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Blue Velvet

  • 1986
  • R
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
206K
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Isabella Rossellini and Kyle MacLachlan in Blue Velvet (1986)
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The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have... Read allThe discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.

  • Director
    • David Lynch
  • Writer
    • David Lynch
  • Stars
    • Isabella Rossellini
    • Kyle MacLachlan
    • Dennis Hopper
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    206K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    882
    7
    • Director
      • David Lynch
    • Writer
      • David Lynch
    • Stars
      • Isabella Rossellini
      • Kyle MacLachlan
      • Dennis Hopper
    • 833User reviews
    • 226Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 18 wins & 18 nominations total

    Videos23

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:26
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    'Blue Velvet' | Anniversary Mashup
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    Blue Velvet: Do It For Van Gogh
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    Blue Velvet: Jeffrey Gets Called Home
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    Blue Velvet: Depression
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    Blue Velvet: Nightmare
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    Blue Velvet: Strange World Redux
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    Blue Velvet (Exclusive Blu-Ray Bonus Clip)
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    Blue Velvet: Piece Of Cake
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    Blue Velvet: Dorothy Vallens Intro
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    Blue Velvet: Robin Dream
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    Blue Velvet: On The Hunt
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    Laura Dern, Kyle MacLachlan, Hope Lange, and Ken Stovitz in Blue Velvet (1986)
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    Kyle MacLachlan, Frances Bay, and Priscilla Pointer in Blue Velvet (1986)
    Kyle MacLachlan in Blue Velvet (1986)
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    Isabella Rossellini and Kyle MacLachlan in Blue Velvet (1986)
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    Isabella Rossellini
    Isabella Rossellini
    • Dorothy Vallens
    Kyle MacLachlan
    Kyle MacLachlan
    • Jeffrey Beaumont
    Dennis Hopper
    Dennis Hopper
    • Frank Booth
    Laura Dern
    Laura Dern
    • Sandy Williams
    Hope Lange
    Hope Lange
    • Mrs. Williams
    Dean Stockwell
    Dean Stockwell
    • Ben
    George Dickerson
    • Detective Williams
    Priscilla Pointer
    Priscilla Pointer
    • Mrs. Beaumont
    Frances Bay
    Frances Bay
    • Aunt Barbara
    Jack Harvey
    • Mr. Beaumont
    Ken Stovitz
    • Mike
    Brad Dourif
    Brad Dourif
    • Raymond
    Jack Nance
    Jack Nance
    • Paul
    J. Michael Hunter
    • Hunter
    Dick Green
    • Don Vallens
    Fred Pickler
    • Yellow Man
    Philip Markert
    • Dr. Gynde
    Leonard Watkins
    • Double Ed
    • Director
      • David Lynch
    • Writer
      • David Lynch
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In an interview, Dennis Hopper claimed that writer/director David Lynch would never say the word "fuck" during filming, he would simply point to the line in the script and say "that word". Hopper laughed, saying "He can write it, but he won't say it. He's a peculiar man." Lynch has said this isn't exactly true, but he didn't want to charge the atmosphere anymore than it already was.
    • Goofs
      Dorothy lives on the seventh floor of Deep River Apartments, a building which only has six floors. This is done purposely and occurs similarly in many movies to deter sightseers, fans and psychos from disrupting people who live in the real location. For similar reasons, "555-" is nearly always used on film and TV as the first three digits of phone numbers, to prevent people from trying the number and annoying people.
    • Quotes

      Frank Booth: Hey you wanna go for a ride?

      Jeffrey Beaumont: No thanks.

      Frank Booth: No thanks? What does that mean?

      Jeffrey Beaumont: I don't wanna go.

      Frank Booth: Go where?

      Jeffrey Beaumont: For a ride.

      Frank Booth: A ride! Now that's a good idea!

    • Alternate versions
      A German version omits the entire scene where Frank first rapes Dorothy that Jeffrey witnesses from inside her closet, and it is only implied that he raped her.
    • Connections
      Edited into Blue Peanuts (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Blue Velvet
      Written by Lee Morris and Bernie Wayne

      Performed by Bobby Vinton

      Provided courtesy of CBS Records

      Publisher: Vogue Music

    User reviews833

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    One of Lynch's most accessible and optimistic films
    Jeffrey Beaumont returns to his small town home when his father has an accident and ends up in hospital. A quiet walk home changes his perceptions forever when he discovers a human ear in the long grass. He reports it to the police but decides to make some enquires himself with the help of the officer's daughter Sandy. The trail begins with the mysterious Dorothy Vallens and drags Jeffrey into the unseen underworld of Frank Booth.

    For the majority of people, you either like Lynch or you dislike him. Personally I like the majority of his work, I love the sense of normalcy that he can create and slowly change to reveal a darkness that is worryingly close to the surface. That is the case here, beginning with a blue sky, white picket fence vision of small town America the camera drops into the grass to see a torrent of bugs scrambling just under the surface. In the same way the film follows Jeffrey's journey into the underbelly of his home town.

    In some ways this is one of the easiest Lynch films to get into – here the darkness is not a wide world of demons as in Fire Walk With Me, but is one man and his associates who can be overcome. The darkness is therefore accessible to all but is laced with just enough weirdness to disturb – my favourite scene is where Frank takes Jeffrey to see Ben, it is just a little unsettling. In hand with this is the fact that it is easily one of his most optimistic films, the good angel in Jeffrey's life is a strong character and the ending is one of certainty rather than open to interpretation – that robin has about a clear a meaning as it can.

    MacLachlan is well used as Jeffrey. He is wide eyed and innocent even when being sucked into the underworld. Dern plays `all-American' well but doesn't have the complexity of MacLachlan in the script. Rossellini has a challenging role and carries it off quite well – I didn't fully understand her character but I don't know if that was my fault or hers. Of course the film belongs to Hopper who is terrifyingly unstable. Without a doubt he is a monster and you never are left in any doubt as to his state of mind. For an example of his work here watch the scene where Stockwell (in a wonderfully weird cameo) sings and Hopper clearly falls to pieces.

    Although I prefer Fire Walk With Me, I do think that this is Lynch's best film. It is weird without going totally overboard and it allows us to sink into the underworld gradually without sudden falls. Hopper controls every scene he is in, but the meeting of wholesome and weird is perfectly delivered and is trademark Lynch.
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    • May 18, 2003

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 23, 1986 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Blue Velvet - Verbotene Blicke
    • Filming locations
      • Carolina Apartments, Market Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA(Dorothy's apartment block)
    • Production company
      • De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $6,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $8,551,228
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $789,409
      • Sep 21, 1986
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,618,766
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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