Blue Velvet (1986)

Synopsis

College student Jeffrey Beaumont returns to his suburban hometown of Lumberton, North Carolina, after his father, Tom, has a near-fatal stroke. Walking home from the hospital, Jeffrey cuts through a vacant lot and discovers a severed human ear, which he takes to police detective John Williams. Williams's daughter Sandy tells Jeffrey that the ear somehow relates to a lounge singer named Dorothy Vallens.

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Box office

$8.6 million (North America)

Budget

$6 million

IMDb votes

250,723

Where to watch Blue Velvet in Canada

Availability from JustWatch Canada, checked November 2026. Catalogues change often.