Characters & Themes
New Year’s Day (1989) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1989 · 88 mins · English
- Starring
- Gwen Welles, David Duchovny, Rodger Parsons, Maggie Wheeler, Henry Jaglom, Robert Hallak
When he comes back to the apartment he sublet, he discovers the former tenants—a trio of quirky, free‑spirited young women—still occupying the space, convinced they have a lease that runs through New Year’s Day. Their mistaken belief forces an odd, awkward showdown as he tries to move on.
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