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Blue Velvet

1986 film by David Lynch

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"Blue Velvet" is a 1986 film by David Lynch that follows a young man who discovers a severed human ear and becomes entangled in a dark mystery involving a nightclub singer and a violent criminal. The film is considered significant for its distinctive blend of small-town Americana with disturbing psychological themes, establishing Lynch's unique directorial style and becoming an influential work in cinema.

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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 kidnapped her child.

Released: 1986-09-19120 minDir: David LynchMystery, Thriller, Crime

Cast

Isabella Rossellini as Dorothy Vallens
Kyle MacLachlan as Jeffrey Beaumont
Dennis Hopper as Frank Booth
Laura Dern as Sandy Williams
Hope Lange as Mrs. Williams
Dean Stockwell as Ben

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Key dates

Published: 19 September 1986

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Blue Velvet is a 1986 American neo-noir mystery thriller film written and directed by David Lynch. The film stars Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, and Laura Dern, and is named after the 1951 song of the same name. The film follows a college student (MacLachlan) who returns to his hometown and discovers a severed human ear in a field, which leads him to uncover a criminal conspiracy involving a troubled nightclub singer (Rossellini).

Lynch's screenplay of Blue Velvet had been passed around multiple times in the late 1970s and early 1980s, with several major studios declining it due to its strong sexual and violent content. After the failure of his 1984 film Dune, Lynch made attempts at developing a more "personal story", somewhat characteristic of the surrealist style displayed in his first film Eraserhead (1977). The independent studio De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, owned at the time by Italian film producer Dino De Laurentiis, agreed to finance and produce the film.