I’ve adored David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me for decades. Since launching Twin Peaks Blog in 2018, I’ve explored the behind-the-scenes stories and details of how this film was created. This time, I’m returning to the end of May 1991 when it was announced that the groundbreaking series would continue as a feature film….
There are many reasons why I love David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. One reason on my list is the appearance of David Bowie as Special Agent Phillip Jeffries who suddenly returns to the F.B.I. Office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania after going missing for two years. Granted, his screen time in the theatrical release is…
When David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me was released in North American theatres in August 1992, the film’s stars turned up in several newspaper articles and magazines. For example, Sheryl Lee, who gave an outstanding and memorable performance in Lynch’s prequel to Twin Peaks, was featured in the “Peoplescape” section of the August 1992…
David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me was released on home video in the United States on January 6, 1993. Ten days later, a short review by Myles Callum was published in the January 16-22 issue of “TV Guide.” He said Lynch’s 1992 masterpiece was “weirder than ever.”
Long before the conveniences of on-line shopping and auction websites, Twin Peaks fans of the early 1990s turned to Michigan-based Bruce Phillips to find wonderful and strange collectibles from David Lynch and Mark Frost’s groundbreaking series and feature film. I remember spending countless hours wishing to own everything listed in Bruce’s printed paper catalogs. As…
As I decompress from a fantastic trip to Snoqualmie Valley, I return to the publicity photos from Spelling Films International for David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. This time, it’s two similar photos showing Laura Palmer standing at the doorway to her bedroom, including one shot we don’t see in the theatrical release.
Special Agent Dale Cooper is known for sending messages to Diane via his handheld tape recorder. Fellow Twin Peaks Blog author and Bookhouse Boy Vinnie Guidera discussed at length the various recorders seen in the show. There is another Special Agent, however, that also uses a tape recorder during his investigation – Special Agent Sam…
For years, I’ve scoured online auctions looking for unique ephemera from my favorite David Lynch film, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. It’s a great day when I find gold such as this German film program from Austrian editor Rudolf J. Maly released in August 1992 for Twin Peaks: Der Film (or “Twin Peaks: The Film”). This prequel…
A look at my collection of black and white publicity photos from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me continues with an image of Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee) and James Hurley (James Marshall) at the light at Sparkwood & 21. This print comes from a collection of prints from Spelling Films International that I won at auction….
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me was released nearly 34 years ago in North America. David Lynch’s masterpiece was filmed in Washington and Southern California in September through October 1991. Despite the passage of time, I’m still discovering rare gems from the film’s production in Snoqualmie Valley, such as this behind-the-scenes photo of Leland Palmer…