Happy New Year
1987 | 85m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | John G. Avildsen |
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| Writer: | Warren Lane, Nancy Dowd |
| Staring: |
| Small time crooksters Nick and Charlie have an elaborate plan to rob an exclusive jewelers store. Using a variety of disguises and posing as rich old men and women they begin the set-up, but then Nick falls for the owner of a neighboring antique store and things get a little complicated. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 07, 1987 |
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| Director: | John G. Avildsen |
| Writer: | Warren Lane, Nancy Dowd |
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime, Romance |
| Keywords | new year's eve, robbery, robber, antiquary, new year's day, jewelry, antique, jewel, jewel thief, jewelry store, jewelry heist, jewel theft, antiques shop, antique dealer |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, Delphi IV Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $41,232
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Peter Falk | Nick |
| Charles Durning | Charlie |
| Tom Courtenay | Edward Saunders |
| Tracy Brooks Swope | Nina |
| Ruben Rabasa | Maitre D' |
| Wendy Hughes | Carolyn |
| Joan Copeland | Sunny Felix |
| Claude Lelouch | Man on Train |
| Anthony Heald | Dinner Guest |
| Bruce Malmuth | Police Lieutenant |
| Peter Sellars | Dinner Guest |
| Daniel Gerroll | Curator |
| Claude Lelouch | |
| Richard Street | Temptation |
| Ron Tyson | Temptation |
| Otis Williams | Temptation |
| Ali Woodson | Temptation |
| Melvin Franklin | Temptation (as David English) |
| Gary Maas | Fence |
| Earleen Carey | Winston Sales Girl |
| Ted Bartsch | Doorman |
| Gary Richardson | Sargeant |
| D.L. Blakely | Guard |
| Clarence Thomas | Warden |
| Gary Cox | Young Con |
| Fritz Bronner | Steve |
| Bruce Kirby | Taxi Driver |
| Dan Fitzgerald | Airline Ticket Clerk |
| Cloyce Morrow | Dinner Guest |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Warren Lane | Screenplay |
| James Crabe | Director of Photography |
| Jane Kurson | Editor |
| William J. Cassidy | Production Design |
| William F. Matthews | Art Direction |
| Don K. Ivey | Set Decoration |
| Jodie Lynn Tillen | Costume Design |
| Nancy Dowd | Screenplay |
| John G. Avildsen | Director |
| Bonnie Timmermann | Casting |
| Al Ruban | Unit Production Manager |
| Claude Lelouch | Original Film Writer |
| Bill Conti | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| William J. Cassidy | Associate Producer |
| Jerry Weintraub | Producer |
| Al Ruban | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
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| 2024 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 2 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
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