Tom returns to his hometown on the tenth anniversary of the Valentine's night massacre that claimed the lives of 22 people. Instead of a homecoming, Tom finds himself suspected of committing... Read allTom returns to his hometown on the tenth anniversary of the Valentine's night massacre that claimed the lives of 22 people. Instead of a homecoming, Tom finds himself suspected of committing the murders, and it seems like his old flame is the only one that believes he's innocent.Tom returns to his hometown on the tenth anniversary of the Valentine's night massacre that claimed the lives of 22 people. Instead of a homecoming, Tom finds himself suspected of committing the murders, and it seems like his old flame is the only one that believes he's innocent.
- Awards
- 4 nominations
- Jason
- (as Michael Roberts McKee)
- Director
- Writers
- Todd Farmer
- Zane Smith
- John Beaird(1981 screenplay)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn a 2012 interview, Betsy Rue was asked if she regretted filming the extended scene where she's running around the motel parking lot totally naked. She said "No regrets. It was amazing, and I think that I would've had some regrets, but the reviews were so fun from it. The Hollywood Reporter and Variety wrote up some amazing reviews, and that made me feel really good. That was the whole point of what I wanted to do, like, 'OK, I'm going to be naked, so I better be good instead of just being naked.' I wanted the audience to forget about the fact that I was naked running around the parking lot getting killed and actually have them be scared for me, and from the reviews and the feedback that I got I think I got there. That was my main concern. I don't want to be this naked chick running around just for the sake of running around naked, because we all know that's what happens in horror movies. Yeah, I was the naked girl, but for my sake I hope that I brought a little more to it than just being a screaming naked girl."
- GoofsAfter Sarah hits the alarm button, you see the outside of the grocery store and you can hear the alarm going off. Seconds later the sheriff arrives. When he and Sarah go the the alley where they find Megan dead, there is now no alarm sounding. Usually only somebody from the alarm company can turn off an alarm that has been pressed.
- Quotes
Tom Hanniger: [trembling] He's here! Harry Warden is here!
Sarah Palmer: Tom... Harry's not here.
Axel Palmer: No... wait. Harry is here... isn't he?
[to Tom]
Axel Palmer: Are you there, Harry? You living inside Tom? Huh? Are you in there?
Tom Hanniger: [breaking character; gruff voice] Oh... I'm right here.
Axel Palmer: I fucking knew it!
- Crazy creditsThe credits scroll over a journey through the mine down a mine train/tram tracks.
- Alternate versionsIn Germany, despite being released uncut in theaters, most DVD and Blu-ray releases had to be cut by two minutes to retain the FSK-18 rating. Uncut video releases are light SPIO/JK indexed.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Bloodlust: My Bloody Valentine and the Rise of the Slasher Film (2009)
- SoundtracksTrade
Written by Marc Anthony Thompson
Performed by The Skillet Turtles
© 2008 Lions Gate Music Publishing LLC
It's never really scary because things happen so fast and because a guy in a miner suit just isn't that horrifying. The appeal comes from the surprise apparitions of the killer, the attempts at escaping and the original gruesome dispatches by the maniac miner mostly with his pick axe and shovel. I suppose it also comes from a very long sequence of a young woman in full-frontal nudity trying to escape the killer. As a side note, most of the story doesn't take place in mines nor is the movie claustrophobic. I enjoyed the mystery of who the maniac guy behind the mask was as it was well presented with a few false leads and likely suspects being offed gradually. However, no clear motivation was offered for the maniac. The ending with the trio (not telling who) was also strong and dramatic. The acting was OK in a TV-quality kind of way, mostly sober although some of the old guys seemed a bit weak. I think the directing was modern and dynamic with good cuts, in more ways than one ;-) So this film is a little above average in the retro slasher genre. It would make a good rental especially with 3d glasses and a few friends.
Rating: 6 out of 10
- Quebec_Dragon
- Oct 29, 2009
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $51,545,952
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $21,241,456
- Jan 18, 2009
- Gross worldwide
- $100,734,718
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1