My SSR book wasn't actually a book, it was a the script for Blue Velvet by David Lynch.
It is the story of a boy Jeffery, who has to leave college to see his sick father. In the midst of
walking back home from the hospital, he finds an ear in the middle of a grass field.
He then takes it to the town investigator, Detective Williams. When informed not to further
investigate the situation, Williams’s daughter Sandy tells Jeffrey some things she overheard
her father talking about on the phone regarding the case. The name of a woman keeps
coming up, Dorothy Vallens, a local nightclub singer. The duo decide to take on their curiosity,
they plan to watch her performance at her nightclub, then sneak into Vallens apartment to
find out more information. First, Jeffery poses as a exterminator during the day to
get into the apartment to leave a window open for the night he sneaks in. Luckily he finds a key,
and snatches it as she is distracted from a knock at the door.
After the performance, Sandy and Jeffery leave and head over to wait outside her apartment.
Uneasy, Sandy tries to convince Jeffery to think about what he is going to do, hoping he will
forget the whole thing. Jeffery tells her not to worry and leaves the vehicle. The signal for
when Dorothy arrives are three honks, so Jeffery will know when she's on her way up.
Filled with drinks from the nightclub, Jeffery uses the restroom. Dorothy arrives,
Sandy gives the signal, but Jeffery is unable to hear the muffled honks over the flushing of the
toilet. As he steps out the restroom he hears rattling at the door, he panics! He runs for the closet,
the knob turns, his hand reaches the handle, the door opens, the closet shuts.
The rest of the story is a nail biting mystery that takes us to new worlds. This is actually one of
my favorite films and what drew my to reading the script was wanting to know how such a
strange mystery was written. Also, I love seeing how screenplays are interpreted on
screen, it’s like translating Shakespearean language into Modern English. Lynch’s style of
writing is not my favorite. It's’ not terrible but it is standard. Compared to other writers like
Quentin Tarantino and the Coen Brothers, he is less novel like and more instructive.
The story is still well told, but style of writing was not the best. Nevertheless, the film stands
strong and I highly recommend it.
It is the story of a boy Jeffery, who has to leave college to see his sick father. In the midst of
walking back home from the hospital, he finds an ear in the middle of a grass field.
He then takes it to the town investigator, Detective Williams. When informed not to further
investigate the situation, Williams’s daughter Sandy tells Jeffrey some things she overheard
her father talking about on the phone regarding the case. The name of a woman keeps
coming up, Dorothy Vallens, a local nightclub singer. The duo decide to take on their curiosity,
they plan to watch her performance at her nightclub, then sneak into Vallens apartment to
find out more information. First, Jeffery poses as a exterminator during the day to
get into the apartment to leave a window open for the night he sneaks in. Luckily he finds a key,
and snatches it as she is distracted from a knock at the door.
After the performance, Sandy and Jeffery leave and head over to wait outside her apartment.
Uneasy, Sandy tries to convince Jeffery to think about what he is going to do, hoping he will
forget the whole thing. Jeffery tells her not to worry and leaves the vehicle. The signal for
when Dorothy arrives are three honks, so Jeffery will know when she's on her way up.
Filled with drinks from the nightclub, Jeffery uses the restroom. Dorothy arrives,
Sandy gives the signal, but Jeffery is unable to hear the muffled honks over the flushing of the
toilet. As he steps out the restroom he hears rattling at the door, he panics! He runs for the closet,
the knob turns, his hand reaches the handle, the door opens, the closet shuts.
The rest of the story is a nail biting mystery that takes us to new worlds. This is actually one of
my favorite films and what drew my to reading the script was wanting to know how such a
strange mystery was written. Also, I love seeing how screenplays are interpreted on
screen, it’s like translating Shakespearean language into Modern English. Lynch’s style of
writing is not my favorite. It's’ not terrible but it is standard. Compared to other writers like
Quentin Tarantino and the Coen Brothers, he is less novel like and more instructive.
The story is still well told, but style of writing was not the best. Nevertheless, the film stands
strong and I highly recommend it.
I am so interested in this movie since you speak of it a lot. However, I am curious, is the film ever off the script at times? Or do some writers add it in along the way of filming and publish it as it is in the movie?
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