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David Lynch's surreal 1986 outing anticipated his landmark TV series Twin Peaks (1990-91), which likewise skewed any white-picket-fence view of small town American life (not that Twin Peaks' Bob could hold a candle to the psychotic masochism of Frank Booth in Blue Velvet).
Kyle MacLachlan and Laura Dern play the young ingénues, with Lynch's then muse Isabella Rossellini cast in the role of a nightclub singer harbouring deep fears and dark desires.
Dennis Hopper (Booth) and Dean Stockwell fly their respective freak flags in career-defining roles. Stockwell's karaoke version of Roy Orbison's In Dreams will stay with you forever.
