David Lynch's iconic psychological thriller Blue Velvet begins with Jeffrey finding a severed ear in a field. But who did the ear belong to?
The origin of the severed ear that Jeffrey Beaumont finds at the beginning of Blue Velvet is one of the most intriguing mysteries in the David Lynch canon. Played by frequent Lynch collaborator Kyle MacLachlan, Jeffrey is a college student who returns to his hometown to tend to his ailing father. Before long, he finds himself drawn into the seedy underbelly of his quaint all-American suburb, where he crosses paths with lounge singer Dorothy Vallens and sadistic sex trafficker Frank Booth .
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY After visiting his father in the hospital, Jeffrey walks home through a vacant land plot and discovers a severed human ear. He takes it to John Williams, a detective and family friend, whose daughter, Sandy, tells him that the ear is somehow connected to Dorothy . Once Jeffrey encounters Dorothy and quickly falls for her, the movie focuses on their deeply dysfunctional love story.
Frank Booth Abducted Dorothy's Husband And Son When Frank spots Jeffrey leaving Dorothy’s apartment, he abducts them both and takes them on a joyride. They go to the hideout of Frank’s criminal cohort Ben, where Don and Donnie are being held hostage. Frank shows a rare glimmer of fairness when he allows Dorothy to see her family. With Dorothy’s testimony, Detective Williams launches a police raid on Frank’s base of operations that brings down his criminal organization.
Don’s severed ear is one of the most significant symbols in Blue Velvet. The ear prop was so important that Lynch and the film’s makeup supervisor Jeff Goodwin gave it the nickname “Mr. Ear” , with Goodwin saying that the filmmakers “approached [the ear] like a character in the film.” The discovery of Don’s ear is what draws Jeffrey into the criminal underworld. Blue Velvet, as a whole, is an exploration of the darkness hiding beneath the glamorous facade of suburbia.
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