Editing Blue Velvet (film) (section)

==Legacy==
{{quote box|width=40em|align=left|quote=''Blue Velvet'' has weathered the passage of time better than any other Oscar nominee that year, possibly better than any Hollywood movie of its decade. The shock of the new fades by definition, but if it has hardly done so in the case of ''Blue Velvet'', that may be because its tone remains forever elusive.|source= —Dennis Lim, 2016<ref name="LookingBack"/>}}

Although it initially gained a relatively small theatrical audience in North America and was met with controversy over its artistic merit, ''Blue Velvet'' soon became the center of a "national firestorm" in 1986, and over time became regarded as an American classic. In the late 1980s, and early 1990s, after its release on videotape, the film became a widely recognized [[cult film]], for its dark depiction of a suburban America.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/b/blue_velvet.html | title = Blue Velvet | last=Berardinelli |first=James | author-link = James Berardinelli | publisher = Reelviews | access-date = August 28, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | work = [[The Boston Globe]] | title = Blue Velvet already a classic | date = April 12, 1987 | url = https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/59484290.html | access-date = July 5, 2012 | first = Jay | last = Carr }}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> With its many VHS, LaserDisc and DVD releases, the film reached broader American audiences. It marked David Lynch's entry into the Hollywood mainstream and Dennis Hopper's comeback. Hopper's performance as Frank Booth has itself left an imprint on popular culture, with countless tributes, cultural references and parodies.<ref>{{cite news| url =  https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2010/aug/04/dennis-hopper-blue-velvet-screening | title = Hopper mad: Blue Velvet screening prompts Lynchian tributes to Dennis | last=Walters |first=Ben | work = The Guardian | access-date = August 25, 2012 | location=London | date=August 4, 2010}}</ref> The film's success also helped Hollywood address previously censored issues, as ''Psycho'' (1960) had. ''Blue Velvet'' has been frequently compared to that ground-breaking film.<ref name="Taschen Books"/> It has become one of the most significant, well-recognized films of its era, spawning countless imitations and parodies in media. The film's dark, stylish and erotic production design has served as a benchmark for a number of films, parodies and even Lynch's own later work, notably ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' (1990–91), and ''[[Mulholland Drive (film)|Mulholland Drive]]'' (2001). [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine cited it as one of the most "influential American films", as did [[Michael Atkinson (writer)|Michael Atkinson]], who dedicated a book to the film's themes and motifs.<ref name="rottentomatoes"/><ref name="Atkinson"/>

''Blue Velvet'' now frequently appears in various critical assessments of all-time great films, also ranked as one of the greatest films of the 1980s, one of the best examples of American surrealism and one of the finest examples of David Lynch's work.<ref name="Atkinson"/> In a poll of 54 American critics ranking the "most outstanding films of the decade", ''Blue Velvet'' was placed fourth, behind ''[[Raging Bull]]'' (1980), ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'' (1982) and the German film ''[[Wings of Desire]]'' (1987).<ref>In an American film poll of fifty-four critics, the top ten domestic movies of the 1980s were ''Raging Bull'', ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'', ''Blue Velvet'', ''Hannah and Her Sisters'', ''Atlantic City'', ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'', ''Platoon'', ''Once Upon a Time in America'', ''Prizzi's Honor'', ''The King of Comedy'' and ''The Fly''. (Milligan and Rowland, pg 23–29)</ref> An ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' book special released in 1999 ranked ''Blue Velvet'' 37th of the greatest films of all time.<ref>{{cite magazine | title= The 100 Greatest Films of All Time | magazine= [[Entertainment Weekly]] | url= http://www.filmsite.org/ew100.html | access-date= December 2, 2006 | archive-date= March 31, 2014 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140331185517/http://www.filmsite.org/ew100.html | url-status= live }}</ref> The film was ranked by ''[[The Guardian]]'' in its list of the 100 Greatest Films.<ref name="filmsite">''Blue Velvet'' at [http://www.filmsite.org/movieline.html Filmsite.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813220914/http://www.filmsite.org/movieline.html |date=August 13, 2017 }}. Retrieved September 11, 2007.</ref> ''[[Film Four]]'' ranked it on their list of 100 Greatest Films.<ref name="filmsite"/> In a 2007 poll of the online film community held by ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', ''Blue Velvet'' came in at the 95th-greatest film of all time.<ref>{{cite news|last=Thompson |first=Anne |url=http://weblogs.variety.com/thompsononhollywood/2007/07/top-100-film-li.html?query=%22pulp+fiction%22+1994+tarantino |title=Top 100 Film Lists: Online Cinephiles |work=Variety |date=July 31, 2007 |access-date=September 20, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422130704/http://weblogs.variety.com/thompsononhollywood/2007/07/top-100-film-li.html?query=%22pulp+fiction%22+1994+tarantino |archive-date=April 22, 2008 }}</ref> ''[[Total Film]]'' ranked ''Blue Velvet'' as one of the all-time best films in both a critics' list and a public poll, in 2006 and 2007, respectively. In December 2002, a UK film critics' poll in ''[[Sight & Sound]]'' ranked the film fifth on their list of the 10 Best Films of the Last 25 Years.<ref>{{cite news | work = [[Sight and Sound]] | date = December 2002 | url = http://old.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/feature/63 | title = Modern Times | access-date = February 13, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181013200533/http://old.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/feature/63 | archive-date = October 13, 2018 }}</ref> In a special ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' issue, 100 new film classics were chosen from 1983 to 2008: ''Blue Velvet'' was ranked at fourth.<ref name="entertainmentweekly2">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20207076_20207387_20207063,00.html|title=The New 100 Classics|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=June 18, 2008|access-date=March 2, 2009|archive-date=June 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619055930/https://ew.com/ew/article/0,,20207076_20207387_20207063,00.html}}</ref>

In addition to ''Blue Velvet''{{'s}} various "all-time greatest films" rankings, the [[American Film Institute]] has awarded the film three honors in its lists: 96th on ''[[AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Thrills|100 Years ... 100 Thrills]]'' in 2001, selecting cinema's most thrilling moments and ranked Frank Booth 36th of the 50 greatest villains in ''[[AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Heroes and Villains|100 Years ... 100 Heroes and Villains]]'' in 2003. In June 2008, the AFI revealed its "[[AFI's 10 Top 10|ten Top Ten]]"—the best ten films in ten "classic" American film genres—after polling over 1,500 people from the creative community. ''Blue Velvet'' was acknowledged as the eighth best film in the mystery genre.<ref>{{cite news | publisher = [[American Film Institute]] | title = AFI's 10 Top 10 | date = June 17, 2008 | url = http://www.afi.com/10top10/mystery.html | access-date = June 18, 2008 | archive-date = June 19, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080619174457/http://www.afi.com/10top10/mystery.html | url-status = live }}</ref> ''[[Premiere (magazine)|Premiere]]'' magazine listed Frank Booth, played by Dennis Hopper, as the 54th on its list of 'The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time', calling him one of "the most monstrously funny creations in cinema history".<ref name="Premiere">{{cite news|title=The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time |work=[[Premiere (magazine)|Premiere]] |url=http://www.premiere.com/features/1539/the-100-greatest-movie-characters-of-all-time-page2.html |access-date=March 26, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317001135/http://www.premiere.com/features/1539/the-100-greatest-movie-characters-of-all-time-page2.html |archive-date=March 17, 2008}}</ref> The film was ranked 84th on [[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo Television]]'s four-hour program ''100 Scariest Movie Moments'' (2004).<ref>{{cite web |title=The 100 Scariest Movie Moments: 100 Scariest Moments in Movie History when .|url=http://www.bravotv.com/The_100_Scariest_Movie_Moments/ |publisher=[[Bravo (American TV channel)|BRAVOtv.com]] |access-date=June 17, 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080517150549/http://www.bravotv.com/The_100_Scariest_Movie_Moments|archive-date=May 17, 2008 }}</ref> It is frequently sampled musically and an array of bands and solo artists have taken their names and inspiration from the film.<ref>{{cite web
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}}</ref> In August 2012, ''Sight & Sound'' unveiled their latest list of the 250 greatest films of all time, with ''Blue Velvet'' ranking at 69th.<ref>{{cite web | last = Franklin | first = Garth | date = August 17, 2012 | url = http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/24705/the-sight-sound-top-250-films | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130121132648/http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/24705/the-sight-sound-top-250-films | archive-date = January 21, 2013 | work = Dark Horizons | title = The Sight & Sound Top 250 Films | access-date = August 25, 2012 }}</ref>

''Blue Velvet'' was also nominated for the following AFI lists:
* [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies]]
* AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains
** [[Frank Booth (Blue Velvet)|Frank Booth]] – ranked 36th-greatest film villain
* [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs]]:
** "In Dreams" - nominated
* [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)]]

Inspired by the film, pop singer [[Lana Del Rey]] recorded a [[cover version]] of "Blue Velvet" in 2012.<ref name=mtv>{{cite web|last=Rubenstein|first=Jenna Hally|title=Watch Lana Del Rey Cover 'Blue Velvet' For H&M (VIDEO)|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2012/09/17/lana-del-rey-hm-video/|publisher=[[MTV]]|access-date=October 5, 2012|archive-date=January 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118065850/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2012/09/17/lana-del-rey-hm-video/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Used to endorse clothing line [[H&M]], a music video accompanied the track and aired as a television commercial. Set in [[post-war]] [[America]], the video drew influence from Lynch and ''Blue Velvet''.<ref name=mtv/><ref name=rollingstone>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/blogs/thread-count/lana-del-rey-debuts-lynchian-h-m-commercial-20120917|title=Lana Del Rey Debuts Lynchian H&M Commercial|first=Colleen|last=Nika|date=September 17, 2012|access-date=September 20, 2012|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=[[Jann Wenner|Wenner Media LLC]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403223505/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/blogs/thread-count/lana-del-rey-debuts-lynchian-h-m-commercial-20120917|archive-date=April 3, 2014}}</ref><ref name=spin>{{cite web|last=Hogan|first=Marc|title=Watch Lana Del Rey Sing 'Blue Velvet' in Mohair for H&M|url=https://www.spin.com/2012/09/lana-del-rey-blue-velvet-hm-video-commerical/|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|access-date=October 3, 2012|date=September 17, 2012|archive-date=May 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530113732/https://www.spin.com/2012/09/lana-del-rey-blue-velvet-hm-video-commerical/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the video, Del Rey plays the role of Dorothy Vallens, performing a private concert similar to the scene where Ben ([[Dean Stockwell]]) [[Lip-synching in music|pantomimes]] "In Dreams" for Frank Booth. Del Rey's version, however, has her [[lip-syncing]] "Blue Velvet" when a [[Dwarfism|little person]] dressed as [[Frank Sinatra]] approaches and unplugs a hidden [[Victrola]], revealing Del Rey as a fraud.<ref name=rollingstone/> When Lynch heard of the music video, he praised it, telling ''[[Artinfo]]'': "Lana Del Rey, she's got some fantastic charisma and—this is a very interesting thing—it's like she's born out of another time. She's got something that's very appealing to people. And I didn't know she was influenced by me!"<ref>{{cite news|last=Freeman|first=Nate|title=Lana Del Rey to Channel David Lynch's "Blue Velvet" as the Face of H&M's New Global Campaign|url=http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/814154/lana-del-rey-to-channel-david-lynch%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Cblue-velvet%E2%80%9D-as-the-face-of-hms-new-global-campaign|work=[[Art+Auction]]|publisher=[[Louise Blouin Media]]|access-date=October 5, 2012|archive-date=July 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720002631/http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/814154/lana-del-rey-to-channel-david-lynch%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Cblue-velvet%E2%80%9D-as-the-face-of-hms-new-global-campaign|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Watch Lana Del Rey cover 'Blue Velvet' for H&M commercial|url=https://www.nme.com/news/lana-del-rey/66128|work=[[NME]]|access-date=October 5, 2012}}</ref>