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Blue Velvet (1986)
The Most Talked About Film of the Decade (US Laserdisc release)
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IMDb Rating 7.8 (32,687 votes)
Actor Crew
Isabella Rossellini Dorothy Vallens
Kyle MacLachlan Jeffrey Beaumont
Dennis Hopper Frank Booth
Laura Dern Sandy Williams
Hope Lange Mrs. Williams
Dean Stockwell Ben
George Dickerson Det. John Williams
Priscilla Pointer Mrs. Beaumont
Frances Bay Aunt Barbara
Jack Harvey Mr. Tom Beaumont
Ken Stovitz Mike
Brad Dourif Raymond
Jack Nance Paul
Director David Lynch
Producer Fred C. Caruso; Richard Roth
Writer David Lynch
Cinematography Frederick Elmes
Musician Angelo Badalamenti
User Credit 1 Duwayne Dunham
Plot
A cleancut college boy is catapulted into an alluring, erotic murder mystery involving a disturbed nightclub singer (Rossellini) and a drug-addicted sadist (Hopper).
Edition Details
Format DVD NTSC
Barcode DR022
Release Date 4/25/2000
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 76
Collection Status In Collection
Notes
Filming Locations:
Lumberton, North Carolina, USA (more)

Trivia:
Contains several references to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Jeffrey Beaumont is warned not to go to Lincoln Street, where Deep River Apartments are located. Frank Booth's name evokes John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln's assassin. Don Valens is shot through the head much the same way Lincoln was. References to Lincoln's assassination appear in Mulholland Dr. (2001), as well - the blue haired lady sits in the balcony in the same position as Lincoln did in the Ford Theater. (more)

Goofs:
Continuity: During Ben's lip-syncing performance of Roy Orbison's "In Dreams", Frank abruptly ejects the cassette tape midway through the song. A short while later, he has Paul insert the tape in his car tape player. It immediately starts playing at the beginning of the same song without being rewound. (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Radio announcer: It's a sunny, woodsy day in Lumberton, so get those chainsaws out. This is the mighty W.O.O.D., the musical voice of Lumberton. At the sound of the falling tree, it's 9:30. There's a whole lotta wood waitin' out there, so let's get goin'.
Nurse Cindy: Mr. Beaumont? Your son Jeffrey's here to see you.
(more)

Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 17 wins & 10 nominations (more)

Movie Connections:
Referenced in 13 Going on 30 (2004) (more)

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