Valentine (2001)

Director:

Jamie Blanks

Writers (WGA):

Tom Savage (novel)
Donna Powers (screenplay) ...

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:

Nose Bleed | Shot In The Chest | Rose | Gore | Heart

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

Also Known As:

Love Hurts (USA) (working title)
Valentine's Day (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | USA:R (certificate #37936) | Iceland:16 | Canada:AA (Ontario) | South Korea:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | 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:

In one scene, Kat tells Dorothy that her boyfriend, Adam Carr (David Boreanaz), is 'no angel'. This is, of course, referring to Boreanaz's hit TV series, _"Angel" (1999/I)_.

Goofs:

When Adam gives Kate the lollipop as a gift, Kate writes "IOU TLC" on a laundry ticket. As she takes the ticket out her bag, there is the number "6443" printed in red on it. When she hands him the ticket though, the number is now "6335."

Quotes:

Gary Taylor: You look great, Kate. How about a date, Kate? You could be my mate, Kate.
Kate Davies: You're scary, Gary.
Gary Taylor: This could be our fate, Kate.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Chameleon Killer (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

Throw Caution To The Wind

Marilyn Manson is on the soundtrack. What more do you want?

The best thing about the film is the soundtrack: Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie and a bunch more. But, the film itself wasn't that bad. The killings are original and much better than Wes Craven's SCREAM. The cast is not very well known except for Marley Shelton (one of the many stars of THE BACHELOR) and the amazingly hott Denise Richards (you must see WILD THINGS)!

VALENTINE scores some points for being able to pull of some scary moments, which many horror movies are not able to do. It does not have the steadily mounting terror that THE EXORCIST held, nor does it contain interesting characters (most of them are original and stupid people who learned nothing from Jamie Kennedy's "Rules to Survive a Horror Movie" in SCREAM). If you want a horror movie that isn't genre defying nor terrifying, see VALENTINE. It is somewhat scary and entertaining which is most important. VALENTINE gets 3/5.