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Happy New Year

1987 film by John G. Avildsen
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Happy New Year

Summary

Happy New Year is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Happy New Year's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Happy New Year was directed by John G. Avildsen[4].
  • Claude Lelouch wrote the screenplay for Happy New Year[5].
  • Happy New Year's composer is recorded as Bill Conti[6].
  • Happy New Year's genre is heist film[7].
  • Happy New Year's genre is comedy film[8].
  • Happy New Year's genre is romantic comedy[9].
  • Happy New Year's based on is recorded as La bonne année[10].
  • A cast member of Happy New Year was Peter Falk[11].
  • A cast member of Happy New Year was Charles Durning[12].
  • A cast member of Happy New Year was Anthony Heald[13].
  • A cast member of Happy New Year was Claude Lelouch[14].
  • A cast member of Happy New Year was Tom Courtenay[15].
  • A cast member of Happy New Year was Wendy Hughes[16].
  • A cast member of Happy New Year was Bruce Malmuth[17].
  • A cast member of Happy New Year was Bruce Kirby[18].
  • A cast member of Happy New Year was Peter Sellars[19].
  • A cast member of Happy New Year was Dan Fitzgerald[20].
  • Happy New Year was produced by Jerry Weintraub[21].
  • Happy New Year was produced by Al Ruban[22].
  • Happy New Year's production company is recorded as Columbia Pictures[23].
  • Happy New Year's director of photography is recorded as James Crabe[24].
  • The original language of Happy New Year was English[25].
  • Happy New Year was distributed by video on demand[26].
  • Happy New Year's color is recorded as color[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Jerry Weintraub[21] and Al Ruban[22]. Happy New Year was directed by John G. Avildsen[4]. Claude Lelouch wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Peter Falk[11], Charles Durning[12], Anthony Heald[13], Claude Lelouch[14], Tom Courtenay[15], and Wendy Hughes[16].

Publication

Happy New Year was released on January 1, 1987[28]. The original language of it was English[25]. Genres include heist film[7], comedy film[8], and romantic comedy[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[26].

Why It Matters

Happy New Year ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Charles Durning Claude Lelouch film Florida John G. Avildsen Peter Falk Tom Courtenay United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1h ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Based on → La bonne année
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    P14449 → 88750
    Producer → Jerry Weintraub, Al Ruban
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