RIP David Lynch

[Snibborwocky]

One of my favorite directors of all time. I was an instant fan of his movies beginning with Dune when I saw it in the theater. Blue Velvet took it to another level entirely and my love of his movies just snowballed from there on. Sad to hear of his passing but honestly I'm surprised he lived this long from the stories of his chronic cigarette smoking that even actors in his movies tried to get him to cut down on at one point. Truly a Hollywood movie legend that will never be recreated again. RIP Mr. Lynch and thank you for all your visionary creativity.

 

[MCF]

A unique director, certainly, and brilliant at his peak. I remember taking a first or second date to see Blue Velvet; neither of us were familiar with him, so we had no idea what we were getting into. I loved it, her not so much (no wonder we didn't last). RIP.

David Lynch, Visionary Director of ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Blue Velvet,’ Dies at 78

Director David Lynch, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like 'Blue Velvet,' has died. He was 78.

variety.com

That, the TV show, and Mulholland Drive were favorites.

 

[MJ5150]

I had to check his filmography to see. The only movie I have seen of his is The Elephant Man.
I remember when Twin Peaks came out. A girl I was digging on at that time was into it and had me watch it a couple times. It wasn't my thing as I recall and I don't even remember what episodes we watched.
I'm certainly the exception in this case as he is well respected for his work, as evidenced on a small scale by this here thread.
Thank you Mr. Lynch for The Elephant Man. That movie was good, and sad.

-Mike

 

[foolforthecity]

Rabbits

 

[Gorilla Monsoon]

It took six years for Lynch do complete Eraserhead. The lead actor had to maintain that hairstyle the whole time. Perhaps the strangest film I’ve ever seen. It still gives me the creeps.

 

[CryingBass]

I may have told this story on TB before: Around 1986 my girlfriend told me that her best friend had highly recommended we go see Blue Velvet...but, she was warned "You guys are gonna get so horny watching this movie that you may not be able to wait until you get home to hump like bunnies."

That sounded like an awesome recommendation to both of us! So we went to the theater to see Blue Velvet, fully prepared to get so aroused that we'd be insatiable.

Yeah, wow... I mean, sure, Blue Velvet is a great movie. But a turn-on?!?! We were both a little freaked out, not the least bit horny, mostly concerned that her best friend might be certifiably crazy.

So the next day my girlfriend calls her best friend up and says "We took your advice, went to see Blue Velvet last night, and...um...well, we didn't find it arousing at all, and we're kinda worried that you did, or thought we would."

And her friend goes "Oh, did I say Blue Velvet? I meant Betty Blue."

That is ff. At least you did not take her to Eraserhead.

 

[stevensivak]

I had no idea Bowie was in one of movies..... he actually looks like Lynch's brother...

 

[PNW Tony]

Such inspired strangeness. I'll miss knowing he's around doing things.

 

[digmeout]

R.I,P David, thanks for the classic films and television. Twin Peaks put the big hook in me, then I started to look at the films. Great stuff.

 

[pisces_bass]

The owls are not what they seem. Twin Peaks is my favorite but much respect for the dedication to his craft apparent in all of Lynch’s works.

 

[Gorilla Monsoon]

Eraserhead is one of the few movies I’ve ever walked out of, it was just too bleak in a way I couldn’t stand at that moment in my life. He made some great films, but always with that disturbing edge. Strange, brilliant g

I had to check his filmography to see. The only movie I have seen of his is The Elephant Man.
I remember when Twin Peaks came out. A girl I was digging on at that time was into it and had me watch it a couple times. It wasn't my thing as I recall and I don't even remember what episodes we watched.
I'm certainly the exception in this case as he is well respected for his work, as evidenced on a small scale by this here thread.
Thank you Mr. Lynch for The Elephant Man. That movie was good, and sad.

-Mike

Oddly enough Mel Brooks produced The Elephant Man. His wife, Ann Bancroft had a pretty big role in the film. He wasn’t credited in it out of concern the movie would be perceived as a comedy.

 

[MJ5150]

Mel Brooks, I like him too.

-Mike

 

[bassfran]

His film work made a big impact on me, especially Blue Velvet. So, so quotable. And I've dressed as Frank Booth for Halloween many times. "HEINEKEN?!..."
I loved his weather reports throughout lockdown.

An American visionary that will be sorely missed. RIP, Mr. Lynch.

 

[DownRound]

"Eraserhead" played in a little store front (retail space with boarded front) theater in Seattle when it first ran.
I was in no way prepared for it.
I was glad I went.

Lynchworld, that vision, some of the few works of art that can actually shift your vision.
Like Wood and Wire wrote: "Lynch managed to bring that exact same sense of perspective, dread, and lethality into the everyday world - which just made it seem inescapable."
No one has ever done quite that same way.
That tone. Lynch's own.
Overall for me: Mulholland Drive. Something about it.

I had a similar experience with a girl I was totally flipped out crazy for, age 20.
She wanted to see a movie about a little dog named "Benji", I insisted that we were going to see a movie called "Taxi Driver".

 

[Michedelic]

His film work made a big impact on me, especially Blue Velvet. So, so quotable. And I've dressed as Frank Booth for Halloween many times. "HEINEKEN?!..."
I loved his weather reports throughout lockdown.

An American visionary that will be sorely missed. RIP, Mr. Lynch.

Consider the impact Lynch had on two different musicians who had a stylistic connection…the inclusion of Roy Orbison’s “In Dreams”(something he was a bit wary of, considering the scene)in Blue Velvet turned his career around, revitalizing it(ending on a high note with the Traveling Wilburys)before his untimely passing, then…

In the late 80’s, Chris Isaak was an up and coming retro-flavored talent, who(at least I thought)had a strong Oribison influence. Over the course of three albums he struggled to move past a cult audience (I saw him at the Bottom Line during a trip to NYC in 1989). An instrumental version of “Wicked Game” as background music in the desert drive scene of 1990’s Wild At Heart blew the doors open for him. Rockin’ good news.

 

[Wood and Wire]

Rabbits

Pigeons!

 

[Wood and Wire]

I had no idea Bowie was in one of movies..... he actually looks like Lynch's brother...

The Blue-ray has almost an entire moviesworth of unused footage / subplot, which is very Bowie heavy.

 

[Wood and Wire]

She wanted to see a movie about a little dog named "Benji", I insisted that we were going to see a movie called "Taxi Driver".

Like taking Cybill Shepherd to the movies...

I mean, the guy bought milk duds and everything. What more could she ask?

 

[winston]

RIP David! I haven't watched everything he's done in great detail but I much preferred his Dune to the recent remake.
My brother showed me "What Did Jack Do?" last year and that spun my head around!

 

[Wood and Wire]

In the late 80’s, Chris Isaak was an up and coming retro-flavored talent, who(at least I thought)had a strong Oribison influence. Over the course of three albums he struggled to move past a cult audience (I saw him at the Bottom Line during a trip to NYC in 1989). An instrumental version of “Wicked Game” as background music in the desert drive scene of 1990’s Wild At Heart blew the doors open for him. Rockin’ good news.

He also appears in Fire Walk with Me, but frustratingly in the final cut, that character is kind of a plot cul de sac.


Tangential aside: I loved The Chris Isaak Show (which, much like Larry Sanders, was an early example of celebrities playing themselves in exaggerated, unflattering terms). I wish that had officially received a DVD release.