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Joltingly original, lurid, and fascinating, David Lynch's Blue Velvet is probably the strangest coming-of-age tale in American cinema. Kyle MacLachlan is Jeffrey Beaumont, a college student who returns to his hometown of Lumberton, North Carolina, after his father suffers a stroke. When he finds a severed ear in a field, he begins investigating how and why it got there, with the help of fellow naif Sandy (Laura Dern). They stumble into the world of nightclub singer Dorothy Vallens (Isabella Rossellini), who is being emotionally, physically, and sexually abused by Frank Booth (played to psychotic perfection by Dennis Hopper). Lynch, who also carefully crafted the script, plunges Jeffrey into the dark, surreal depths beneath this stereotypically innocent small town, forcing him to encounter a shockingly perverse side of his own personality. The jarring juxtaposition of blandly charming Americana and jaw-dropping depravity leaves first-time viewers spellbound and made the film an instant cult classic. You'll never listen to Bobby Vinton's title song, "Blue Velvet," or see an oxygen mask, the same way again. John Guida

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Director David Lynch crafted this hallucinogenic mystery-thriller that probes beneath the cheerful surface of suburban America to discover sadomasochistic violence, corruption, drug abuse, crime and perversion. Kyle Maclachlan stars as Jeffrey Beaumont, a square-jawed young man who returns to his picture-perfect small town when his father suffers a stroke. Walking through a field near his home, Jeff discovers a severed human ear, which he immediately brings to the police. Their disinterest sparks Jeff's curiosity, and he is soon drawn into a dangerous drama that's being played out by a lounge singer, Dorothy Vallens (Isabella Rossellini) and the ether-addicted Frank Booth (Dennis Hopper). The sociopathic Booth has kidnapped Dorothy's young son and is using the child as a bargaining chip to repeatedly beat, humiliate and rape Dorothy. Though he's drawn to the virginal, wholesome Sandy Williams (Laura Dern), Jeff is also aroused by Dorothy and in trying to aid her, he discovers his dark side. As the film nears its conclusion, our hero learns that many more indivduals are tacitly involved with Frank, including a suave, lip-synching singer, Ben (Dean Stockwell), who is minding the kidnapped boy. Director Lynch explored many similar themes of the "disease" lying just under the surface of the small town, all-American façade in his later television series Twin Peaks (1990-91). Karl Williams

Product Details

• UPC: 027616876546
• Source: MGM (VIDEO & DVD)
• Region Code: 1
• Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope (2.35:1)
• Presentation: Wide Screen
• Sound: Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital Surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
• Language: English, Français, Español
• Subtitles: English, Français, Español, Portugais
• Time: 2:01:00
• Sales Rank: 6,012

This DVD is also available as part of a box set:

• Lynch,David: Lime Green Set (10pc) (W/Cd) / (Rmst)

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