Product Details

• Actors: Maggie Wheeler, Gwen Welles, Melanie Winter, Henry Jaglom, David Duchovny
• Directors: Henry Jaglom
• Writers: Henry Jaglom
• Producers: Judith Wolinsky, Phyllis Curott
• Format: Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Paramount
• DVD Release Date: December 5, 2006
• Run Time: 88 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000IHYXI0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #159,985 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "New Year's Day" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A warm, empathic film, December 21, 1999

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Morris Garchik (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New Year's Day [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This film is better than "Venice/Venice" because it has a better narrative. Is it a gabfest movie reminiscent of Stilman's "Metropolitan" and anything by Woody Allen? Absolutely.

But what it lacks in budget is made up for in the performances and writing. The characters not only entertain, but by the end of this New Year's Day party learn something about themselves. Jakobson (who does her chimp noises in this film) is a star, period. This also marks one of David Duchovney's first appearances as Jakobson's boyfriend. If you're looking for a sit-down movie that won't give you a seizure, this is it.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Buy it for David Duchovny's performance, August 6, 2001

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"shannara1" (Beaumont, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New Year's Day [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The storyline is pretty awful. Jaglom is simply terrible as a screenwriter, actor and director.

But I give it four stars for the David Duchovny eye candy. Here he is as a young man in ALL his glory. He's absolutely gorgeous in this and he does a good job with his character, a real scoundrel and ladies' man. Warning, this movie contains male frontal nudity.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This movie is like a good friend!, December 23, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: New Year's Day [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I first saw this move eight or ten years ago, and it has since become a favorite that I "visit" with every year on New Year's Day. The themes of life transitions, new beginnings, and finding one's place in the world are especially resonant on New Year's Day when so many people take stock of the past year and make resolutions for the future. The characters are no more or less perfect than anyone's circle of friends, which makes them all the more loveable. Watching this movie has become a beloved annual ritual.