FILM 1397: MY BLOODY VALENTINE
TRIVIA: The film was shot in
authentic mines which were often as much as 900 feet underground. Only certain
lighting devices could be used in the mines because of the potential danger of
methane explosions.
In a recent interview, actor Neil Affleck revealed that
he still has the miner's helmet that he wore in the film.
Producers André Link and John Dunning said the
films origin came about when they sought to find a holiday which a slasher film
had not been set on during the "slasher flick boom" of the early
1980s. They settled on Valentine's Day and in order to keep the idea from being
copied they made the films working title "The Secret", though they
had the release title in mind the whole time.
The caption near the beginning
states "Thursday February 12th", indicating that the dance will be on
Saturday the 14th. That means Friday the 13th falls in between them. The Friday
the 13th series was released by Paramount and the plot of My Bloody Valentine
is similar to the Friday the 13th films.
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 films budget was then
used to return the mine to its original state for shooting.
Quentin Tarantino has
named My Bloody Valentine as his all-time favorite slasher film.
