Happy New Year (1987)
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Happy New Year is an Americanized remake of the 1974 French film of the same name. Peter Falk and Charles Durning play Nick and Charlie, a pair of seedy but suave jewel thieves. Preparing to rob the exclusive Florida jewelry store managed by Tom Courtenay, Nick and Charlie meticulously pre-plan… More Happy New Year is an Americanized remake of the 1974 French film of the same name. Peter Falk and Charles Durning play Nick and Charlie, a pair of seedy but suave jewel thieves. Preparing to rob the exclusive Florida jewelry store managed by Tom Courtenay, Nick and Charlie meticulously pre-plan their heist, adopting a variety of false identities and silly costumes along the way. Unfortunately for our heroes, Nick becomes enamored of Caroline (Wendy Hughes, in her American film debut), the beautiful owner of the antique shop next door to the jewelry store. Nick's fascination with Caroline effectively scuttles his and Charlies' "perfect" crime. Claude Lelouch, writer/director of the original Happy New Year, appears in an amusing cameo role. Bedeviled with production problems, the Falk-Durning Happy New Year didn't see the light of day until nearly a year after its completion; after a fitful theatrical release, the film went straight to video, where it finally built up a following. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- John G. Avildsen
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
PG,
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
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Cast
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Peter Falk
as Nick
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Charles Durning
as Charlie
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Wendy Hughes
as Carolyn Benedict Antique Dealer
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Tom Courtenay
as Edward Sanders Jewelry Store manager
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Joan Copeland
as Sunny Felix
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Tracy Brooks Swope
as Nina
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Daniel Gerroll
as Curator
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Bruce Malmuth
as Police Lieutenant
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Peter Sellars
as Dinner Guest
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Anthony Heald
as Dinner Guest
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Claude Lelouch
as Man on Train
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Ted Bartsch
as Doorman
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Fritz Bronner
as Steve
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David English
as Temptation
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Dan Fitzgerald
as Airline Ticket Clerk
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Cloyce Morrow
as Dinner Guest
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Ruben Rabasa
as Maitre D'
- The Temptations
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Clarence Thomas
as Warden
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Earleen Carey
as Winston Sales Girl
- Bonnie Timmermann
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Bruce Kirby
as Taxi Driver
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Sal Carollo
as Frankie G
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Jackie Davis
as Cabbie #1
