One of David Lynch’s most revered films of the 80s has arrived on Amazon Prime Video.

Released in 1986, Blue Velvet was declined by several major studios due to its graphic sexual and violent content, but went on to revitalise Lynch’s career following the failure of Dune in 1984.

Starring Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, and Laura Dern, Blue Velvet follows teen sleuth Jeffrey Beaumont (MacLachlan), who returns home when his father suffers a stroke.

When he discovers a severed ear in a field, he teams up with detective’s daughter Sandy Williams (Dern) to crack the case, leading them into the warped world of psychopath Frank Booth (Hopper) and lounge singer Dorothy Vallens (Rossellini).

Despite dividing critics at the time of its release, Blue Velvet earned Lynch his

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