Blue Velvet
It's a strange world.
Country
Production
Budget
$6 000 000
Box office
$8 571 808
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Fred C. Caruso, Dino De Laurentiis, Richard A. Roth
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Patricia Norris
Audition
Johanna Ray, Pat Golden, Pamela Guest
Editing
Short description
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of criminals who have kidnapped her child.
What's left behind the scenes
- The prop ear found by Kyle MacLachlan's character at the beginning of the film is now displayed in a case at the "Movie Madness Video And More" video store in Portland, Oregon.
- The dog that appears at the beginning of the film previously played Sparky in Tim Burton's short film “Frankenweenie.”
- The film contains several references to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln: Jeffrey is warned not to travel on Lincoln Street; Frank Booth shares a surname with Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth; Don Vance's death is identical to Lincoln's death.
- Before filming began, David Lynch wrote three scripts that were rejected.
- The role of Sandy was offered to Molly Ringwald, but after reading the script, her mother forbade her from appearing in the film.
- In the scene where Dean Stockwell sings “In Dreams,” he was supposed to be holding a regular microphone according to the script. At the last moment, Lynch decided to replace the microphone with a flashlight.
- The knife scratch on Jeffrey's left cheek, inflicted by Dorothy while making him undress, was clearly visible as he descended the stairs from her. However, the next day his cheek was completely smooth.
- Many actors who were offered the role of Frank Booth (including Steven Berkoff) found the character too repulsive and refused to play him. Dennis Hopper, on the other hand, declared immediately after reading the script: “I will play Frank, because I *am* Frank!”
- Frank's line, “Don`t you fucking look at me!” was ranked 74th on Premiere magazine's list of the 100 most famous movie quotes. The same magazine also named “Blue Velvet” among the 25 “most dangerous films.”
- In Lynch's original script, Frank was supposed to inhale helium, but Hopper suggested amyl nitrate instead, which he had heard enhances sexual arousal. Years later, Hopper admitted that Lynch's idea with the helium would have looked much more interesting.
- The prop ear found by Kyle MacLachlan's character at the beginning of the film is currently on display at the 'Movie Madness Video And More' store in Portland, Oregon.
- The dog that appears at the beginning of the film previously played Sparky in Tim Burton's short film 'Frankenweenie'.
- A remake of the song "Blue Velvet," performed by Bobby Vinton, was specifically produced for the film. Lynch liked the remake, but he still insisted on using the original old composition in the movie.
- The role of Sandy was offered to Molly Ringwald, but her mother forbade her daughter from filming in the movie after reading the script.
- Hanna Schygulla and Helen Mirren were initially considered for the role of Dorothy.
- Actresses Hanna Schygulla and Helen Mirren were initially considered for the role of Dorothy.
- Roy Orbison, the author of the song "In Dreams" featured in the brothel scene, did not give his consent for the song to be used in the movie. Lynch included the song anyway and, as an "apology," later created a music video for Orbison by editing together footage from Blue Velvet.
- In June 2008, the American Film Institute ranked the film 8th on its list of the ten best mystery films.
- The film contains several references to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln: Jeffrey is warned not to go to Lincoln Street; Frank Booth shares a surname with Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth; and Don Valence's death mirrors Lincoln's death.
- To sell the film, producer Dino De Laurentiis had to establish his own distribution company, D.E.G., as no one else wanted to be associated with it.
- In the scene where Dean Stockwell sings "In Dreams," he was scripted to hold a standard microphone. At the last moment, Lynch decided to replace the microphone with a flashlight.
- Dennis Hopper's character utters the word “fuck” in almost every sentence. Moreover, he is the only one who says it in the film (not counting the moment when he makes Dean Stockwell swear).
- In the original script, Frank was supposed to inhale helium, but Hopper suggested amyl nitrate instead, which he had heard enhanced sexual desire. Years later, Hopper admitted that Lynch's idea with helium would have looked much more interesting.
- Dennis Hopper's character says the word 'fuck' in almost every sentence. Furthermore, he is the only one who uses the word in the film (except for the moment he forces Dean Stockwell to swear).
- The role of Jeffrey was offered to Chris Isaak, but he declined. Nevertheless, Lynch still used two songs from his 1985 debut album, 'Silvertone', in the film.
- In 1999, Entertainment Weekly named "Blue Velvet" one of the "greatest films of all time".
- The role of Jeffrey was offered to Chris Isaak, but he declined. Nevertheless, Lynch still used two songs from his 1985 debut album “Silvertone” in the film.
- According to the script, Dorothy's apartment is located on the seventh floor, although the building where the corresponding scenes were filmed (Carolina Apartments in Wilmington, North Carolina) only has six floors.
- The role of Geoffrey was originally offered to Val Kilmer, but he rejected the script.
- The role of Jeffrey was originally offered to Val Kilmer, but he turned down the script.
- The prop ear found by Kyle MacLachlan's character at the beginning of the film is now on display in a case at the “Movie Madness Video And More” video store in Portland, Oregon.
- Before beginning filming, David Lynch wrote three scripts that were rejected.
- Roy Orbison, the author of “In Dreams,” which plays in the brothel scene, did not give his permission for the song to be used in the film. Lynch nevertheless included the song in the film and, as an “apology,” later made a music video for Orbison using footage from *Blue Velvet*.
- A remake of “Blue Velvet” performed by Bobby Vinton was specially made for the film. Lynch liked the remake, but he still insisted that the original old composition be included in the film.
- To sell the film, producer Dino De Laurentiis had to establish his own distribution company, D.E.G., as no one else was willing to get involved with the movie.
- Many actors who were offered the role of Frank Booth (including Steven Berkoff) found the character too repulsive and refused to play him. Dennis Hopper, by contrast, declared immediately after reading the script: 'I'll play Frank, because I am Frank!'
- The original cut of the film ran for 4 hours, so Lynch eventually cut it nearly in half, and these deleted scenes remained missing for a long time. They were only released on Blu-ray in 2011.
- The original film ran for 4 hours, so Lynch ultimately “cut” it by almost half, and these excised pieces remained lost for a long time. They were released on Blu-ray only in 2011.
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