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David Lynch(I)

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  • Director
  • Producer
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David Lynch
From "Twin Peaks" to 'Wild At Heart,' here's a look at some of our favorite moments from the films of David Lynch. Which film is your favorite?
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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 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.
BornJanuary 20, 1946
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BornJanuary 20, 1946
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  • Nominated for 4 Oscars

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David Lynch in David Lynch: The Art Life (2016)
David Lynch in David Lynch: The Art Life (2016)
David Lynch and Lula Lynch in David Lynch: The Art Life (2016)
David Lynch in David Lynch: The Art Life (2016)
David Lynch in David Lynch: The Art Life (2016)
David Lynch in David Lynch: The Art Life (2016)
David Lynch in David Lynch: The Art Life (2016)
David Lynch in David Lynch: The Art Life (2016)
David Lynch in David Lynch: The Art Life (2016)
David Lynch and Lula Lynch in David Lynch: The Art Life (2016)
David Lynch and Lula Lynch in David Lynch: The Art Life (2016)
David Lynch in David Lynch: The Art Life (2016)

Known for

Twin Peaks (1990)
Twin Peaks
8.8
TV Series
  • Writer
Sheryl Lee in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1992
Naomi Watts in Mulholland Drive (2001)
Mulholland Drive
7.9
  • Writer
  • 2001
Laura Dern in Inland Empire (2006)
Inland Empire
6.8
  • Writer
  • 2006

Credits

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Writer

  • Unrecorded Night
    • (creator)
    • In Production
  • Weather Report (2005)
    Weather Report
  • What Is David Working on Today? (2020)
    What Is David Working on Today?
  • Today's Number Is... (2020)
    Today's Number Is...
  • The Adventures of Alan R. (2020)
    The Adventures of Alan R.
  • Fire (PoZar) (2020)
    Fire (PoZar)
  • Ant Head (2018)
    Ant Head
  • What Did Jack Do? (2017)
    What Did Jack Do?
  • Twin Peaks (2017)
    Twin Peaks
  • David Lynch's Comic-Con Message (2017)
    David Lynch's Comic-Con Message
  • Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014)
    Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
    • (uncredited)
  • Meditation, Creativity, Peace (2012)
    Meditation, Creativity, Peace
  • David Lynch in Memory Film (2012)
    Memory Film
  • David Lynch: I Have a Radio (2011)
    David Lynch: I Have a Radio
    • (uncredited)
  • The 3 Rs (2011)
    The 3 Rs
  • Marion Cotillard in Lady Blue Shanghai (2010)
    Lady Blue Shanghai

Director

  • Unrecorded Night
    • In Production
  • Weather Report (2005)
    Weather Report
  • Donovan in Donovan: I am the Shaman (2021)
    Donovan: I am the Shaman
  • What Is David Working on Today? (2020)
    What Is David Working on Today?
  • Today's Number Is... (2020)
    Today's Number Is...
  • The Spider and the Bee (2020)
    The Spider and the Bee
  • How Was Your Day Honey? (2020)
    How Was Your Day Honey?
  • The Adventures of Alan R. (2020)
    The Adventures of Alan R.
  • The Story of a Small Bug (2020)
    The Story of a Small Bug
  • Fire (PoZar) (2020)
    Fire (PoZar)
  • Ant Head (2018)
    Ant Head
  • What Did Jack Do? (2017)
    What Did Jack Do?
    • (directed by)
  • Twin Peaks (2017)
    Twin Peaks
  • David Lynch's Comic-Con Message (2017)
    David Lynch's Comic-Con Message
  • Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014)
    Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
  • Duran Duran: Unstaged (2014)
    Duran Duran: Unstaged

Producer

  • A Fall from Grace
    • In Development
  • The Happy Worker
    • Post-production
  • Jim Sturgess in The Other Me (2022)
    The Other Me
  • Weather Report (2005)
    Weather Report
  • What Is David Working on Today? (2020)
    What Is David Working on Today?
  • Today's Number Is... (2020)
    Today's Number Is...
  • The Adventures of Alan R. (2020)
    The Adventures of Alan R.
  • Ant Head (2018)
    Ant Head
  • Twin Peaks (2017)
    Twin Peaks
    • (showrunner)
  • David Lynch's Comic-Con Message (2017)
    David Lynch's Comic-Con Message
  • My Beautiful Broken Brain (2014)
    My Beautiful Broken Brain
  • Interpol: I Touch a Red Button (2011)
    Interpol: I Touch a Red Button
  • David Lynch: I Have a Radio (2011)
    David Lynch: I Have a Radio
    • (uncredited)
  • Ariana Delawari in Ariana Delawari: Lion of Panjshir (2010)
    Ariana Delawari: Lion of Panjshir
  • My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
    My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
  • The Peaceline Project (2009)
    The Peaceline Project
  • Interview Project
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Videos17

David Lynch | Director Supercut
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David Lynch | Director Supercut
Shot for Shot: 'Dune' (2020) vs. 'Dune' (1984)
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Shot for Shot: 'Dune' (2020) vs. 'Dune' (1984)
5 Forgotten Gems From 1990
Clip 4:04
5 Forgotten Gems From 1990
David Lynch: The Art Life
Clip 0:48
David Lynch: The Art Life
Great Directors
Clip 2:47
Great Directors
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:56
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:12
Official Trailer
Moby Doc
Trailer 2:25
Moby Doc
David Lynch: The Art Life
Trailer 1:38
David Lynch: The Art Life
David Lynch: The Art Life
Trailer 1:48
David Lynch: The Art Life
Rooted in Peace
Trailer 2:32
Rooted in Peace
On Meditation
Trailer 2:38
On Meditation

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • David Lynch Foundation
    • Facebook
    • January 20, 1946
    • Missoula, Montana, USA
    • Emily StofleFebruary 26, 2009 - present (1 child)
    • Jennifer Lynch
    • (Sibling)
  • Other works
    Print ad: Monster Cable, 1998
  • Publicity listings
    • 6 Biographical Movies
    • 11 Print Biographies
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 24 Interviews
    • 40 Articles
    • 2 Pictorials
    • 6 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    In addition to excluding chapter breaks in his approved DVD releases of his movies, he hasn't recorded an audio commentary in any of his films. This is because he believes that films speak for themselves.
  • Quotes
    It's better not to know so much about what things mean or how they might be interpreted or you'll be too afraid to let things keep happening. Psychology destroys the mystery, this kind of magic quality. It can be reduced to certain neuroses or certain things, and since it is now named and defined, it's lost its mystery and the potential for a vast, infinite experience.
    • Has frequently cast Jack Nance, Kyle MacLachlan, Sheryl Lee,Laura Dern, Isabella Rossellini, Sherilyn Fenn, Harry Dean Stanton, Michael J. Anderson, Everett McGill, Frances Bay, Dean Stockwell, David Patrick Kelly, Brad Dourif, Catherine E. Coulson, Grace Zabriskie, Ian Buchanan, Alicia Witt, and Bellina Logan.
    • The Alphabet
      (1969)
      $1,000

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