My Bloody Valentine (film)
| My Bloody Valentine | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | George Mihalka |
| Written by | John Beaird |
| Produced by | John Dunning |
| Starring | Paul Kelman Lori Hallier Neil Affleck |
| Cinematography | Rodney Gibbons |
| Edited by | Gérald Vansier Rit Wallis |
| Music by | Paul Zaza |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | 1981 |
Running time | 90 min |
| Language | English |
| Budget | CAN $2,300,000 (estimated) |
My Bloody Valentine is a low-budget Canadian horror film released in the wake of the rise of the slasher genre that had overtaken the 1980s, considered an example of the low-budget copycat films attempting to rake in money off the success of Halloween (1978) and Friday the 13th (1980). It was filmed in Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia Canada.
The movie is also infamous for having 9 minutes cut by the MPAA, because of the gore. Attempts to release this footage have proven difficult, as Paramount Pictures has refused to release an uncut version.
Some of the cuts left some of the murders incoherent, like the death of Howard atop the ladder, where it was not obvious he was beheaded, you just see blood splash on one of the girls and a body falls. Another cut is where Happy the bartender is offed, and the pickaxe is swung up through his chin and out his eye socket. The swinging of the pickaxe and Happy's shocked expression is all we see before he's on the ground. Also, Sylvia's death on the showerhead made it a little more clear what happened to her.
Plot
Template:Spoiler Twenty years ago in the sleepy mining town of Valentine Bluffs, a fatal mining disaster occurred on Valentine's Day while key members of the crew were decorating for a party. The sole survivor of the accident killed the absentee crew members and warned the town never to have another Valentine's Day celebration. When a group of teenagers decide that the town has gone without a party long enough and begin planning one, a murderous maniac in mining gear begins dispatching townsfolk in bloody and creative ways.
Cast
- Paul Kelman - Jessie 'T.J.' Hanniger
- Lori Hallier - Sarah
- Neil Affleck - Axel Palmer
- Keith Knight - Hollis
- Alf Humphreys - Howard Landers
- Cynthia Dale - Patty
- Helene Udy - Sylvia
- Rob Stein - John
- Thomas Kovacs - Mike Stavinski
- Terry Waterland - Harriet
- Carl Marotte - Dave
- Jim Murchison - Tommy Whitcomb
- Gina Dick - Gretchen
- Peter Cowper - The Miner & Harry Warden
- Don Francks - Chief Jake Newby
Keith Knight (Hollis) has since become a cartoon voice actor and appeared in several tv series and movies.
Neil Affleck has since done bit performances in other movies, then turned to directing tv episodes (including some episodes for The Simpsons and Family Guy).
Lori Hallier has since acted in a lot of tv series, mostly in a few episodes.
Don Francks has done many cartoon voices for Canadian tv and movies. He has also acted in a lot of tv series and films before and since My Bloody Valentine. His daughter, Cree Summer, voiced Penny, Inspector Gadget's niece, and Foxxy Love in Comedy Central's Drawn Together.