 Blue Velvet 1986  R, 120 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern, Hope Lange, Dean Stockwell, Priscilla Pointer, Frances Bay, Brad Dourif, George Dickerson
This film begins with the discovery of an ear in a field. The police have no leads, but two young people (Kyle MacLachlan and Laura Dern) become involved when they decide to investigate a cabaret singer (Isabella Rossellini). Kinda weird. An Oscar nomination was received for Best Director.
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Dune 1984  PG-13, 140 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Kyle MacLachlan, Francesca Annis, Jurgen Prochnow, Jose Ferrer, Brad Dourif, Dean Stockwell, Linda Hunt, Paul L. Smith, Max von Sydow, Silvana Mangano
Based on Frank Herbert's sci-fi novel, this is the story of struggle for control of a distant planet–all for a monopoly of the inter-galactic spice trade.
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The Elephant Man 1980  PG, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Freddie Jones, Michael Elphick, Hannah Gordon, Helen Ryan, John Standing, Dexter Fletcher, Lesley Dunlop, Pat Gorman, Phoebe Nicholls, Claire Davenport
In the 1800s, John Merrick "The Elephant Man" (John Hurt) suffered from neurofibromatosis, a terribly disfiguring disease and has spent most of his life as a carnival freak. He is befriended by Dr. Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins) who sees more in Merrick than his outward appearance. Treves brings Merrick to the hospital where he works, and, for a short time, Merrick gains human dignity. But, Treves begins to question his own motivations after the press learns about Merrick's hospital stay and exploits him. The film received eight Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, Actor (John Hurt), and Director.
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 Eraserhead 1977  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Jeanne Bates, Allen Joseph, Judith Anna Roberts, Laurel Near, Jack Fisk, Jean Lange, Thomas Coulson, John Monez, Darwin Joston, Neil Moran, Hal Landon Jr.
Henry Spencer (Jack Nance) is trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic society filled with the smoke and noise of factories surrounding his seedy apartment building. After his girlfriend Mary (Charlotte Stewart) becomes pregnant, she moves in with Henry and delivers their baby who turns out to be a constantly crying, weird-looking mutant. Mary cannot stand the crying and leaves. Henry is now alone with the baby, and it doesn't take long for the weirdness and crying to tip Henry over the line into the realm of insanity. Truly, a cult film.
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Inland Empire 2006 R, 179 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Mystery
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Laura Dern, Jeremy Irons, Justin Theroux, Harry Dean Stanton, Peter J. Lucas, Karolina Gruszka, Jan Hencz, Krzysztof Majchrzak, Grace Zabriskie, Diane Ladd, Julia Ormond, Ian Abercrombie, Karen Baird, Bellina Logan, Amanda Foreman
Hollywood movie star Nikki Grace (Laura Dern) takes on the role of Susan Blue in the film "On High in Blue," directed by Kingsley Stewart (Jeremy Irons). Later, she and her co-star Devon Berk (Justin Theroux) learn that when an earlier Polish version of the story was being filmed, a gypsy curse led to both of the lead players being murdered, but they continue on with the project. A bad decision as they lose their grasps on reality, and their lives spiral downhill into a nightmare.
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 Lost Highway 1997 R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Horror / Thriller
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, Balthazar Getty, Robert Blake, Richard Pryor, Gary Busey, Robert Loggia, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Lucy Butler, Michael Massee, Jack Nance, Jack Kehler, Henry Rollins, Giovanni Ribisi
This David Lynch film puts the viewer into a dream where characters are replaced by others in a "never-never" existence. Jazz saxophonist Fred (Bill Pullman) is wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife. Then, one day he is no longer in jail but is converted into another person (Balthazar Getty). Very weird, as we follow Fred into his new adventures with a gangster's moll (Patricia Arquette).
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 Mulholland Drive 2001 R, 146 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Justin Theroux, Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Ann Miller, Dan Hedaya, Mark Pellegrino, Robert Forster, Lee Grant, Michael J. Anderson, Kate Forster, Brent Briscoe, Justin Theroux, Katharine Towne, Scott Coffey, Chad Everett
Aspiring actress Betty Elms (Naomi Watts) arrives in L.A. and into her vacationing aunt's garden apartment. To her surprise, she discovers that the apartment is already being used by Rita (Laura Harring) who is suffering from amnesia following her involvement in a car accident the previous night. Betty and Rita set out to uncover Rita's identity. At the same time, movie director Adam Kesher (Justin Theroux) experiences problems with his financial backers. By story's end, Betty's, Rita's, and Adam's lives affect each other in such mystifying scenes that the viewer is left to interpret the solutions. David Lynch received a Best Director Oscar nomination.
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Nadja 1994  R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Michael Almereyda
Cast: Elina Lowensohn, Peter Fonda, Suzy Amis, Galaxy Craze, Martin Donovan, Karl Geary, Jared Harris, David Lynch, Jack Lotz, Isabel Gillies, Jose Zuniga, Bernadette Jurkowski, Jeff Winner, Sean, Nic Ratner
In this black-and-white, dream-like film, vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing (Peter Fonda) has killed Count Dracula, and Dracula's daughter, Nadja (Elina Lowensohn), takes her father's ashes to Brooklyn where she visits her brother Edgar (Jared Harris). Edgar is ill and is being nursed by his live-in lover Cassandra (Suzy Amis). Meanwhile, Van Helsing is on Nadja's trail because he knows that if Dracula's ashes are not properly disposed of, he will come back to life. Van Helsing finds Nadja and kills her, but Nadja has now taken over Cassandra's body, and a new life begins for Nadja.
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The Straight Story 1999 G, 111 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Jane Galloway Heitz, Everett McGill, Jennifer Edwards-Hughes, Barbara E. Robertson, John Farley, Harry Dean Stanton, John Lordan, Kevin P. Farley, Joseph A. Carpenter, Donald Wiegert, Tracey Maloney
In 1994, Alvin Straight (Richard Farnsworth)–a 73-year old from Laurens, Iowa–wanted to take a 240-mile journey to reconcile with his brother in Blue River, Wisconsin. But failing eyesight prevented Alvin from getting a driver's license. His solution: drive his John Deere lawn tractor instead. During the trip, Alvin reminisces, overcomes adversities, and meets friendly strangers. Farnsworth was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor, the oldest actor to have received a Best Actor nomination.
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 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me 1992 R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Mystery / Fantasy / Thriller
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Sheryl Lee, Ray Wise, Kyle MacLachlan, Dana Ashbrook, David Bowie, Harry Dean Stanton, Kiefer Sutherland, James Marshall, Grace Zabriskie, Pamela Gidley, David Lynch, Peggy Lipton, Moira Kelly, Miguel Ferrer, Heather Graham
This film was followed by the TV series and told of the events that would later haunt the characters in the series. Laura's (Sheryl Lee) last days are spent with her boyfriend James Hurley (James Marshall) and her best friend Donna Hayward (Moira Kelly). At night, however, drug-addicted Laura hangs out with dope dealer Bobby Briggs (Dana Ashbrook). When Laura's father, Leland (Ray Wise), learns of Laura's double life he goes into a fit of rage, which ends in tragedy for Laura and her friends.
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 Wild at Heart 1990 R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Willem Dafoe, Isabella Rossellini, Harry Dean Stanton, Crispin Glover, Grace Zabriskie, J.E. Freeman, Calvin Lockhart
When an ex-con Elvis worshipper (Nicolas Cage) elopes with Lula Pace Fortune (Laura Dern), her mother (Diane Ladd) will stop at almost nothing to get her daughter back.
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| 1. Blue Velvet (1986)
2. Dune (1984)
3. The Elephant Man (1980)
4. Eraserhead (1977)
5. Hollywood Mavericks (1990)
6. Inland Empire (2006)
7. Lost Highway (1997)
8. Mulholland Drive (2001)
9. Nadja (1994)
10. The Straight Story (1999)
11. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
12. Wild at Heart (1990)
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