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unusual facts about Blue Velvet



Alan Splet

He had a long-lasting and fruitful working relationship with the director David Lynch, with whom he worked on many films, including Eraserhead, Dune, and Blue Velvet.

Catching the Big Fish

Blue Velvet, for example, started with the thought of red lips, green lawns, and the song by Bobby Vinton.

Jesus Built My Hotrod

Some of the vocal samples are from movies, including Brad Dourif in Wise Blood, and Dennis Hopper in Blue Velvet.

Picket fence

For example, the director David Lynch uses ironic images of the picket fence in his 1986 film Blue Velvet.

Priscilla Pointer

Pointer has appeared in many films, including Carrie (1976), in which she played the onscreen mother of her real-life daughter Amy Irving, The Onion Field (1979), Mommie Dearest (1981), Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), David Lynch's Blue Velvet and Coyote Moon (1999).

Quonset Hut Studio

Patsy Cline's "Crazy", Brenda Lee's "I'm Sorry" and Bobby Vinton's "Blue Velvet" were produced at the Hut and artists from different genres including Johnny Cash, The Byrds, Elvis Costello, and Simon & Garfunkel recorded music there.

State of Euphoria

The song "Misery Loves Company" was based on the Stephen King novel Misery, while "Now It's Dark" was inspired by the David Lynch film Blue Velvet, specifically the behavior of the sexually depraved, self-asphyxiating, murderous sociopath Frank Booth, as played by Dennis Hopper.

Suburban Gothic

Several works by David Lynch, notably the television series Twin Peaks and the film Blue Velvet have been identified as part of the suburban gothic subgenre.

Sunset Park Historic District

The movie Blue Velvet had scenes filmed in Sunset Park including the house of Detective John Williams (George Dickerson).

Tech noir

The work of David Lynch—particularly Blue Velvet (1986), Lost Highway (1997), Mulholland Drive (2001), and the Twin Peaks cycle, both TV series (1990–91) and movie, Fire Walk with Me (1992)—shows the influence of film noir filtered through a uniquely individualistic vision.


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Bernie Wayne

Working with Lee Morris, Wayne co-wrote Blue Velvet, which was performed by Tony Bennett in the 1950s, was a number one hit for Bobby Vinton in the 1960s and has been record over the years by such artists as Lana Del Rey.

Daniel Zueras

From the very beginning Dani stood out among his mates at the Academy for his sweet voice, singing Pop music and Ballads, with numbers like "Otra Vez", by Coti and Paulina Rubio, "Unchained Melody", by the Righteous Brothers, "Last Christmas" by George Michael, "Blue Velvet” by Bobby Vinton or "Me & Mrs. Jones" by Billy Paul, among others.

Eric Da Re

His mother is award winning casting director Johanna Ray (Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, Showgirls), who did casting for Twin Peaks.

Les biches

Among the characters introduced are: The Hostess–– in full party attire with pearl necklace and cigarette holder (originally danced by Nijinska herself); three male athletes; La Garçonne–– a girl dressed in blue velvet with white gloves and tights who dances a duet with one of the athletes, and two young girls whose interactions may lead one to believe they are lesbians.