Bloody New Year (1986)

Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 1986
Running Times: 90 mins
Format: Fujicolor     35mm
Ratio:
Sound: mono

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Lazer Entertainments/Cinema and Theatre Seating Co
Executive Producer: Maxine Julius
Producer: Hayden Pearce
Assistant Producer: Andy Ordonez
Production Coordinator: Eric Bidgood
Production Manager: Quenton D. Annis
Assistant Production Manager: Kevin Nelson

SCRIPT
Script: Frazer Pearce, Hayden Pearce, Norman J. Warren

DIRECTION
Director: Norman J. Warren
Assistant Directors: Robert Champion, David Annis, John Davies, Tara Fernando

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: John Shann
Focus Puller / 2nd Camera: Les Bosher
Clapper Loader: George Johns
Grip: Martin Jones
Gaffer: Nuala Campbell
Electrician: Gary Willis
Stills: Frazer Wood
Labs: Rank Film Labs
Lab Contact: Chester Eyre
Cameras: Samuelsons
Lights: Film and TV Services

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Carl Thompson
Assistant Editor: Marion Waldorf

MUSIC
Incidental Music: Nick Magnus
Songs Performed By: Cry No More (Recipe for Romance; Boys Don't Cry; Caveman Rock; Jenny; You're Not Fooling Me; Every Single Time; When Love Is Not Enough)

SOUND
Sound Recordist: Doug Turner
Boom Operator: Dave Badger
Dubbing Editor: Daryl Jordan
Dubbing Mixer: Doug Turner, Henry Dobson
Post Production Sound Facility: Mercury Studio Sound

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Make Up Designer: Jane Bevan
Make Up: Ros Wilkins
Assistant Make Up: Irene Ranger
Costume Designer: Katie Pegg
Wardrobe: Sue Rawsthorne
Wardrobe Assistant: Jane Curran
Set Dresser: Frazer Pearce

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Supervisor: David Williams
Special Effects Model Maker: Phil Rawsthorne

VISUAL EFFECTS
Titles / Opticals: G.S.E. Ltd

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Hayden Pearce
Props: Huw Jones
Construction Manager: Lynden Lewis

OTHER CREW
Continuity: Sheila Johnson
Production Secretary: Wendy Annis
Production Runner: Andrew Robinson
Rigger / Stage Hand: Hugh Haley
Insurance: John K. Williamson and Co
Catering Facilities: Take Ten

LOCATIONS
Locations: Barry Island, Wales, UK

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Thanks To: Gordon Films Inc; Machine Music; Gwent Forestry Commission; Latchborder Communications; Vale of Glamorgan Council; Butlins Holidays, Barry Island; Wales Aircraft Museum; RAF St Athan. Davevans Stores, Barry; S and A Brains Breweries, Cardiff; Showerings Breweries, Shepton Mallet

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Steve Emerson

CAST
Suzy Aitchison (Lesley)
Nikki Brooks (Janet)
Colin Heywood (Spud)
Mark Powley (Rick)
Catherine Roman (Carol)
Julian Ronnie (Tom)
Steve Emerson (Dad)
Steve Wilsher (Ace)
John Glentoran (the bear)
Val Graham (housewife)
David Lyn (interviewer)
Rory H. Maclean (1st expert)
Nick Dowsett (2nd expert)
Steve Edison (film invader)
Roy Hill (Flying Cadillacs)
Chas Cronk, Tony Fernandez (Cry No More)
Jenny Baylis (Madame Zelda)
Ian May (pilot)
Paul Barrett (table monster)
Victoria Smith (snowball girl)

PLOT SUMMARY

On an isolated island off the Welsh coast at the end of the 1950s, an experimental radar device was tested with disastrous results. Since then, the island and its mutant inhabitants have been locked in a time warp. A group of teenage tourists arrive on the island and encounter a variety of creatures and other supernatural menaces.

CAPSULE REVIEW

Not, it has to be said, Warren's finest hour, this is a sorry tale, directed with a lack of enthusiasm by Warren. Some of the ideas are smart enough (the 'table monster' is a definite first, even for the weird and wacky world of exploitation cinema and the final shot, of the heroine trapped inside a mirror, is pretty effective) but on the whole it's a disappointing swan song for Warren.

UK
Video Distributor: Braveworld/IVS

USA
Video Distributor: Academy Video

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

USA
Rating: R

Krwawego nowego roku – Polish title
Time Warp Terror - US title

SEE ALSO
A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)
The Shining (1980)

INCLUDES FOOTAGE FROM
Fiend Without a Face (1958)

MAGAZINES

Fangoria no.69 (1989) pp.14 – 17 (USA)
illustrated interview with Norman J. Warren

Variety 27 May 1987 p.41 (USA)
credits, review

OTHER SOURCES

screen
credits

holiday horror, islands, new year's eve, teenagers, time warps

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009