Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper

This sensual mystery thriller is about strange happenings in a small North Carolina town. A college student stumbles across a bizarre mystery and wants to know more, perhaps too much more. The strange...( read more  read more... ) world he's found lurking beneath his hometown's picture-postcard veneer is about to become much stranger. It is also an unforgettably fascinating and foreboding world.

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Directed by: David Lynch

Release Date: September 19, 1986

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DVD Release Date: February 4, 1999

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  • November 15, 2009
    A bizarre offering from the mind of David Lynch. I'm still not sure if any of the characters are completely sane. In fact, I could make a strong case that there was some serious drug use going on during the writing and filming of this one. Still, this is one of those rare "Wow...( read more)!" kind of movies. A ground-breaking thriller with iconic imagery. It's easy to see how Blue Velvet has become a cult classic.

    *BONUS QUESTION: Consider the films Blue Velvet, Lust For Life and Reservoir Dogs. What do these three movies have in common?
  • September 24, 2009
    The beginning scene when Kyle MacLachlan finds an ear was a real eye opener to me. At that point I?d never seen anything like it, I certainly hadn?t seen a David Lyinch film before, so Blue Velvet really did feed my passion for cinema. For that I shall always be grateful. What a ...( read more)fucked up film though eh!
  • August 6, 2009
    A dark,disturbing slice of america.from the outside we all appear to live normal,mundane lives but when we close the doors and pull the curtains,normality ends.Set in a small town this film documents the lives of its inhabitants who look like angels but turn into demons during th...( read more)e night.Sex,Violence,Drugs,Sadism, all surface and take over in an orgy of violence and depravity.watch this film with friends or people you know and love.before you do turn off the phone and tv.sit back and prepared to be scared.A modern classic if ever there was one.
  • March 21, 2009
    Many consider this to be Lynch's true masterpiece and the cast is good, but it doesn't quite stand up to Eraserhead or Mulholland Dr. It's got the usual Lynch oddball mystery tone to it, plus Dennis Hopper's lunatic turn as Frank Booth, one of the most complex and threatening vil...( read more)lains in film history. With some additional fine tuning this movie could've been a classic, but who am I to tell David what he should or shouldn't do in a film? All I can say is "I'll fuck anything that moves!"
  • February 11, 2009
    This film runs on a very flat level, meaning there never seems to be any elevated time of excitement, yet it somehow works. An enjoyable storyline with some great music and an unusual role for Dennis Hopper.
  • November 17, 2009
    I really love David Lynch's style and his films are always amazing. Blue Velvet is one of my favorite films. It encompasses everything that I love about the movies. It has a great feel, it's so glossy and perfectly twisted. I love everything from the characters to the attack on s...( read more)uburbia. It's like a twilight zone episode gone completely awry. It's a very bold film that isn't afraid to challenge normal behavior and make you feel uncomfortable at times. The stylization is like no other, the performances are just so dead on that it works.
  • November 15, 2009
    The most disturbing movie I have ever seen. I have no idea how anyone would find this enjoyable...... It had well directing and acting..... but I still don't like the movie.
  • November 13, 2009
    David Lynch is perverted.
  • November 4, 2009
    a beautiful, strange, dark film
  • October 19, 2009
    Definitely a classic thriller with a very good cast. Dennis Hopper gives his best performance of his career. The movie has a great feel to it, thanks to David Lynch's vision and visual style. The song "Blue Velvet" is also great. Overall this is a very unique and and very good movie

Critic Reviews


January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

It made me feel pity for the actors who worked in it and anger at the director for taking liberties with them. full review

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Comments


  • always182
    December 29, 2007
    haven't watched yet but my friends says is one of the greatest films of american cinema, probably i should watch this wonderful film.
    lol :)
  • MasterPearcy
    November 29, 2007
    Probably one of the greatest achievements in the history of American cinema, or cinema itself. A truly original masterpiece and one of the most distinctive and influential of all 1980s films.
  • adrorotolo
    November 29, 2007
    Wonderful movie. Amazing, terrfying, disturbing and repulsive... yet unbelievably intriguing at the same time. I think I've watched the opening scene alone more than 100 times.
  • jackp5
    March 3, 2007
    This is a fantastic film; a dark surrealist nightmare, and David Lynch's finest achievement. Goes on my top 10! It’s easy to see why this film is considered a dark masterpiece.
  • AcidBathSlayer
    August 6, 2006
    This is my favorite movie of all time.
    Anyone else share the love?
    Check out my page, I have a review written for it.

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