What is Blue Velvet (movie)?
{{italictitle}} {{Infobox movie | name = Blue Velvet | image = | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = [[David Lynch]] | producer = [[Fred C. Caruso|Fred Caruso]] | screenplay = David Lynch | starring = [[Kyle MacLachlan]]<br />[[Isabella Rossellini]]<br />[[Dennis Hopper]]<br />[[Laura Dern]]<br />[[Hope Lange]]<br />[[George Dickerson]]<br />[[Dean Stockwell]] | music = [[Angelo Badalamenti]] | cinematography = [[Frederick Elmes]] | editing = [[Duwayne Dunham]] | studio = [[De Laurentiis Entertainment Group]] | distributor = De Laurentiis Entertainment Group {{small|(US)}}<br />[[Paramount Pictures]] {{small|(CAN)}} | released = {{Movie date|1986|9|12|[[Toronto International Film Festival|TIFF]]|1986|9|19|United States}} | runtime = 120&nbsp;minutes | country = | language = English | budget = $6 million | gross = $8,551,228 }} '''''Blue Velvet''''' is a 1986 American [[mystery]] movie by David Lynch. It is set in [[North Carolina]]. The cast include [[Dennis Hopper]], [[Laura Dern]] and [[Kyle MacLachlan]]. The title is from the 1963 [[Bobby Vinton]] [[Blue Velvet (song)|song of the same name]]. This movie was originally detested by certain [[movie critic]]s, although it is now widely acclaimed. It was [[controversy|controversial]] at the time of its 1986 release, and has since become a [[cult movie|cult]] favorite. Lynch got his second [[Academy Award]] nomination for Best Director for the movie. == Other websites == * {{IMDb title|0090756|Blue Velvet}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes|2=Blue Velvet}} * {{Mojo title|bluevelvet|Blue Velvet}} <!--[[Category:Screenplays by David Lynch]]--> [[Category:1986 drama movies]] [[Category:1986 mystery movies]] [[Category:1986 thriller movies]] [[Category:American drama thriller movies]] [[Category:American mystery movies]] [[Category:BDSM in movies]] [[Category:Cult movies]] [[Category:Film noir]] [[Category:Movies about suburbia]] [[Category:Movies set