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Where was Blue Velvet filmed?

1986 film, directed by David Lynch.

  • Wilmington

The story is set in Lumberton.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Lumberton
Filmed in
Wilmington

About Blue Velvet

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Released
1986
Director
David Lynch
Cast
Dennis HopperIsabella RosselliniKyle MacLachlanLaura DernHope LangeDean StockwellGeorge DickersonPriscilla PointerAngelo BadalamentiFrances Bay
Genre
MysteryThrillerDramaNeo-noirPsychological Thriller
Awards
Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award

The story

College student Jeffrey Beaumont returns to his suburban hometown of Lumberton, North Carolina, after his father, Tom, has a near-fatal stroke.

While there, he steals a spare key while she is distracted by a man in a distinctive yellow sport coat, whom Jeffrey nicknames the "Yellow Man".

While continuing to see Sandy, Jeffrey enters into a sadomasochistic relationship with Dorothy, in which she encourages him to hit her.

Famous lines from Blue Velvet

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Mommy loves you.Dorothy
  • It must be great.Jeffrey
  • It's horrible too.Detective Williams
  • You're a neat girl.Jeffrey
  • He's a pussy, Frank!Raymond

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