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My Bloody Valentine (1981)

R 90 min  -  Horror | Thriller  -   11 February 1981 (USA)
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A decades old folk tale surrounding a deranged murderer killing those who celebrate Valentine's Day, turns out to be true to legend when a group defies the killer's order and people start turning up dead.

Director:

George Mihalka

Writers:

Stephen A. Miller (story), John Beaird
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paul Kelman Paul Kelman ...
Lori Hallier ...
Neil Affleck Neil Affleck ...
Keith Knight Keith Knight ...
Alf Humphreys ...
Cynthia Dale Cynthia Dale ...
Helene Udy ...
Rob Stein Rob Stein ...
Thomas Kovacs ...
Mike Stavinski (as Tom Kovacs)
Terry Waterland Terry Waterland ...
Carl Marotte ...
Jim Murchison Jim Murchison ...
Gina Dick Gina Dick ...
Peter Cowper Peter Cowper ...
Don Francks Don Francks ...
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Storyline

There's a big valentine-party planned in the little coal mining town of Valentine Bluffs, Nova Scotia. It is the first Valentine's Day party in 20 years, because then there was an accident in the mine, and the accident happened because the men responsible for the security was at the party. The sole surviving miner, named Harry Warden, later killed them, and told the town NEVER to arrange a Valentine's Day party again. The party begins, and so does the killing... Written by Krister Walfridsson <cato@df.lth.se>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Valentine's Day | Party | Dance | Miner | Heart  | See more »

Taglines:

This Valentine's Day, romance is DEAD. See more »

Genres:

Horror | Thriller

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Blutiger Valentinstag See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$CAD2,300,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$5,672,031 (USA)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Star Neil Affleck said that the identity of the films killer was kept a secret even from the cast because the filmmakers liked the idea of the mystery being real among the actors. Although Affleck figured out that he was the killer when after being cast, he was sent to the make up effects department to be fitted for a fake arm that would be ripped off of the killer in the film's finale. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: When the film cuts to an outside shot of Mable's Laundromat, the graphic reads "Friday, February 13th". The film is set in 1980, in which February 13th was actually a Sunday. See more »

Quotes

[Mayor Hanniger & Chief Newby are driving back to City Hall in Newby's police Suburban. The Chief gestures to the heart-shaped candy box that arrived at the police building earlier, addressed to the Mayor]
Chief Jake Newby: Aren't you goint to open that?
Mayor Hanniger: Yeah.
Chief Jake Newby: Better read the card first.
[Mayor Hanniger opens the card on the front of the box]
Mayor Hanniger: [reading from the card] From the heart comes a warning, filled with bloody good - cheer, remember what happened as the 14th draws - near!
[Hanniger opens the box to find a blood-soaked heart inside. The chief looks over and is horrified by what he sees]
[...]
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Connections

Featured in Scream: The Inside Story (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Ballad of Harry Warden"
Written by Paul Zaza
Sung by John McDermott See more »