My Bloody Valentine (film)

My Bloody Valentine
Theatrical poster
Directed byGeorge Mihalka
Screenplay byJohn Beaird
Story byStephen Miller
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRodney Gibbons
Edited by
  • Gérald Vansier
  • Rit Wallis
Music byPaul Zaza
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • February 11, 1981 (1981-02-11)
Running time
90 minutes[1]
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.3 million[2]
Box office$5.7 million[3]

My Bloody Valentine is a 1981 Canadian slasher film directed by George Mihalka and written by John Beaird. It stars Paul Kelman, Lori Hallier, and Neil Affleck. The plot tells about a group of young adults who decide to throw a Valentine's Day party, only to incur the vengeful wrath of a maniac in mining gear who begins a killing spree.

Conceived and produced entirely over the course of around a year,[4] the film was shot on location in Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, in the fall of 1980. It was theatrically released on February 11, 1981 by Paramount Pictures, coinciding with the Valentine's holiday. Despite a mixed response from critics and grossing $5.7 million at the box office, the film has developed a large cult following over the years since its release.

My Bloody Valentine faced notable censorship, having a total of nine minutes cut by the Motion Picture Association of America due to the amount of violence and gore. Though co-producer Dunning confirmed that the excised footage still existed, attempts to release it proved difficult as Paramount Pictures refused to offer an uncut version. In 2009, Lionsgate subsequently licensed the home media rights to the film and released Blu-ray and DVD editions with three minutes of additional footage restored. The same year, Lionsgate released a remake of the film.

  1. ^ Muir 2012, p. 199.
  2. ^ Jala, David (February 13, 2017). "Classic horror film was shot in Sydney Mines". Cape Breton Post. Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on November 3, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
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