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Blue Velvet

- It's a strange world.

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.

Release Date : 1986-09-19

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : DEG

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Dorothy Vallens

Original Name : Isabella Rossellini

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jeffrey Beaumont

Original Name : Kyle MacLachlan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frank Booth

Original Name : Dennis Hopper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sandy Williams

Original Name : Laura Dern

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Williams

Original Name : Hope Lange

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ben

Original Name : Dean Stockwell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective Williams

Original Name : George Dickerson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Beaumont

Original Name : Priscilla Pointer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Aunt Barbara

Original Name : Frances Bay

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Beaumont

Original Name : Jack Harvey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mike

Original Name : Ken Stovitz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Raymond

Original Name : Brad Dourif

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paul

Original Name : Jack Nance

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hunter

Original Name : J. Michael Hunter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Don Vallens

Original Name : Dick Green

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yellow Man

Original Name : Fred Pickler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Gynde

Original Name : Philip Markert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Double Ed

Original Name : Leonard Watkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Double Ed

Original Name : Moses Gibson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse Cindy

Original Name : Selden Smith

Gender : Female

Character Name : Coroner

Original Name : Peter Carew

Gender : Male

Character Name : Little Donny

Original Name : Jon Jon Snipes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Piano Player

Original Name : Angelo Badalamenti

Gender : Male

Character Name : Master of Ceremonies

Original Name : Jean-Pierre Viale

Gender : Male

Character Name : Desk Sergeant

Original Name : Donald Moore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Girl

Original Name : A. Michelle Depland

Gender : Female

Character Name : Party Girl

Original Name : Michelle Sasser

Gender : Female

Character Name : Party Girl

Original Name : Katie Reid

Gender : Female

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

No. I told you. I don't want to hurt you. I want to help you. I think I know some of what is happening to you. Blue Velvet is written and directed by David Lynch. It stars Dennis Hopper, Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Laura Dern, Hope Lange, George Dickerson and Dean Stockwell. Music is by Angelo Badalamenti and cinematography by Frederick Elmes. The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads Jeffrey Beaumont (MacLachlan) into a vortex of troubled mysteries involving a beautiful nightclub singer and a group of crimninals led by the psychopathic Frank Booth (Hopper). Such is the diversity of David Lynch, you will find many anouncing this to be his last accessible piece of genius, others that it was merely the start of his shift into mainstream majesty. Personally, I just find it a fine movie, easy to follow, even if it's nightmarish at times and brilliantly off kilter at others. From the off we are in no doubt that Lynch is setting out to show what crawls beneath the happy facade of suburban small town Americana. We are pitched into a detective story with a difference, one that is fronted by the naivety of a young man aided from the sidelines by the young girl who is falling for him. Both of them stumble into a world of adult pschosexual murk, flanked by the outrageous malignant menace of Booth and his merry band of odd balls. One of the joys to be had here is observing the things and reactions that Booth's group do in the background, splendidly weird. Superbly perfomed by the cast, most of them daring and real for their director, Blue Velvet did earn Lynch a Best Director Oscar nomination. Which considering it was 1986 and the controversial themes at work are troublingly biting, makes the nomination something of a surprise. Frederick Elmes also photographed the equally controversial "River's Edge" this same year, and once again he considerably pumps Neo-Noir textures acrosss the pic. While Angelo Badalamenti's musical compositions are lush and pin sharp for scene accompaniments. Main music tracks are Bobby Vinton's title tune and Roy Orbison's "In Dreams," both certain to never let you forget this film whenever you hear them again. Lynch's film is plot conventionality, yet disturbing in the blending of beauty and violence, both visually and orally - and of course there's some sly humour to be found as well. To me it's not the masterpiece some claim it as, for there's more style than substance, more shock and awe as opposed to character depth, but it is a great, clever and unforgettable film. 8/10