each time zone, someone will be murdered - and she will be the last one.During a New Year's Eve celebration, a Los Angeles disc jockey receives a phone call saying that when New Year's strikes in each time zone, someone will be murdered - and she will be the last one.
- Jane
- (as Taafe O'Connell)
- Nurse Robbie
- (as Jennie Anderson)
- Make-up Girl
- (as Wendysue Rosloff)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe drive-in theater seems to show Herschell Gordon Lewis' Blood Feast (1963), but it is not. The movie showing is actually The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972) a.k.a. "La Dama Rossa Uccide Sette Volte." It was also distributed under the name "Blood Feast," which has caused some confusion.
- GoofsAt one point the killer hits a cop over the head and takes his uniform. Despite the cop being quite a bit heavier, the uniform fits perfectly.
- Quotes
Diane Sullivan: Blaze here. A crazy new year to you.
Richard Sullivan: [In a distorted voice] Happy new year to you, Blaze.
Diane Sullivan: Oooh! Some kind of voice you got there. You sound like the Phantom.
Richard Sullivan: You could call me that.
Diane Sullivan: So, you got a name, Phantom?
Richard Sullivan: Call me Eee-vil.
Diane Sullivan: Evil? E-villl Eye?
Richard Sullivan: No! Just eee-vil!
[Then he breathes hard]
Diane Sullivan: Well listen Mr. Evil, do you have a vote for the top song of the year?
Richard Sullivan: No. Just a new year's resolution.
[pauses and breathes hard]
Richard Sullivan: I'm going to commit murder at midnight. I'm going to kill someone you know. Someone close to you.
Diane Sullivan: [Diane hangs up the phone and turns to her audience] Well! We're really off to an interesting start, aren't we? Crazy trips, must be a full moon!
- Crazy creditsDuring the closing credits crawl the speed of the crawl visibly speeds up after the cast but then slows again toward the end for the soundtrack credits.
- SoundtracksNew Year's Evil
Performed by Rock Band Shadow
Lyrics by Roxanne Seeman
Music by Eddie del Barrio
© Noa Noa Music & Wu Li Dance
One of the few slashers to have eluded me over the years, it was nice to finally scratch this off the list. It's far from a top-tier effort in the sub-genre, however. The killer, played by Kip Niven, isn't the least bit threatening. He only dons a mask towards the end of the film, so he doesn't have that to fall back on either. Also, too many scenes of dancing punk rockers and filth masquerading as music for my taste. Now, there are some quality stalk and slash sequences. Most notable is one victim's unpleasant surprise in a garbage dumpster. We also get a hefty helping of cheese, mainly from the killer himself and Blaze's dopey son. The bit with the former dealing with angry bikers at a drive-in is gold.
Overall, I was entertained, but it's not exactly good. Not even close.
- Cujo108
- Oct 29, 2010
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Rocknacht des Grauens
- Filming locations
- Golden Arrow Liquor - 13231 Victory Blvd, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA(interior and exterior liquor store scenes.)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1