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Blue Velvet (1986) [R]

Release Date:
September 19, 1986

Original Title:
Blue Velvet

Alternate Titles:
Blue Velvet
Blue Velvet – ja sinisempi oli yö
Blue Velvet: Verbotene Blicke
Catifeaua albastra
Mavi kadife
Modrý samet
Plavi baršun
Terciopelo azul
Velluto blu
Veludo Azul
Zilais samts
Μπλε Βελούδο
Синий бархат
เมืองทมิฬ ปมมรณะ
ブルーベルベット
藍絲絨
블루 벨벳

Genres:
Crime | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Production Companies:
DEG

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AR: 18  AU: R 18+  BR: 16  CA: R  CH: 16  CZ: 15+  DE: 16  DK: 15  ES: 18  FI: K-18  FR: 12  GB: 18  GR: K-18  HK: III  HU: 16  IE: 18  IN: A  IS: 16  IT: T  JP: R-15   KR: 18  MX: C  NL: 12  NO: 18  PH: R-18  PL: 18  PT: M/16  RO: 18+  SE: 15  SG: M18  TW: R-15   US: R  ZA: 16 

Runtime: 120

It's a strange world.

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Clean-cut Jeffrey Beaumont realizes his hometown is not so normal when he discovers a human ear in a field, the investigation soon catapulting him toward a disturbed nightclub singer and a drug-addicted sadist.

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American Film Institute (AFI)
2001
#96 		100 Years: 100 THRILLS
100 Most Thrilling American Films
2003
#36 		100 Years: 100 HEROES & VILLAINS
50 Greatest Villains
“Frank Booth”
2008
#8 		Top 10: MYSTERY
10 Greatest MYSTERY Films of All Time

British Film Institute (BFI)
2012
#69		 Critics' Top 100 Poll
Greatest Films of All Time
2012
#59		 Directors' Top 100 Poll
Greatest Films of All Time

Performers

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Production

Boom Operator:
Patrick Moriarty

Casting:
Pat Golden
Johanna Ray
Pamela Guest

Costumer:
Ronald Leamon

Director:
David Lynch

Director of Photography:
Frederick Elmes

Editor:
Duwayne Dunham

Executive Producer:
Richard A. Roth
Dino De Laurentiis

First Assistant Director:
Ellen Rauch

Makeup Supervisor:
Jeff Goodwin

Original Music Composer:
Angelo Badalamenti

Producer:
Fred C. Caruso

Production Design:
Patricia Norris

Production Manager:
Fred C. Caruso

Production Supervisor:
Gail Kearns

Screenplay:
David Lynch

Second Assistant Director:
Ian Woolf

Set Decoration:
Edward 'Tantar' LeViseur

Set Dresser:
Frank Silva

Sound Designer:
Alan Splet

Sound Editor:
Rob Fruchtman
Pat Jackson

Sound Effects Editor:
Richard Hymns

Sound Mixer:
Ann Kroeber

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
David Parker
Mark Berger

Special Effects:
Greg Hull

Special Effects Makeup Artist:
Dean Jones

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