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My Bloody Valentine

  • 1981
  • R
  • 1h 30m
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6.2/10
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My Bloody Valentine (1981)
Twenty years ago, a tragic accident in a mine on St. Valentine's Day took the lives of five miners. The disaster occurred while supervisors left their posts to attend the town's annual Valentine's Day dance. The only survivor, Harry Warden, was confined to a mental institution after the ordeal.
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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 tur... Read allA 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.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
    • John Beaird
  • Stars
    • Paul Kelman
    • Lori Hallier
    • Neil Affleck
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    24K
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    • Director
      • George Mihalka
    • Writers
      • Stephen A. Miller
      • John Beaird
    • Stars
      • Paul Kelman
      • Lori Hallier
      • Neil Affleck
    • 215User reviews
    • 146Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Paul Kelman
    • T.J.
    Lori Hallier
    Lori Hallier
    • Sarah
    Neil Affleck
    Neil Affleck
    • Axel
    Keith Knight
    Keith Knight
    • Hollis
    Alf Humphreys
    Alf Humphreys
    • Howard
    Cynthia Dale
    Cynthia Dale
    • Patty
    Helene Udy
    Helene Udy
    • Sylvia
    Rob Stein
    • John
    Thomas Kovacs
    • Mike
    • (as Tom Kovacs)
    Terry Waterland
    • Harriet
    Carl Marotte
    Carl Marotte
    • Dave
    Jim Murchison
    • Tommy
    Gina Dick
    • Gretchen
    Peter Cowper
    Peter Cowper
    • The Miner…
    Don Francks
    Don Francks
    • Chief Newby
    Patricia Hamilton
    Patricia Hamilton
    • Mabel
    Larry Reynolds
    Larry Reynolds
    • Mayor Hanniger
    Jack Van Evera
    Jack Van Evera
    • Happy
    • Director
      • George Mihalka
    • Writers
      • Stephen A. Miller
      • John Beaird
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In an interview with TerrorTrap.com director George Mihalka said that the shooting location at Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia was chosen because of its rustic atmospheric appearance. However when the locals found out that a movie was to be shot there they decided to spend $50,000 to have the mine painted and cleaned! This, of course, diminished the reason that the production wanted the location to begin with. Mihalka said that $75,000 of the film's budget was then used to return the mine to its original state for shooting.
    • Goofs
      After miner kills Happy the Bartender, he leans over Happy and the black lens is missing from his gas mask.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Axel Palmer: [singing to himself] Sarah, be my bloody Valentine! Daddy's gone away, Harry Warden made you pay...

    • Crazy credits
      At the beginning of the rolling credits, you will hear the evil-doer miner (Harry Warden) laugh.
    • Alternate versions
      The original British cinema print was also the pre-cut version. However, it did restore the ending. The footage was obviously from a different source and cut back into the film.
    • Connections
      Edited into 365 Days, also Known as a Year (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      The Ballad of Harry Warden
      Written by Paul Zaza

      Sung by John McDermott

    User reviews215

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    6/10
    Bloody is the word (for the eighties, anyway)
    'My Bloody Valentine.' A slasher. There's not an awful lot more to say. If you've grown up over recent years and are generally interested in the genre, you'll find that this little offering from 1981 is pretty tame in comparison to what's released today. However, back when 'video nasties' were just taking off, this was pretty strong stuff! A small-time mining town in America has a legend (don't they all?) – this one tells of a miner who went berserk years ago on Valentine's day and killed a bunch of people. Now, several years later – guess what – it looks like he's back.

    Normally, this is where I say that the cast is made up of oversexed, annoyingly attractive teenagers. But not this time. Here we have oversexed, annoying UGLY teenagers. Don't ask me why (and I promise you that I'm no oil painting!) but this must be the ugliest group of leading actors every assembled to be chopped up by a nut-job with a gas mask and pick axe. I guess we can blame it on the eighties. Or the lack of budget needed to bring bigger (and more physically attractive) stars on board.

    Yes, one by one our facially-challenged heroes are chopped up in various hideous ways. Nothing too new there, apart from the fact that the death scenes seem a little more violent for the time than your average Friday 13th film. Notice I don't say 'gruesome' – only violent. I mentioned the budget earlier and it seems like they didn't really have enough money for expert make-up and prosthetics needed for the gore. I suppose it's the way it's filmed that makes it so violent. There seems like there's a real sense of nastiness in the deaths.

    Not that you'll care much about those getting sliced and diced. They really are pretty irritating. If Jar-Jar Binks was a little less computer-generated and a little more eighties then those are the people getting murdered here.

    Perhaps one thing that the film does have going for it is that you don't actually know who's under the gas mask. In that was it's more akin to the 'Scream' franchise in as much as like a who-done-it.

    There's not much new here (especially nearly forty years later!), but if you're into the slasher genre in general and like to see where this type of film found its roots, then give this a try. The gore isn't really there and the violence – although strong for the time – has also diminished, the mystery element may make it worth an hour and a half of your time.
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    • Release date
      • February 11, 1981 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Krvavo Valentinovo
    • Filming locations
      • Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC)
      • Famous Players
      • Secret Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • CA$2,300,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,672,031
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,672,031
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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