Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet

1986

An innocent (Kyle MacLachlan) gets mixed up in a small-town murder mystery involving a kinky nightclub chanteuse (Isabella Rossellini) and a kidnapper (Dennis Hopper) with a penchant for snorting helium. One of the most bizarre (and critically acclaimed) movies of the 1980s, Blue Velvet inspired a generation of independent filmmakers with its dark look behind the all-American veneer of small-town life.

Now It's Dark.

JBscale
86
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Crime - Drama
Length
2 hrs. 1 min.
US Theatrical Release
September 19, 1986
US Box Office
$8,551,228 (#4461 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted
Sexuality, Some Violence, Strong Language

Collection Detail

Release Method
2-Disc 25th Anniversary Edition & Digital
Aquired Format
iTunes
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English: DTS-HD Master 5.1
Studio
MGM
Released
November 8, 2011
Acquired Date
February 17, 2014
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
August 3, 2002

Actors

Kyle MacLachlan
Kyle MacLachlan
Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper
Laura Dern
Laura Dern
Hope Lange
Hope Lange
Dean Stockwell
Dean Stockwell
George Dickerson
George Dickerson
Priscilla Pointer
Priscilla Pointer
Frances Bay
Frances Bay
Jack Harvey
Jack Harvey
Ken Stovitz
Ken Stovitz
Brad Dourif
Brad Dourif
Jack Nance
Jack Nance
J. Michael Hunter
J. Michael Hunter
Dick Green
Dick Green
Fred Pickler
Fred Pickler
Philip Markert
Philip Markert

Directors

David Lynch
David Lynch

Producers

Fred C. Caruso
Fred C. Caruso

Writers

David Lynch
David Lynch

Special Features

Featurettes
  • Mysteries of Love
Other
  • Newly Discovered Lost Footage
  • Outtakes
  • Siskel and Ebert 'At the Movies'
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

  • 3.16.2007 by biglummox (9/10)

Ratings

JB Users
90
Superior
RT Fresh Certified
95%
Tomatometer
86 votes
RT Fresh Certified
88%
Popcornmeter
5,535 votes
METASCORE
75
15 votes
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
222,526 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Official Website
  3. Kids-in-Mind
  4. Common Sense Media