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What State was Valentine Bluff Supposed to Be In?

posted 14 years ago by clogan8307
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It had a West Virginia vibe but the accents seemed closer to Midwestern.

[–] Maxwell85 14 years ago

It takes place in Nova Scotia, Canada, though I'm not sure if they wanted us to think it was in the United States.

[–] virgon035 13 years ago

It's tough to see in a very quick shot, but when the miners are driving away from the mine to go to the bar at the beginning, "N.S." is printed on the license plates. It was filmed in Sydney Mines, NS. I was just there on vacation and stopped in the town for some photos of myself on what's left of the locations. It still looks similar (the town anyway - the mine is supposedly gone.)

[–] screenscreams 13 years ago

I don't think they wanted us to think it was the states, as their accents were Canadian.

[–] dayvit78 8 years ago

Given the prominent use of Moosehead Beer, I suppose the director expected everyone to know it's Canada, but other than that, there were no obvious references.

The accent did sound Midwestern - do they talk like that in Nova Scotia?

[–] daverindone 8 years ago

It was shot at a time when many slashers were filmed in Canada and passed off as American (United States). I was in my early teens when I first saw it and thought the town was in the Virginia mining towns. Years later, it's clearly Canadian - not that that's a bad thing. I mean, what difference does it make?

[–] jinx_malone 13 years ago

Nova Scotia.

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[–] DesperateHouseboy 11 years ago

I always wondered if they tried to pass it off as American.

[–] bleuhawaii19 11 years ago

Being a Canadian, I always guessed it was somewhere like Nova Scotia from the bluffs shot and it does seem that it was. In one scene, where it shows a crate of beer (Moosehead), it says Canadian on it.

[–] jeffyoung1 11 years ago

When I first watched the movie, I assumed the location was in the U.S. somewhere back east either in Pennsylvania or West Virginia. At the time I assumed Pennsylvania since the people didn't speak with southern accents. It didn't dawn on me that the real location was off the east coast of Canada. I can't prove it but my assumption is the director quietly intended U.S. audiences to assume it was the U.S. In the movie there was no overt reference to an American or Canadian location or nationality so the director was shrewd. The movie could appeal to American and Canadian audiences. For me it's just that at the time the people in the movie seemed to speak, walk, and act with typical American small-town mannerisms.

[–] ms2000vette 9 years ago

Canadian all the way...TJ had the most annoying accent of all the characters, with Axel next.