Movie

New Year's Evil

1980 · 86 min

A grimy, campy slasher that coasts on sleazy punk-TV energy and a gimmicky countdown, more amusing than frightening.

Tagline: Don't Dare Make New Year's Resolutions... Unless You Plan To Live!
Overview: During a live punk-rock New Year's Eve TV programme, the presenter gets a phone call from a psycho calling himself "Evil" saying that when New Year's strikes in each US time zone, he will murder someone.
How it feels: Campy, dark, absurd and tense. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Madness, violence, media, obsession
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: campystrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
violence
media
obsession
family
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild