"Where Everybody Knows Your Name," Dern lamented over her experience being asked to leave the prestigious university after getting cast in David Lynch's "Blue Velvet." "I was 17, so excited to get ...

“Blue Velvet” starred Kyle McLachlan ... murder and sadomasochism. Featuring a potent cast that included Isabella Rossellini (with whom Lynch became involved romantically), Laura Dern ...

The lineup includes Ray Wise, who played Leland Palmer, father to Laura Palmer; Harry Goaz, who played Deputy Andy Brennan; ...

He cast Dennis Hopper as a gas-huffing ... Soon, headlines across the state screamed in outrage over David Lynch and “Blue Velvet,” the movie he filmed mostly in Wilmington but partially ...

With such hallucinogenic masterworks as 'Eraserhead,' 'Blue Velvet,' 'Mulholland Drive ... abused lounge singer (Isabella Rossellini, cast after Helen Mirren turned down the role) and the ...

“I was there for two days, and I had auditioned and got offered the role in ‘Blue Velvet.’ I was ecstatic, I worshipped David Lynch, as people really were from ‘Elephant Man ...

Introducing mainstream audiences to Lynch's surrealist style and his focus on developing a cast of fleshed-out background ... day with golden sunshine and blue skies all the way," the family ...