Valentine (2001)

Five women are stalked by an unknown assailant while preparing for Valentine's Day.

Director:

Jamie Blanks

Writers:

Tom Savage (novel), Donna Powers (screenplay)

Stars:

Denise Richards, David Boreanaz, Marley Shelton

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Denise Richards	...	Paige Prescott
David Boreanaz	...	Adam Carr
Marley Shelton	...	Kate Davies
Jessica Capshaw	...	Dorothy Wheeler
Jessica Cauffiel	...	Lily Voight
Katherine Heigl	...	Shelley Fisher
Hedy Burress	...	Ruthie Walker
Fulvio Cecere	...	Detective Leon Vaughn
Daniel Cosgrove	...	Campbell Morris
Johnny Whitworth	...	Max Raimi
Woody Jeffreys	...	Brian
Adam J. Harrington	...	Jason Marquette (as Adam Harrington)
Claude Duhamel	...	Gary Taylor
Wyatt Page	...	Evan Wheeler
Benita Ha	...	Kim Wheeler

Storyline

Valentine's Day 1988: At the school dance, geeky Jeremy Melton bravely faces one rejection after the other when asking four popular girls to dance with him. A fifth girl, plump and insecure, agrees, but they end up making out under the bleachers. When a group of school bullies catches them, the girl claims that Jeremy attacked her. This causes them to strip off his clothes and beat him up in front of the entire school. Flash forward to 2001. We meet the five girls who were in that school gym: Kate, Paige, Shelly, Lily and the formerly plump Dorothy. They are all in their 20's now and trying to sort out their love lives, which is appropriate, since Valentine's Day is coming up. After a disastrous date with a loser, one of the girls, a pre-med student, is murdered by a Cherub-mask wearing killer who sent her a death threat in the form of a Valentine card prior to the attack. After the four remaining girls are reunited at her funeral, they all start receiving threatening cards and ...

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Plot Keywords:

valentine's day | revenge | nosebleed | valentine | public humiliation | 

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Taglines:

Scared to be alone on Valentine's Day? You should be.

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong horror violence, some sexuality and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Marley Shelton took inspiration from Mia Farrow and her films, especially Rosemary's Baby (1968), to prepare for her role.

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Goofs

The Cherub shuts the glass trap to kill Paige, but in one shot the glass thing is open.

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Quotes

Shelley Fisher: Jason, I'm not a doctor yet, but it's my considered opinion you seek psychiatric help. Soon!

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Crazy Credits

The opening Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow Pictures logos are red.

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Alternate Versions

Shelley's death was trimmed heavily. Originally, her neck actually split open and spewed blood. Now it is only implied. Ruthie's death originally contained blood flowing out into the shape of a heart. This was digitally "cleaned up" later on to decrease impact.

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Connections

Featured in Orgy: Opticon (2001)

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Soundtracks

1 A.M.
Written by DJ Ashba (as Darren Jay Ashba), Joe Lesté (as Joe Leste) and Jeff Blue
Performed by Beautiful Creatures
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

User Reviews

Its NOT that bad a movie

This movie, despite the low rating is NOT that bad. It is better then most of the teen movies that come out these days. (I liked it more then scream and I know what you did.....). I mean, its nothing ground breaking its just good scares and fun. Don't go into this movie expecting anything special...just some typical scares and it will make you jump at times. There are also a few good death scenes. Get your friends and go see this for a good time.....I give it 6/10

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

Cantonese English

Release Date:

2 February 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Love Hurts

Filming Locations:

Riverview Hospital, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$29,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,024,648, 4 February 2001

Gross USA:

$20,384,136

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$36,684,136

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, NPV Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1