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Blue Velvet

  • Rated R
  • 2hr
  • 75

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

David Lynch

Producer:

Fred C. Caruso

Release Date:

Sep 19, 1986

Runtime:

2hr

Synopsis

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.

Cast

  • Isabella Rossellini
  • Kyle MacLachlan
  • Dennis Hopper
  • Laura Dern
  • Hope Lange
  • Dean Stockwell
  • George Dickerson
  • Priscilla Pointer
  • Frances Bay
  • Jack Harvey

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Metacritic

75
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Based on 15 Critics
7.8

USER SCORE (262)

Generally favorable reviews based on 262 Reviews
100

Isabella Rossellini’s singer Dorothy is a heart-rending open wound, Dennis Hopper’s Frank Booth one of cinema’s great nutjobs, and Lynch’s control a thing of nightmarish beauty.

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Metacritic review by Jamie Graham
Jamie Graham
Total Film
80

An exhilarating piece of popular entertainment.

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John Hartl
Film.com
67

You either think it's dementedly wild at heart or a lost highway to nowhere.

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Metacritic review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
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