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Happy New Year

Happy New Year

19875.51h 25m

Overview

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.

Directed by John G. Avildsen
Written by Warren Lane, Claude Lelouch, Nancy Dowd
Produced by Jerry Weintraub
Box Office0Revenue: $41K

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Top Cast

Peter Falk

Peter Falk

Nick

Charles Durning

Charles Durning

Charlie

Tom Courtenay

Tom Courtenay

Edward Saunders

Tracy Brooks Swope

Tracy Brooks Swope

Nina

Ruben Rabasa

Ruben Rabasa

Maitre D'

Wendy Hughes

Wendy Hughes

Carolyn

Joan Copeland

Joan Copeland

Sunny Felix

Claude Lelouch

Claude Lelouch

Man on Train

Anthony Heald

Anthony Heald

Dinner Guest

Bruce Malmuth

Bruce Malmuth

Police Lieutenant

Themes & Keywords

new year's everobberyjewelryrobberantiquarynew year's dayantiquejeweljewel thiefjewelry storejewelry heistjewel theftantiques shopantique dealer

About Happy New Year

Happy New Year is a comedy, crime, romance film released in 1987 exploring themes of new year's eve, robbery, jewelry, robber, antiquary, new year's day. Directed by John G. Avildsen, it stars Peter Falk, Charles Durning, Tom Courtenay. 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.

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