My Bloody Valentine (film)

My Bloody Valentine
Theatrical poster
Directed by	George Mihalka
Screenplay by	John Beaird
Story by	Stephen Miller
Produced by	John Dunning André Link Stephen Miller
Starring	Paul Kelman Lori Hallier Neil Affleck Don Francks Cynthia Dale Alf Humphreys Keith Knight Patricia Hamilton
Cinematography	Rodney Gibbons
Edited by	Gérald Vansier Rit Wallis
Music by	Paul Zaza
Production companies	Canadian Film Development Corporation Secret Film Company
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	February 11, 1981 (1981-02-11)
Running time	90 minutes[1]
Country	Canada
Language	English
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.