Blue Velvet [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Blue Velvet [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: David Lynch Cast: Kyle MacLachlan
Kyle MacLachlan
, Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper
, Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini
, Laura Dern
Laura Dern
David Lynch
Blue Velvet [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Blue Velvet [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: David Lynch Cast: Kyle MacLachlan
Kyle MacLachlan
, Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper
, Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini
, Laura Dern
Laura Dern
David Lynch

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Overview

David Lynch wrote and directed this visceral and disturbing meditation on evil. Lynch uncomfortably grafts a fetid film noir onto a bright and cheery Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew mystery, resulting in a profoundly unsettling satire/horror film concerning the subterranean surfaces of small-town Middle America. In the picture-perfect town of Lumberton, college student Jeffrey Beaumont (Kyle MacLachlan) returns home after his father (Jack Harvey) has suffered a debilitating stroke. In the fields behind the well-manicured suburban homes, Jeffrey finds a severed ear. He takes the ear to Detective Williams (George Dickerson), who is cryptic about the ear. But Williams' daughter, Sandy (Laura Dern), who is attracted to Jeffrey, tells him that she has overheard her father speaking about a singer named Dorothy Vallens (Isabella Rossellini). Sandy thinks there is some connection between Dorothy Vallens and the severed ear. Jeffrey and Sandy decide to investigate the mysterious Dorothy Vallens on their own --as Jeffrey says, "No one will suspect us because no one would think two people like us would be crazy enough to do something like this." Jeffrey sneaks into Dorothy's apartment while she is out performing at the Slow Club, but when Dorothy returns Jeffrey is still in her apartment and he has to hide in her closet. When he makes a noise, Dorothy discovers him and forced Jeffrey out of the closet at knifepoint. Dorothy forces him to strip and begins to fondle him but, then, there is a loud knock at the door and Frank Booth (Dennis Hopper) enters. Jeffrey, hiding in the closet once again, witnesses Dorothy being brutalized and raped by Frank. He discovers that Frank has kidnapped her husband and little boy and has made Dorothy into his sexual slave, forcing her to do his bidding so her family won't be harmed. Jeffrey follows Frank and his cohorts, discovering that Frank is involved with a man in a yellow jacket, who, Jeffrey later finds to be a member of the Lumberton police department. Jeffrey also comes to visit Dorothy once again and they make love. But when Jeffrey leaves Dorothy's apartment, Frank and his men meet Jeffrey in the hallway. Against his will, Jeffrey is forced to go on "a joy ride" with Frank, Dorothy, and Frank's henchman, and Jeffrey is submerged into the dank, nightmare world of Lumberton.

Product Details

Release Date: 05/28/2019
UPC: 0715515229913
Original Release: 1986
Rating: R
Source: Criterion Collection
Region Code: A
Sound: [Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language: English
Time: 2:00:00
Sales rank: 2,319

Special Features

New 4k digital restoration, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack, both supervised by Director David Lynch; Alternate original 2.0 surround soundtrack; The Lost Footage, fifthy-three minutes of deleted scenes and alternate takes assembled by Lynch; "Blue Velvet" Revisited, a feature-length meditation on the making of the movie by Peter Braatz, filmed on-set during the production; Mysteries of Love, a seventy-minute documentary from 2002 on the making of the film; Interview from 2017 with Composer Angelo Badalamenti; It's a Strange World: The Filming of "Blue Velvet," a 2019 documentary featuring interviews with crew members and visits to the shooting locations; Lynch reading from Rooom to Dream, a 2018 book he coauthored with Kristine McKenna; Plus: Excerpts by McKenna from Room to Room

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Kyle MacLachlan Jeffrey Beaumont
Dennis Hopper Frank Booth
Isabella Rossellini Dorothy Vallens
Laura Dern Sandy Williams
Hope Lange Mrs. Williams
Dean Stockwell Ben
George Dickerson Det. Williams
Priscilla Pointer Mrs. Beaumont
Frances Bay Aunt Barbara
Jack Harvey Mr. Beaumont
Ken Stovitz Mike
Brad Dourif Raymond
Jack Nance Paul
J. Michael Hunter Hunter
Dick Green Don Vallens
Fred Pickler Yellow Man/Det.T.R. Gordon
Philip Markert Dr. Gynde
Leonard Watkins Double Ed
Moses Gibson Double Ed
Selden Smith Nurse Cindy
Peter Carew Coroner
Jon Jon Snipes Little Donny
Andy Badale Piano Player
Jean Pierre Viale Master of Ceremonies
Donald Moore Desk Sergeant
A. Michelle Depland Party Girl
Michelle Sasser Party Girl
Katie Reid Party Girl,Party Girl
SPARKY The Dog
Angelo Badalamenti Piano Player,Composer
Sting Actor
Virginia Madsen Actor
Edward Reyes Composer

Technical Credits
David Lynch Director,Screenwriter
Fred Caruso Producer,Producer
George Hill Special Effects
Greg Hull Special Effects
Richard Langdon Stunts
Richard Roth Executive Producer
Richard Nolan Roth Producer
Dino De Laurentiis Producer
George R. Hill Special Effects
Reginalf Barnes Jr. Stunts
David Boushey Stunts
Robert Burton Stunts
Mark Fincannon Stunts
Sherrie Ann Langdon Stunts
John W. McEuen Stunts
Dean Mumford Stunts
Debra Shuckman Stunts
Ken Sprunt Jr. Stunts
Alan Abrams Sound Effects
Mark Berger Sound Effects
Karen Brocco Sound Effects
Frank E. Eulner Sound Effects
Rob Fruchtman Sound Effects
Johanna Ray Casting
Pat Golden Casting
Alan Splet Sound/Sound Designer
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