Blue Velvet

1986 film by David Lynch
Movie film Q660950
Blue Velvet
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Blue Velvet

Summary

Blue Velvet is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.59% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,720 views/month, #557 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Blue Velvet received the Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award[3].
  • Blue Velvet's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Blue Velvet was directed by David Lynch[5].
  • David Lynch wrote the screenplay for Blue Velvet[6].
  • Blue Velvet's composer is recorded as Angelo Badalamenti[7].
  • Blue Velvet's genre is mystery film[8].
  • Blue Velvet's genre is thriller film[9].
  • Blue Velvet's genre is drama film[10].
  • Blue Velvet's genre is neo-noir[11].
  • Blue Velvet's genre is psychological thriller film[12].
  • Blue Velvet's genre is psychological horror film[13].
  • Blue Velvet's genre is psychological drama film[14].
  • Blue Velvet's genre is romance film[15].
  • Blue Velvet's genre is crime thriller film[16].
  • Blue Velvet's genre is crime drama film[17].
  • Blue Velvet's genre is independent film[18].
  • Blue Velvet's genre is crime film[19].
  • Blue Velvet's genre is erotic thriller film[20].
  • Blue Velvet's genre is erotic film[21].
  • Blue Velvet's genre is horror film[22].
  • A cast member of Blue Velvet was Dennis Hopper[23].
  • A cast member of Blue Velvet was Isabella Rossellini[24].
  • A cast member of Blue Velvet was Kyle MacLachlan[25].
  • A cast member of Blue Velvet was Laura Dern[26].
  • A cast member of Blue Velvet was Hope Lange[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[29]

  • First release date: 1986-09-19[30]

  • Genre(s): classical, contemporary r&b, electronic, jazz, pop, rock, smooth jazz[31]

  • Community tags: classical, contemporary r&b, electronic, jazz, love/pop, pop, rock, smooth jazz, soundtrack[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4fcf1e81-22d5-3173-8d99-0f1fcfd21794[33]

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Fred C. Caruso[34], Dino De Laurentiis[35], and Richard Roth[36]. Blue Velvet was directed by David Lynch[5]. David Lynch wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Dennis Hopper[23], Isabella Rossellini[24], Kyle MacLachlan[25], Laura Dern[26], Hope Lange[27], and Dean Stockwell[37].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1986[38], February 12, 1987[39], and September 19, 1986[40]. The original language of Blue Velvet was English[41]. Genres include mystery film[8], thriller film[9], drama film[10], neo-noir[11], psychological thriller film[12], and psychological horror film[13]. It was distributed by video on demand[42].

Reception

Blue Velvet received the Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award[3]. Reviews include 8.7/10[43], 75/100[44], and 91%[45].

Why It Matters

Blue Velvet ranks in the top 0.59% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,720 views/month, #557 of 94,065).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

What awards did Blue Velvet receive?

Honors received include Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  35. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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