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Blue Velvet

Play trailer Poster for Blue Velvet R,  Released Sep 19, 1986,  2h 0m,  Mystery & Thriller/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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College student Jeffrey Beaumont (Kyle MacLachlan) returns home after his father has a stroke. When he discovers a severed ear in an abandoned field, Beaumont teams up with detective's daughter Sandy Williams (Laura Dern) to solve the mystery. They believe beautiful lounge singer Dorothy Vallens (Isabella Rossellini) may be connected with the case, and Beaumont finds himself becoming drawn into her dark, twisted world, where he encounters sexually depraved psychopath Frank Booth (Dennis Hopper).
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If audiences walk away from this subversive, surreal shocker not fully understanding the story, they might also walk away with a deeper perception of the potential of film storytelling.

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Neil Norman London Evening Standard At the risk of being called a sick son of a bitch, I believe it to be one of the most extraordinarily erotic and mesmerising experiences I have ever had in the cinema. Blue Velvet has the power to unsettle and disturb like nothing else. Jan 22, 2025 Full Review Eleanor Ringel Cater Atlanta Journal-Constitution Lynch pushes audiences into places not everyone wants to go, and Blue Velvet is not a conventional good time at the movies. But it is one of the most brilliant and provocative films of the year. Jan 22, 2025 Full Review

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Andrew Film doesn鈥檛 get any better. Absolute stunner! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/16/25 Full Review Bruce F Masterpiece of modern cinema! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/12/25 Full Review
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David Lynch

Director

Kyle MacLachlan

Jeffrey Beaumont

Isabella Rossellini

Dorothy Valens

Dennis Hopper

Frank Booth

Laura Dern

Sandy Williams

Hope Lange

Mrs. Williams

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Synopsis College student Jeffrey Beaumont (Kyle MacLachlan) returns home after his father has a stroke. When he discovers a severed ear in an abandoned field, Beaumont teams up with detective's daughter Sandy Williams (Laura Dern) to solve the mystery. They believe beautiful lounge singer Dorothy Vallens (Isabella Rossellini) may be connected with the case, and Beaumont finds himself becoming drawn into her dark, twisted world, where he encounters sexually depraved psychopath Frank Booth (Dennis Hopper).
Director
David Lynch
Producer
Fred C. Caruso
Screenwriter
David Lynch
Distributor
Warner Home V铆deo, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc., Paramount Pictures
Production Co
De Laurentiis
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 19, 1986, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 3, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$8.6M
Runtime
2h 0m
Sound Mix
Dolby, Surround
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