Blue Velvet (1986)
| Release Date | 01 August 1986 |
| Budget | $6,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $9,000,000 |
| Tagline | The Most Talked About Film of the Decade (US Laserdisc release) |
| Genre | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | DEG Film Studios - 1223 North 23rd Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Crime Thriller, Americana |
| Mood | Spellbinders |
| Themes | Innocence Lost, Suburban Dysfunction, Amateur Sleuths, Woman In Jeopardy |
| Tones | Disturbing, Atmospheric, Hallucinatory, Menacing, Sexual, Dreamlike, Ominous, Quirky |
| Tags | Amateur Detective, Kidnap, Loss Of Innocence, Murder, Perversion, Psychological Abuse, Rape, Sadomasochism, Sexual Deviation, Singer, Small Town |
Blue Velvet is a 1986 American mystery film written and directed by David Lynch. The movie exhibits elements of both film noir and surrealism. The film features Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, and Laura Dern. The title is taken from the 1963 Bobby Vinton song of the same name. Although initially detested by some mainstream critics, the film is now widely acclaimed, and earned Lynch his second Academy Award nomination for Best Director. As an example of a director casting against the norm, Blue Velvet is also noted for re-launching Hopper's career and for providing Rossellini with a dramatic outlet beyond the work as a fashion model and a cosmetics spokeswoman for which she had until then been known.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Jack Harvey
Mr. Beaumont
Ken Stovitz
Mike
J. Michael Hunter
Hunter
Dick Green
Don Vallens
Fred Pickler
Yellow Man
Philip Markert
Dr. Gynde
Leonard Watkins
Double Ed
Moses Gibson
Double Ed
Selden Smith
Nurse Cindy
Peter Carew
Coroner
Jon Jon Snipes
Little Donny
Jean Pierre Viale
Master of Ceremonies
Donald Moore
Desk Sergeant
A. Michelle Depland
Party Girl
Michelle Sasser
Party Girl
Katie Reid
Party Girl
Sparky
The Dog
Robert J. Maxwell
Slow Club Customer
Director
Writer
Producer
Fred C. Caruso
producer
Richard A. Roth
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Frederick Elmes
Editor
Duwayne Dunham
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Casting Director
Pat Golden
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Johanna Ray
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Production Designer
Patricia Norris
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Set Decorator
Edward 'Tantar' LeViseur
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Makeup Department
Jeff Goodwin
makeup supervisor
Dean Jones
special effects makeup
Barbara Page
hair stylist, assistant makeup artist
Dean Gates
special makeup effects artist
Production Manager
Fred C. Caruso
production manager
Gail Kearns
production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ellen Rauch
first assistant director
Ian Woolf
second assistant director
Art Department
Michel Anderson
props-set dresser
Shaw Burney
set prop man
Catherine Davis
art department assistant
Vernon Harrell
props-set dresser
Edward 'Tantar' LeViseur
property master
Tanya Lowe
scenic artist
Loren McNamara
props-set dresser
Les Pendleton
construction coordinator
Paul Sebastian
props-set dresser
Dawn Serody
draftsperson
Robert Testerman
chief scenic artist
Tim Viereck
lead carpenter
Arron Waitz
props set dresser
Doug White
props-set dresser
Mark S. Turner
stand-by painter
Sound Department
Alan Abrams
assistant sound editor
Mark Berger
re-recording mixer
Karen Brocco
assistant sound editor
Frank E. Eulner
sound recordist
Rob Fruchtman
sound editor
Vivien Hillgrove Gilliam
dialogue editor
Sarah Goldsmith
assistant sound editor
Richard Hymns
sound effects editor
Pat Jackson
sound editor
Ann Kroeber
sound mixer
Patrick Moriarty
boom operator
John Morris
assistant sound editor
John Nutt
dialogue editor
David Parker
re-recording mixer
Paige Sartorius
assistant sound editor
Michael Silvers
dialogue editor
Alan Splet
sound designer
Dennie Thorpe
foley artist
John Verbeck
assistant sound editor
Philip Rogers
sound recordist
Special Effects
George R. Hill
special effects
Greg Hull
special effects
Stunts
Reginald Barnes Jr.
stunt performer
David Boushey
stunt performer
Robert Burton
stunt performer
Mark Fincannon
stunt performer
Richard Langdon
stunt coordinator
Sherrie Ann Langdon
stunt performer
John W. McEuen
stunt performer
Dean Mumford
stunt performer
Debra Shuckman
stunt performer
Ken Sprunt Jr.
stunt performer
Camera and Electrical Department
Jock Brandis
rigging
Donne Daniels
key grip
Mark Shane Davis
dolly grip
Monte Dhooge
electrical department
Lex DuPont
first assistant camera
Tim Farrow
electrical department
Austin Goss
rigging
Mike Hall
rigger
Douglas Evan Hersh
rigging
Robert Hoelen
rigging
Neil Holcomb
electrical department
Michael Katz
gaffer
Ross Kolman
rigging
Joe C. Maxwell
best boy
Umberto Montiroli
still photographer
David Rudd
camera assistant
Roger Russ
electrical department
David Salamone
electrical department
Dennis E. Shelton
electrical department
Anthony Stephens
grip department
David W. Strong
rigging
James Tomaro
rigging
Steve Venetis
rigging chief
Jeff Williams
grip department
Franklin Williams Jr.
generator operator
Jay W. Yowler
rigging
Joe D'Alessandro
grip
Dan Kneece
Steadicam operator
Casting Department
Sharon Bialy
casting assistant
Pamela Guest
casting associate
Nina Axelrod
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gloria Glynn
costume shop supervisor
Ronald Leamon
costumer
Henry Earl Lewis
set wardrobe
Editorial Department
Donah Bassett
negative cutter
Brian Berdan
apprentice editor
Tim Craig
apprentice editor
Jonathan P. Shaw
assistant editor
Daniel S. Frisch
post-production assistant
Music Department
Mark Adler
music editor
Sandina Bailo-Lape
assistant music editor
Todd Boekelheide
music re-recording mixer
Transportation Department
John Bankson
driver
Doug DuRose
driver
Pat Hill
transportation coordinator
Cynthia Jarose
driver
A. Welch Lambeth
driver
Other Crew
Morris Atkins
location coordinator
Celia Claire Barnes
production assistant
Frank Behnke
intern associate
Edward Bowen
location assistant
Peter Braatz
intern associate
Mary Bridges
craft service
Patty Clark
production assistant
Kathryn Colbert
production office coordinator
Chrissie Davis
production secretary
Steve Day
production assistant
Roe Fonvielle
production assistant
Cindy J. Gray
assistant accountant
Bobby Kearns
production assistant
Kathi Levine
assistant accountant
Lyn Lucibello
auditor
Jennifer Chambers Lynch
production assistant
Rina Sternfeld-Allon
script supervisor
John Wentworth
assistant: David Lynch
John Wildermuth Jr.
key production assistant
Production Company
De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
Distributor
De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
AMLF
Alamode Film
Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu (ACFK)
CBS/Fox Home Video
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Castle Home Video
Chapel Distribution
Columbus Film
Concorde Filmverleih
Filmmuseum Distributie
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Finnkino Oy
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Jovem Pan Home Vídeo
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
Paramount Pictures
PolyGram Video
Scanbox Entertainment
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TV3
Warner Home Video
Special Effects
Van der Veer Photo Effects
Miscellaneous
Cherokee Studios
music recorded and mixed at
City of Wilmington, North Carolina
special thanks to
DEG Film Studios Inc.
catering by
Dolby Laboratories
sound post-production
Film Symphony of Prague
music score recorded by
Fincannon & Associates
additional casting , extras casting
Great Northern Brokerage Services
insurance by
Joe Dunton Cameras America
cameras and lenses by
New Hanover Memorial Hospital
special thanks to
Saul Zaentz Film Center
sound re-recording
State of North Carolina, The
special thanks to
Varèse Sarabande
soundtrack
Related Lists
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The works of David Lynch
American Chronicles (1990)
Blue Velvet
Boat (2007)
Darkened Room (2002)
Dune (1984)
Eraserhead (1977)
Hotel Room (1993)
Inland Empire (2006)
Lost Highway (1997)
Mulholland Dr. (2001)
On the Air (1992)
Rabbits (2002)
Surveillance (2008)
The Elephant Man (1980)
The Straight Story (1999)
Twin Peaks (1990)
Wild at Heart (1990)
