Daily Dialogue — August 9, 2010

“It’s a sunny, woodsy day in Lumberton, so get those chainsaws out. This is the mighty W.O.O.D., the musical voice of Lumberton. At the sound of the falling tree, it’s 9:30. There’s a whole lotta wood waitin’ out there, so let’s get goin’.”

 — Radio Announcer, Blue Velvet (1986), written by David Lynch

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Notable opening lines.

Trivia: David Lynch cut the film from its original four-hour running time to one frame short of two hours. Despite repeated attempts, the missing two hours of deleted scenes cannot be found. All that seem to remain are numerous still photos from these scenes, these are included on the 2002 special edition release of the film. The missing scenes can also be read in the original screenplay of the film. The missing scenes include a conversation between Jeffrey and Dorothy on top of the roof of Dorothy’s apartment followed by a lovemaking session between the two, Dorothy committing suicide in the original ending, a call from Jeffrey’s mother during the party with him and Sandy, among others.