Blue Velvet

Name: Blue Velvet
Genre: Thriller
Released: 1986-09-19
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern, Hope Lange

It's a strange world, isn't it?

7.6120 minEN19 September 1986

Thriller

PlotThe 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.

Budget: $6,000,000Box Office: $8,636,706

policeman psychological abuse voyeurism drug dealer murder cruel erotic thriller drugs neo-noir

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Viewer Opinions (5)

Amy Moore@amoore496710 opinions · User since 2018

★★★★★ 9.5

you can tell cinematography that belongs in a museum. A must-watch, no question about it. …

7 June 1988User Review

Sarah Perez@sperez5473477 opinions · User since 2016

★★★☆☆ 5.9

As far as mystery goes, this is definitely above average. Not terrible, not amazing — just... Some of the performances feel a bit wooden. …

26 June 1987User Review

John Chard@John Chard

★★★★☆ 8.0

I think I know some of what is happening to you. After seeing "Blue Velvet", my take is. Blue Velvet is written and directed by David Lynch.

29 February 2020VerifiedUser Review

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The Cast

Laura Dern

Sandy Williams

George Dickerson

Detective Williams

Fred Pickler

Yellow Man

Selden Smith

Nurse Cindy

Isabella Rossellini

Dorothy Vallens

Dick Green

Don Vallens

Filmmakers

Director
David Lynch

Producer
Fred C. Caruso

Original Music Composer
Angelo Badalamenti

Writer
David Lynch

Director of Photography
Frederick Elmes

Viewer Opinions

John Chard

I want to help you. After seeing "Blue Velvet", my take is. I think I know some of what is happening to you.

CinemaSerf

Together with the cop’s daughter “Sandy” (Laura Dern) they pair try to get to the bottom of the mystery but this is a perilous affair, exposing them to a dark and dangerous societal underbelly, but for him it’s what's more quite an addictive one too! It’s the oxygen-mask wearing Hopper who steals this for me, mixing a toxic blend of angry, maniacal and erotic engagingly, but I’m afraid the rest of this rather fell a bit flat for me as the story ran out of steam and the sexual tensions became all too repetitively staged and the overacting from Rossellini failed to convince. It addresses issues of sadomasochistic tendencies entertainingly at first, too, although there’s only so many times you can peep through the louvre doors of a wardrobe before even that cinematic prurience becomes dull.

Amy Moore

Some of the finest performances you'll see this year. "Blue Velvet" makes an impression. It's worth mentioning that the mystery keeps you guessing until the end.