Blue Velvet (1986) Poster

(1986)

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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for strong disturbing violent and sexual content, some graphic nudity, and pervasive language
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • A scene where a woman forces a man to take off his clothes (his bare buttocks are shown). Afterwards we see him running and his penis can be seen for a few seconds.
  • Full-frontal female and male nudity is shown briefly.
  • A man spy a woman undressing her bare buttocks seen later the same woman forces the man strip nude his bare buttocks seen
  • A man watches a woman get undressed from a closet, we see her from behind and fairly far away from the screen; brief full rear nudity from a distance.
  • A woman removes her robe to show one of her breasts to a man, the breast is seen and the woman erotically touches herself. She says her nipple is getting hard and the man then gropes her breast.
  • A few scenes of kissing.
  • A room has an erotic painting of a woman on the wall.
  • A man forcibly kisses another man.
  • A woman appears at a man's house, fully nude and covered in scratches and bruises. Her breasts, buttocks, and very thick pubic hair are all clearly seen for an extended period of time and then for a long time in another scene afterwards.
  • A sex scene for about 2 seconds before it cuts to black.
  • A man hides and spy's on a woman that gets sexually assaulted in her apartment. Lasts about 5 seconds and fully clothed but still graphic.
  • The main antagonist is very crazy and sexually disturbed. Many scenes show him in a psychosexual nature that is very uncomfortable and disturbing.
  • Occasional Explicit sexual dialogue
  • Lots of sexual references.

Violence & Gore

  • A woman is raped. During this scene the woman is hit multiple times.
  • A man has a stroke onscreen.
  • A woman threatens a man with a knife and says she'll stab him if he doesn't do what she says.
  • A man is punched in the chin and then the stomach.
  • A woman slaps a man.
  • A shootout happens and bodies are seen on the floor, no blood though.
  • A man is shot in the head, blood bursts from the wound. His body is then seen with blood and brain matter on the floor. Very graphic.
  • A man is shown standing completely still, covered in blood. Part of his brain is protruding from a head wound is visible throughout the scene. Very unsettling and strange.
  • A man punches a man in the face and then he then has a knife put against his throat and is repeatedly beaten while some other men hold him. He is knocked out and we see him wake up later with a brushed face and bloody nose.
  • A man finds a decomposing severed ear, it is somewhat mouldy and covered in ants.
  • A man hits a woman because she asks him to.

Profanity

  • Lots of profanity like "pussy" and "shithead".
  • An overwhelming majority of the F-words are said by the villain.
  • 56 uses of "fuck"

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Some scenes of drinking and smoking. One instance of drinking by a probably 18-year-old high school senior.
  • The main antagonist will often breathe in amyl nitrate from a mask to enhance strange and bizarre situations
  • A man inhales unidentified gas from a mask that makes him act strange. A man pops an unidentified tablet into another's mouth.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The rape scene is extremely disturbing.
  • The villain Frank Booth is a complete psychopath, and his actions are monstrous and very unpleasant, which make him a frightening character.
  • The film is dark in tone, and it contains disturbing material, especially related to sexual violence.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • The climax is the only really gorey scene in the film, all the other violence is just punching and hitting with occasional bruises.
  • A man is seen with a gunshot wound in the head and his ear cut off, and multiple cuts on his body.

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