Valentine (2001)

Director:

Jamie Blanks

Writers (WGA):

Tom Savage (novel)
Donna Powers (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

2 February 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Love Hurts.

Plot:

Four Friends start to receive morbid valentine day cards. Someone out there is stalking them....someone they all spurned when they were younger. And Valentines Day 2001 is the Day she/he gets their revenge.

Plot Keywords:

Valentine | Valentine's Day | Dance | Revenge | Rejection

Awards:

1 win

Cast

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 Harrington	...	Jason Marquette
Claude Duhamel	...	Gary Taylor
Wyatt Page	...	Evan Wheeler
Benita Ha	...	Kim Wheeler
Paul Magel	...	Lance
Haig Sutherland	...	Bookish Guy
Adrian Holmes	...	Banker
Ty Olsson	...	Jock
Daniel Boileau	...	Shy Guy
G. Patrick Currie	...	Religious Guy
Jo-Ann Fernandes	...	Maid
Alex Diakun	...	Pastor
Karina Carreck	...	Gallery Employee
Aaron Dudley	...	Video Man #1
Dalias Blake	...	Video Man #2
Chris Webb	...	Video Man #3
Basia Antos	...	Video Woman #1
Carla Boudreau	...	Video Woman #2
Vanessa Volker	...	Video Woman #3
Joel Palmer	...	Jeremy Melton
Sarah Mjanes	...	Young Shelley
Brittany Mayers	...	Young Kate
Kate Logie	...	Young Dorothy
Chelcie Burgart	...	Young Paige
Chelsea Florko	...	Young Lily
Sterling McKay	...	Joe Tulga
Kendall Saunders	...	Waitress
Chad Barager	...	Chad
Noel Fisher	...	Tulga Gang Member #1
Cody Serpa	...	Tulga Gang Member #2
Mark Mullan	...	Tulga Gang Member #3
Tammy Pentecost	...	Waitress
Tyler Vradenburg	...	Med Student
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
C. Ernst Harth	...	Doorman (uncredited)
Marshall Virtue	...	The Cherub / Killer (uncredited)

Directed by
Jamie Blanks

Writing credits (WGA)
Tom Savage		(novel)
Donna Powers		(screenplay) &
Wayne Powers		(screenplay) and
Gretchen J. Berg		(screenplay) &
Aaron Harberts		(screenplay)

Produced by
Bruce Berman	....	executive producer
Grant Rosenberg	....	executive producer
Jim Rowe	....	co-producer
Dylan Sellers	....	producer

Original Music by
Don Davis

Cinematography by
Rick Bota		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Steve Mirkovich

Casting by
Lisa Beach

Production Design by
Stephen Geaghan

Art Direction by
Susan Parker		(as Sue Parker)

Set Decoration by
Andrea French

Costume Design by
Karin Nosella

Makeup Department
Melina Calogiros	....	assistant hair stylist
Agnieszka Echallier	....	project supervisor (as Agnieszka Kolakowska)
Lisa Leonard	....	key hair stylist
Debra Regnier	....	assistant makeup artist
Faye von Schroeder	....	key makeup artist (as Fay Von Schroeder)
Joel Echallier	....	special makeup effects applicator (uncredited)
Joel Echallier	....	special makeup effects designer (uncredited)

Production Management
Ben Brafman	....	post-production supervisor
Jim Rowe	....	unit production manager
Mark Scoon	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Bitonti	....	third assistant director
Don French	....	first assistant director
Marnie Gee	....	dgc trainee
David Klohn	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Scott Bader	....	illustrator
Harry Griffin-Beale	....	construction coordinator
Mark Howes	....	lead set dresser
Terry Joseph	....	assistant set decorator
Franziska Keller	....	art department coordinator
Jim LeBlanc	....	property master (as Jim Leblanc)
David Lewis	....	greensman (as Dave Lewis)
Marko Lytviak	....	head painter
Tiara Motem	....	property buyer
Dan Petrescu	....	paint foreman
John Quesenberry	....	construction foreman
David Rosychuk	....	assistant property master (as Dave Rosychuck)
Donna Williams	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
William Butler	....	production sound mixer
Dario DiSanto	....	foley editor
James Fonnyadt	....	supervising sound editor
Kelly Frey	....	sound editor
Adam Gejdos	....	supervising sound editor
Megan Goudsward	....	sound editor
Brad Hillman	....	foley mixer
Brad Hillman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Shane Humphrey	....	foley artist
Philip Hunter	....	sound editor (as Phil Hunter)
Bill Mellow	....	sound re-recording mixer
Martin Mitchell	....	boom operator
Mike Olekshy	....	sound editor
Paul A. Sharpe	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Paul Sharpe)
David Shea	....	adr mixer
Shane Shemko	....	foley artist
Kevin Townshend	....	sound editor
Cam Wagner	....	foley artist

Special Effects by
David Allinson	....	special effects coordinator (as Dave Allinson)
Lee Biyak	....	special effects
Pierre-Paul Charbonneau	....	special effects
Brant McIlroy	....	special effects makeup (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Geoff Anderson	....	visual effects onset supervisor
Jim Finn	....	visual effects supervisor
Derek Ledbetter	....	visual effects
Naomi Stopa	....	visual effects coordinator
Christopher Grandel	....	trailer digital effects, Howard Anderson Company (uncredited)
Rosano Lepri	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Tom Tennisco	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Yves Cameron	....	stunt player
Douglas Chapman	....	stunt player (as Doug Chapman)
Crystal Dalman	....	stunt player
Corry Glass	....	stunt player
Kristene Kenward	....	stunt player
Leslie McMichael	....	stunt player (as Leslie Spongberg)
Nicole Rudell	....	stunt player
Trish Schill	....	stunt player
Heath Stevenson	....	stunt player
Melissa R. Stubbs	....	stunt player
Danny Virtue	....	stunt coordinator
Marshall Virtue	....	stunt player
Vanessa Volker	....	stunt player
Marshall Virtue	....	assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Lee Blasingame	....	first assistant camera
Robert C. Carlson	....	first assistant camera (as Robert Carlson)
Marc Daunais	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Herb DeWaal	....	key rigging grip
Garnet Durham	....	video assist operator
Ken Ferris	....	camera operator
Glen Forrieter	....	dolly grip (as Glenn Forrieter)
Darryl Foulds	....	grip
David Galbraith	....	first assistant camera
Randy A. Jablonka	....	lighting technician
Glen Marcoux	....	first assistant grip
Chris McMullin	....	Steadicam operator (as Chris McMullen)
Chris McMullin	....	camera operator (as Chris McMullen)
Klaus Melchior	....	video playback coordinator
Randal W. Morton	....	second assistant camera (as Randy Morton)
Jeff O'Brien	....	rigging gaffer
Jeff Pentecost	....	chief lighting technician (as Jeffrey Pentecost)
Diyah Pera	....	still photographer
Scott Simpson	....	second assistant camera
Gordon Tait	....	key grip (as Gord Tait)
Lance White	....	video playback operator
Gerhard Ramone Young	....	dolly grip (as Ramone Young)
David Kohler	....	lamp operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Stephanie Boeke	....	extras casting
Bette Chadwick	....	casting: Canada
Candice Elzinga	....	casting: Canada (as Candace Elzinga)
Sarah Katzman	....	casting associate
Martina Smyth	....	casting assistant: Canada

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Andre Brouwer	....	costume supervisor
Jessica Lythgoe-Green	....	assistant costume designer
Corinne Mameli	....	costume supervisor
Allisa Swanson	....	extras costumer

Editorial Department
Jordan Acomba	....	first assistant editor
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer
Paul Klassen	....	second assistant editor
Franco Pante	....	first assistant editor
Rob Plotnikoff	....	second assistant editor
Thom Kyle	....	second assistant apprentice editor: Canada (uncredited)

Music Department
Bobby Carlton	....	music supervisor
Andy Gould	....	music supervisor
Brenda Heins	....	assistant music editor
Larry Mah	....	music mixer
Larry Mah	....	score mixer
Rob McDermott	....	music supervisor
Shawn Pierce	....	music editor
Ellen Segal	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Dave Bowe	....	transportation coordinator
Peter Franta	....	driver: cast
Ron Lacroix	....	transportation co-captain
M. Walter Moroz	....	transportation captain (as Walter Moroz)

Other crew
Christopher M. Allan	....	assistant location manager (as Chris Allan)
Chad Barager	....	assistant: Mr. Rosenberg
Andrew Barron	....	craft service
Andrew Barron	....	first aid
Ashley Bell	....	extras wrangler
Deborah D. Bose	....	location assistant (as Debra Bose)
Carole Britton	....	assistant production coordinator
Karen Brodie	....	office production assistant
Mandy Butler	....	production accountant
Charlene Callihoo	....	assistant accountant
Nancy Carrow	....	production coordinator
Simone Chin	....	assistant: Mr. Blanks
Dixie Cutler	....	unit publicist
Madeleine Duff	....	script supervisor
Brad Erickson	....	location assistant
Bonny Giardina	....	assistant: Mr. Sellers
Rob Graham	....	computer playback operator
Michael Gutierrez	....	location assistant (as Mike Gutierrez)
Brent Isaac	....	location assistant
Greg Jackson	....	location manager
Serena Keay	....	location assistant
Jennifer Lewis	....	location assistant (as Jen Lewis)
Iain MacPhail	....	location assistant (as Iain Macphail)
Leona Maddeaux	....	accounting clerk
Andrew Marles	....	location assistant
Bob McQuarrie	....	location assistant
Rocky Meade	....	location assistant
Ginger Pottin	....	assistant: Mr. Sellers
Nina Saxon	....	title designer: main and end titles
Michele Lee Shellenberg	....	payroll accountant (as Michele Lee)
Alan A. Spence	....	set wireman
Costa Vassos	....	assistant location manager

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures (presents)
• Village Roadshow Pictures (in association with)
• NPV Entertainment
• Cupid Productions

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Sogefilms A.I.E. (2001) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2001) (Germany) (theatrical)
• WB Television Network, The (2003) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Warner Bros. (2001) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2001) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2001) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2001) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Net5 (2004) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2002) (Finland) (DVD) (VHS)
• SubTV (2005) (Finland) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS) (rental)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS) (retail)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Vídeo (200?) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (200?) (Brazil) (VHS)

Special Effects

• K.N.B. Effects Group (cupid mask creation)
• Rainmaker Digital Pictures (digital effects)
• SFX Studio (special make-up effects)

Other Companies

• Fujifilm Canada  motion picture products
• Kodak Canada  motion picture products
• Location Caterers  caterer
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Panavision Canada  cameras & lenses (as Panavision®)
• Technicolor  color by (as Technicolor®)

Also Known As:

Love Hurts (USA) (working title)
Valentine's Day (USA) (working title)
Día de venganza (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
Ölümcül bedel (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Mortelle Saint Valentin (France) [fr]
Namorado (Portugal) [pt]
O Dia do Terror (Brazil) [pt]
Saint-Valentin (Canada: French title) (TV title) [fr]
Schrei, wenn Du kannst (Germany) [de]
Un san Valentín de muerte (Spain) [es]
Valentine (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
Valentine - Appuntamento con la morte (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence, some sexuality and language.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) (Canadian Home Video rating) | South Korea:18 | Canada:AA (Ontario) | USA:R (certificate #37936) | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Chile:14 | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

During the original casting process, Tara Reid played "Dorothy Wheeler' (now played by Jessica Capshaw) and Jennifer Love Hewitt played "Paige Prescott" (now played by Denise Richards).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the Cherub grabs Ruthie and throws her into the shower glass panel, look very closely and the glass is all smashed before she even touches it.

Quotes:

Adam Carr: All I can think is when someone is that lonely or that angry they can learn to hide it. But inside, it never dies. It just stays there. Eats away at you. Until one day, you have to do something about it.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Let the Church Say, Amen (2004)

Soundtrack:

Superbeast (Porno Holocaust Mix)

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre for beauty-queens.

I think I'll have to categorize this film under "guilty pleasures", since the rest of the world really despised it (and probably righteously so...) whereas I found it mildly enjoyable! Sure it's banal modern day horror junk that hangs together by clichés and stupid plot holes, but at least it's never boring and it's actually quite funny in a cheesy kind of way. Five hot twenty-something babes, seemly with a lot of free time on their hands, all receive shocking Valentine cards signed with the initials "J.M". Could this be the morbid revenge of a nerdy kid that the popular girls collectively humiliated during a school dance more than 12 years ago? The joke really becomes alarming when Shelly is found brutally murdered...and she's only number one. The poorly written script is (unintentionally?) hilarious! Even though it are mainly just girls that get slaughtered, this movie is very man-unfriendly! Every male character that gets introduced is either a sexual pervert or a socially dysfunctional loser...most are even both! Heck, even the police inspector turns out to be an obscene freak! There's absolutely no tension and you can predict every next twist hours in advance. The beauty-queen killings are reasonably inventive but almost entirely bloodless, so gore-hounds beware. The ending (as in: the actual revelation of the killer's identity) is totally absurd and makes the movie even worse that Jamie Blanks' previous turkey "Urban Legend". In fact, "Valentine" was released 20 years too late! With a plot and gore opportunities like this, it could have been a minor 80's slasher-classic like "Happy Birthday To Me" or – oh yes – "My Bloody Valentine". Nobody cares about such slashers anymore nowadays. The politically correct American horror standards don't allow nudity or brutal gore and that's why every new slasher attempt looks lame.