TWIN PEAKS The research book
TWIN PEAKS The research book
David Lynch
David Keith Lynch Mini Biography (IMDB)
Born in precisely the kind of small-town American setting so familiar from his films, David Lynch spent his childhood being shunted from one state to another as his research scientist father kept getting relocated. He attended various art schools, married Peggy Lynch and then fathered future director Jennifer Chambers Lynch shortly after he turned 21. That experience, plus attending art school in a particularly violent and run-down area of Philadelphia, inspired Eraserhead (1977), a film that he began in the early 1970s (after a couple of shorts) and which he would work on obsessively for five years. The final film was initially judged to be almost unreleasable weird, but thanks to the efforts of distributor Ben Barenholtz, it secured a cult following and enabled Lynch to make his first mainstream film (in an unlikely alliance with Mel Brooks), though The Elephant Man (1980) was shot through with his unique sensibility. Its enormous critical and commercial success led to Dune (1984), a hugely expensive commercial disaster, but Lynch redeemed himself with the now classic Blue Velvet (1986), his most personal and original work since his debut. He subsequently won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival with the dark, violent road movie Wild at Heart (1990), and achieved a huge cult following with his surreal TV series “Twin Peaks” (1990), which he adapted for the big screen, though his comedy series “On the Air” (1992) was less successful. He also draws comic strips and has devised multimedia stage events with regular composer Angelo Badalamenti. He had a much-publicized affair with Isabella Rossellini in the late 1980s.
Filmography
1993 The King of Ads (documentary) 1992 On the Air (TV mini-series) Meditation, Creativity, Peace (documentary) – The Lester Guy Show (1992) 2012 Crazy Clown Time (video short) 1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me 2011 The 3 Rs (short) 1990-1991 Twin Peaks (TV series) 2011 Duran Duran: Unstaged (video documentary) 1990 American Chronicles (TV series documentary) 2011 I Touch a Red Button (short) 1990 Wild at Heart 2010 Lady Blue Shanghai (short) 1990 Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenheart2010 Ariana Delawari: Lion of Panjshir (video short) ed (TV movie) 2009 42 One Dream Rush (short) 1988 Les Français vus par (TV mini-series documentary) 2007 More Things That Happened (video) 2007 To Each His Own Cinema (segment “Absurda” / special edi- – The Cowboy and the Frenchman (1988) 1986 Blue Velvet tion) 1984 Dune 2007 Dynamic:01: The Best of DavidLynch.com (video short) 1980 The Elephant Man 2007 Boat (video short) 1977 Eraserhead 2006 Inland Empire 1974 The Amputee (short) 2002 The Short Films of David Lynch (video documentary) 1970 The Grandmother (short) 2002 Darkened Room (short) 1968 The Alphabet (short) 2002 DumbLand (TV mini-series) 1967 Absurd Encounter with Fear (short) 2002 Rabbits 1966 Six Figures Getting Sick (short) 2001 Eraserhead Stories (video documentary) 2001 Mulholland Drive 1999 The Straight Story 1999 Mulholland Dr. (TV movie) 1997 Lost Highway 1995 Lumière and Company (documentary) (segment “Premonition Following An Evil Deed”) 1993 Hotel Room (TV mini-series) – Blackout (1993) – Tricks (1993)
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Characters PALMER FAMILY Laura Palmer Leland Palmer Sarah Palmer Maddy Fergusson The FBI/DEA Special Agent Dale Cooper Albert Rosenfield Chester Desmond Sam Stanley Phillip Jeffries Roger Hardy Gordon Cole Dennis/Denise Bryson Sheriff’s Department Special Agent Dale Cooper Albert Rosenfield Chester Desmond Sam Stanley Phillip Jeffries Roger Hardy Gordon Cole Dennis/Denise Bryson
Packard/Martell Family Josie Packard Andrew Packard Catherine Martell Pete Martell Briggs family Major Garland Briggs Betty Briggs Bobby Briggs Hurley/Jennings triangle Big Ed Hurley Nadine Hurley James Hurley Norma Jennings Hank Jennings Annie Blackburn The Johnsons Leo Johnson Shelly Johnson
Hayward family Doctor William Hayward Eileen Hayward Donna Hayward Harriet Hayward Gersten Hayward
One Eyed Jack’s Jacques Renault Bernard Renault Jean Renault Blacky O’Reilly Nancy O’Reilly
Horne family Ben Horne Jerry Horne Sylvia Horne Audrey Horne Johnny Horne
Other locals Ronette Pulaski Dr. Lawrence Jacoby Mike Nelson Margaret Lanterman a.k.a. “The Log Lady”) Harold Smith Emory Battis Dick Tremayne
The Elderly Room Service Waiter Roadhouse Singer Mayor Dwayne Milford Dougie Milford Lana Budding Milford Outsiders Evelyn Marsh Thomas Eckhardt Jones Teresa Banks Windom Earle John Justice Wheeler Judy Swain Lodge Inhabitants The Man from Another Place MIKE BOB The Giant Mrs Tremond/Chalfont Pierre Tremond/Chalfont
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Locations Washington Big Ed’s Gas Farm Bird’s Birch (Intro) Blue Pine Lodge The Bookhouse Briggs Residence Calhoun Memorial Hospital Double R Diner Giant Log Great Nothern Hotel Haward Residence Twin Peaks High School Hornes Department Store Hurley Residence Credit’s River Johnson Residence Laura’s log Necklace Burial Spot Packard Sawmill Palmer Residence Picnic Video Location Roadhouse Ronette’s Bridge Sheriff’s Department State Penitentiary Twin Peaks Town Hall Twin Peaks Sign Spot Valley View Wind River Blue diamond Motel Fat Trout Trailer Park FWWM High School Mo’s Motor Sparkwood & 21 Laura and Bobby’s Drug Deal Spot FWWM Palmer Residence
Black Lake Glastonberry Grove Tremond Intersection FBI Offices Haps Diner
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California Cooper Briggs Camp Site Bookhouse Twin Peaks Cemetery Country Club Dead Dog Farm Donna and James Picnic Spot Easter Parl and Lake View Twin Peaks General Store Gastonberry Grove Hayward Residence High School Field Jaques Apartment Jacques Cabin Johnson Residence Log Lady’s Cabin Lydeceker Veterinary Clinic One Eye’d Jack’s Dock Owl Cave Owl Pipe Rock Path Tibetan Rock Throw Smith Residence Tremond Residence Timber Falls Motel Wallies Hideout Water treatment Facility Windom Earles Cabin Wooded Road
TWIN PEAKS The research book Releases // Fire Walk With Me
Season 1 & 2 European DVD Twin Peaks Releases Pilot (Home Video, EU, 1989) First Season (2001) Fire Walk With Me (2002) Second Season (2007) Second Season Pt1 (Germany) Second Season Pt2 (Germany) Definitive Gold Box Edition Fire Walk Wth Me (Blu-ray 2010) iTunes HD 1080p (2012)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992) Essentially a prequel to David Lynch and Mark Frost’s earlier TV series “Twin Peaks”. The first half-hour or so concerns the investigation by FBI Agent Chet Desmond (Chris Isaak) and his partner Sam Stanley (Kiefer Sutherland) into the murder of night-shift waitress Teresa Banks in the small Washington state town of Deer Meadow. When Desmond finds a mysterious clue to the murder, he inexplicably disappears. The film then cuts to one year later in the nearby town of Twin Peaks and follows the events during the last week in the life of Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee) a troubled teenage girl with two boyfriends; the hot-tempered rebel Bobby Briggs (Dana Ashbrook) and quiet biker James Hurley (James Marshall), her drug addiction, and her relationship with her difficult (and possible schizophrenic) father Leland (Ray Wise), a story in which her violent murder was later to motivate much of the TV series. Contains a considerable amount of sex, drugs, violence, very loud music and inexplicable imagery. (IMDB) Available on DVD and Blu-Ray Itunes 1080p Release: Last year, Twin Peaks was released for download in 1080p High Definition exclusively through iTunes.
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Extras & Easter Eggs // Themes
How to Talk in the Red Room little Mike reveals the technique for creating the odd voices that agent cooper experiences in the red room are revealed. Actors were trained to identify the phonics in words and say them backwards: “Let’s rock” becomes “karstell” He says “learn to speak like the voices in David Lynch’s head”.
Interview with Co-writer Mark Frost by wrapped in plastic. DVD Extra Every episode has a hidden interveiw with the director. This can be accessed by going to episode features and then pressing the Up button.
Dreams Secret Lives Good vs Evil Coffee Domino Red Drapes B&W stripes Spirits
Letters Dopelgangers Forrest Recorders Owls Speech Trees Visions Unease
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Twin Peaks Fan Sites // Merchandise I hope to produce meaningful Twin Peaks collectables. This can only be effective if I can reach the show’s absolute fanatics through channels they are likely to read and trust. The Twin Peaks fansites would be a huge assett in promoting my products. Here are the main sites I have identified (although very few are still being maintained: Blogs: http://welcometotwinpeaks.com/ Regularly updated even today, the site posts news about the show and its cast. They regularly feature fan art and merchandise so would be a huge promotional asset. http://twinpeaksarchive.blogspot.co.uk/ Still regularly updated http://dugpa.com/ News site for Twin Peaks and other Lynch projects Wikis: Statics: http://twinpeaks.wikia.com/ http://www.intwinpeaks.com/ Updated since 2001 with personal photographs of locations used in Twin Peaks. Exhaustive collection of hi-res screenshots. http://www.thegreatnorthern.org/ http://flimgeeks.com/tpcomplete/main.htm Outdated, but with some ultra-detailed analysis http://www.glastonberrygrove.net/main_l.html Some useful disection of themes, locations and characters, last updated 2006. Other: http://twinpeakspodcast.blogspot.co.uk/ http://www.redroompodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TwinPeaksArchve
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