Directed by:
John G. AvildsenCinematography:
James CrabeComposer:
Bill ContiCast:
Peter Falk, Charles Durning, Claude Lelouch, Tom Courtenay, Wendy Hughes, Anthony Heald, Bruce Malmuth, Bruce Kirby, Peter Sellars, Dan Fitzgerald (more)VOD (2)
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John G. Avildsen's wild comedy caper about a pair of con men, Peter Falk and Charles Durning, who team up to rob Palm Beach's most exclusive jewelry store. Masquerading as both a rich octogenarian and his sister, Falk sets out to win the confidence of the store manager and pull off the... almost perfect crime. (Mill Creek Ent.)
Cast
Peter Falk
USA
Best movies:
Griffin and Phoenix: A Love Story (1976) (TV movie)
Prescription: Murder (1968) (TV movie)
Wings of Desire (1987)
Charles Durning
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Tootsie (1982)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Claude Lelouch
France
Best movies:
Heart to Heart (1979)
Le Far-West (1973)
Happy New Year (1987)
Tom Courtenay
UK
Best movies:
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
The Dresser (1983)
King Rat (1965)
Wendy Hughes
Australia
Best movies:
Paradise Road (1997)
Donor (1990) (TV movie)
My Brilliant Career (1979)
Anthony Heald
USA
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The X Files: Closure (1999) (video compilation)
8MM (1999)
Bruce Malmuth
USA
Best movies:
The Man Who Wasn't There (1983)
Lean on Me (1989)
Happy New Year (1987)
Bruce Kirby
USA
Best movies:
Crash (2004)
Stand by Me (1986)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Peter Sellars
USA
Best movies:
Happy New Year (1987)
King Lear (1987)
Dan Fitzgerald
USA
Best movies:
Go for It (1983)
The Final Countdown (1980)
Happy New Year (1987)
Daniel Gerroll
UK
Best movies:
Still Alice (2014)
84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Sal Carollo
USA
Best movies:
Serpico (1973)
Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
Vigilante (1982)
Jackie Davis
USA
Best movies:
Cape Fear (1991)
Till We Meet Again (1989) (series)
Happy New Year (1987)
Joan Copeland
USA
Best movies:
Middle of the Night (1959)
Happy New Year (1987)
Her Alibi (1989)
Fritz Bronner
Best movies:
Happy New Year (1987)
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
The Mean Season (1985)
Ruben Rabasa
Cuba
Best movies:
The Lost City (2005)
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000) (TV movie)
Happy New Year (1987)