Where to Watch Blue Velvet (1986) in the US

What it's about

College student Jeffrey Beaumont returns to his idyllic hometown of Lumberton to manage his father's hardware store while his father is hospitalized. Walking though a grassy meadow near the family home, Jeffrey finds a severed human ear. After an initial investigation, lead police Detective John Williams advises Jeffrey not to speak to anyone about the case as they investigate further. Detective Williams also tells Jeffrey that he cannot divulge any information about what the police know. Detective Williams' high school aged daughter, Sandy Williams, tells Jeffrey what she knows about the case from overhearing her father's private conversations on the matter: that it has to do with a nightclub singer named Dorothy Vallens, who lives in an older apartment building near the Beaumont home. His curiosity getting the better of him, Jeffrey, with Sandy's help, decides to find out more about the woman at the center of the case by breaking into Dorothy's apartment while he knows she's at work. What Jeffrey finds is a world unfamiliar to him, one that he doesn't truly understand but one that he is unable to deny the lure of despite the inherent dangers of being associated with a possible murder. Still, he is torn between this world and the prospect of a relationship with Sandy, the two who are falling for each other, despite Sandy already being in a relationship with Mike, the school's star football player.

Cast and crew

Director

David Lynch

Writer

David Lynch

Starring

Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper

Details

Release date

Oct 23, 1986

Language

English

Country

United States

Box office

$8,551,228

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 18 wins & 18 nominations total

Where to Watch Blue Velvet (1986) in the US — common questions

Where to watch Blue Velvet in the United States?

Blue Velvet is available with a subscription, free with ads, free with a participating library card, or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on The Criterion Channel (HD). Watch the movie free with ads on The Roku Channel (HD) and Tubi TV. Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla and Kanopy (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Spectrum On Demand.

Can I stream Blue Velvet or do I have to rent it in the United States?

Watch the movie with a subscription on The Criterion Channel (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Spectrum On Demand.

Can I watch Blue Velvet for free in the United States?

Watch the movie free with ads on The Roku Channel (HD) and Tubi TV. Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla and Kanopy (HD).