" Although he is an officer, Dax must still personally lead his men, suffering along with them.Mireau promises a reward to placate him: "And when you do, your men will be relieved and get a long rest.BackgroundBlue Velvet(1986) is screenwriter and maverick director David Lynch""s artistically bizarre cult film.[This speech single-handedly won the Academy Award for Broderick Crawford.] He identifies himself with the hick audience (composed of farmers, workers, hicks, and red-necks) that is awestruck by his words.She delivered a note in an old copy ofRobinson Crusoeto Cooley: "Miller, Sentencing Route Date, Vehicle Armaments" - regarding a scheme to intercept Miller""s transfer to Albany Prison on the Isle of Wight in an escort convoy." They were followed by Rick, Evelyn, Jonathan, and Ardeth Bay who were prepared to ambush the cultist group on its way to the Oasis.