In 1986 David Lynch broke the language of cinema wide open in the same way that Jackson Pollock did with the art world in the early '40s.
Blue Velvet (1986)
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Fresh:28
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Average Rating:8.3/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 4 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Director David Lynch follows up 1984's DUNE with this electrifyingly original thriller. After returning to his hometown of Lumberton, North Carolina, in order to visit his sick father, Jeffrey... Director David Lynch follows up 1984's DUNE with this electrifyingly original thriller. After returning to his hometown of Lumberton, North Carolina, in order to visit his sick father, Jeffrey Beaumont (Kyle MacLachlan) discovers a severed human ear in a vacant field. He befriends Sandy Williams (Laura Dern), the daughter of the detective assigned to the case, and uses her information to investigate the situation himself. This leads Jeffrey to Dorothy Valence (Isabella Rossellini), a sexy nightclub singer whose involvement with a raving psychopath named Frank Booth (Dennis Hopper) begins to answer some important questions. Unfortunately, it also draws Jeffrey one step closer to Frank, a menacing figure who inhales from a nitrous-oxide tank and preaches the pleasures of drinking Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. The film contains such a unique blend of comedy, drama, and suspense that the line between the three is blurred, making for an unsettling yet highly invigorating viewing experience. Lynch manages to create a world onscreen that is superficially normal but tinted with a weirdness that is all his own. It is this twisting of reality that makes BLUE VELVET an oddly familiar yet completely unique motion picture, featuring an unforgettable performance by Dennis Hopper. [More]
Starring: Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern
Starring: Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern, Dean Stockwell, Jack Nance, Brad Dourif, Hope Lange, George Dickerson, Priscilla Pointer, Frances Bay, Angelo Badalamenti
Director: David Lynch
Director: David Lynch
Screenwriter: David Lynch
Composer: Angelo Badalamenti
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Reviews for Blue Velvet
In his first masterpiece, Lynch addresses social order and disorder, normal and abnormal sexuality, goodness and evil, while telling a classic American coming-of-age story set in a timeless small-town.
It's Dennis Hopper sucking on an oxygen mask like Darth Vader in Snoop Dogg's green room - In other words, it's classic Hopper!
Lynch's fourth feature film still stands as a bona fide masterpiece, one of the few such films that actually was appreciated in its time and has perfectly weathered the 17 years since.
Weird for weird's sake isn't enough; there has to be something more.
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