Dramas, Black Comedy, Cult Film, Kidnapping And Missing Persons, Psychos, Mystery, Psychodrama, Thriller, Recommended, Disturbing, Theatrical Release, Sex, Essential Cinema
Description
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.
DVD Features
Region 1 Keep Case Single Side - Dual Layer Special Edition Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35 Letterbox - 2.35 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Dolby Digital Mono - Spanish Stereo 2.0 - French Additional Release Material: Review: 1. SISKEL AND EBERT Featurette: 1. MYSTERIES OF LOVE 2. ARE YOU A PERVERT Text/Photo Galleries: Stills/Photos: 1. Photo Gallery 2. Promotional Material
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