48: Blue Velvet (1986)

A new month means a new theme, and this month we're leading into our scheduled Twin Peaks season one watch in July with a trio of David Lynch's earlier films, and kicking that off with the unpredictable and nightmarish small town mystery of Blue Velvet. NOTE: This film depicts scenes of sexual violence, and while we do not include clips of any of those scenes, we do discuss them at length. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate in versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:22) - Intro. (00:00:54) - This month's films: a little bit of early David Lynch! (00:03:34) - Our movie for this week: Blue Velvet! (00:09:48) - Lynch's vision of American life, and the film's intro. (00:13:42) - The freaky ear. (00:16:32) - Let's back 'er up a second and talk a little about how this got made. (00:24:19) - Talking about our cast. (00:32:22) - Last notes on the production and the critical response. (00:39:50) - Jeffrey and Sandy begin their quest for the truth. (00:45:27) - Break! (00:45:44) - We're back, and boy howdy, the nightmare has officially kicked off. (00:54:35) - Jeffrey is all the way in over his head. (01:01:52) - Time for a joyride. (01:07:26) - Spending some time at Ben's. (01:13:48) - The joyride continues. (01:19:24) - Don't worry about Jeffrey. He's fine. (01:23:53) - Bad things have happened to Dorothy. (01:29:21) - Shootout at Frank's hideout, and Jeffrey discovers a horrible and confusing scene. (01:37:44) - And then...epilogue? (01:40:44) - Final thoughts. (01:49:12) - Outro. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.