Blue Velvet is a 1986 thriller mystery film directed and written by David Lynch. The film begins with the protagonist discovering a severed human ear, which he takes to the police. He begins to investigate the matter himself, and discovers a seamy underworld within his quaint suburban town. The title is taken from a Bobby Vinton song by the same name, which is sung by Isabella Rossellini's character in the film (in a venue called The Slow Club).