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Blue Velvet

The discovery of a severed human ear in a field leads a young man on an investigation involving a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.

Blue Velvet
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Released:
September 19, 1986

Cast:

Kyle MacLachlan
Isabella Rossellini
Dennis Hopper
Laura Dern
Hope Lange
George Dickerson
Dean Stockwell

Director:
David Lynch

Producer:
Fred Caruso

Written by:
David Lynch

Distributor:
De Laurentiis Entertainment Group

Budget:
$6 million

Box Office:
$8.5 million

Awards:

Academy Award for Best Director (Nominated)



Metacritic Score:
75

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
93%

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