Essential Further Viewing for Peaks Freaks
As a huge fan of Twin Peaks, I thought I'd provide a list of relevant films for those of us who need more of that magic.
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- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartKim NovakBarbara Bel GeddesA former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.This perv-obsession classic is a sort of prototype for the ghostly qualities of Twin Peaks, set in San Francisco which incidentally features a real place called Twin Peaks.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsJack NicholsonShelley DuvallDanny LloydA family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.Personally, I think the Overlook exists in the Twin Peaks canon, and BOB is responsible for Jack's transformation.
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsVal KilmerBruce DernElle FanningA struggling horror writer visiting a small town on a book tour gets caught up in a murder mystery involving a young girl. That night in a dream, he is approached by a mysterious young ghost named V.What if Francis Ford Coppola did an impression of David Lynch? This inky, eerie small-town-America thriller floats somewhere betwixt the peaks for sure...
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsMichael ShannonWillem DafoeChloë SevignyInspired by a true crime, a man begins to experience mystifying events that lead him to slay his mother with a sword.What if Herzog did an impression of David Lynch? This movie. Good companion piece to Blue Velvet. This gem has the seal of approval with Lynch himself as Exec Prod.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsAl PacinoRobin WilliamsHilary SwankTwo Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.Out-of-towner big-city detective in a small Pacific Northwest town, investigating the murder of a high school girl.... sound familiar?
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJodie FosterAnthony HopkinsScott GlennA young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.Another woodsy thriller that delves into deep into derranged minds.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsTom CruiseNicole KidmanTodd FieldA Manhattan doctor embarks on a bizarre, night-long odyssey after his wife's admission of unfulfilled longing.What if Stanley Kubrick did an impression of David Lynch ...again? The brooding, heavy eeriness shared by Twin Peaks, Vertigo and The Shining is fully intact here as well.
- DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsNaomi WattsMartin HendersonBrian CoxA journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone one week to the day after they view it.It's a chicken-and-the-egg situation: is it Lynchian because it's a J-horror remake and Jhorror is inherently Lynchian? or just coincidence? Anyway, this will tide you over if you need that murky, woodsy surreal horror.
- DirectorRichard KellyStarsJake GyllenhaalJena MaloneMary McDonnellAfter narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.More surreal psychological *beep* about high school kids.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsJames MasonShelley WintersSue LyonA middle-aged college professor becomes infatuated with a 14-year-old girl.Speaks for itself why it's here, I suppose. Lynch himself cites it often as a favorite. The roots of Laura Palmer abound....