Call For Help: Seeking Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me Script with Script Supervisor Notes

I watched as time ticked away – eight, seven, six. At the five second mark, I placed my bid on Ebay. It was a whopping $4,247 for the Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me script containing Script Supervisor Cori Glazer’s handwritten notes from 1991. When I saw the item posted by Studio David Lynch several days ago, I yelled at my computer screen, “It belongs in a museum!” Now, I was seconds away from being able to digitally preserve a treasure from my favorite David Lynch film. This special script would have become a series of articles detailing the production of Lynch’s masterpiece, for all Twin Peaks fans to enjoy. There is just one challenge – I didn’t win. I lost by the oddly specific total of $50.00. Most likely, a snipping bot was set up to win even in the final seconds of the auction. I never had a chance. So now, I extend a “call for help” to that winning bidder. To paraphrase Little Jimmy Scott, “I got idea, man.”

TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME SCRIPT WITH SCRIPT SUPERVISOR NOTES

Studio David Lynch posted this Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me script which came from the David Lynch Estate. The description for this item read:

“The product is a lot of 1 script from David Lynch’s estate. The 1 is a special Script Supervisor copy script of David Lynch’s classic feature film “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. The Script Supervisor copy of the script comes complete with the script supervisor notes documenting each take and line changes as they occurred on set. An extremely unique and one of a kind item. This script offers a unique glimpse into the creative process behind this iconic movie, making it a valuable piece of entertainment memorabilia for fans of David Lynch and Twin Peaks. The script measures 11″x “8.5” x 1.25″ ~3lbs”

The opening bid for this item was $500. At the end, there were 34 bids made by 20 bidders with the script was selling for $4,297.00 (Plus $14.92 standard shipping). I bid $4,247 with only five seconds to go. Ebay user 3***8 with zero feedback won the auction.

This particular script was the second of two scripts written by David Lynch and Robert “Bob” Engles on August 8, 1991. This was a few weeks away from production beginning on September 4, 1991 at the Fat Trout Trailer Park, know as the Riverside Mobile Home Park in Snoqualmie, Washington).

This is the back of the script.

The side view shows a rather thick script due to Cori Glazer’s script notes.

Each page of the script contained an additional page where Cori would write details about the various takes. In addition, the script pages contained numerous scribbles notating changes in dialogue and other details.

A different auction on Studio David Lynch’s Ebay store featured two scripts including an earlier Pre-Release Draft from July 3, 1991 and one from August. 8, 1991. The description read:

“The product is a lot of 2 original scripts from David Lynch’s estate. The scripts are a July 3rd, 1991 and August 8th, 1991 Draft of David Lynch’s classic feature film “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.” The collection includes these two drafts, providing insight into the development of the film. These original scripts offer a unique glimpse into the creative process behind this iconic movie, making it a valuable piece of entertainment memorabilia for fans of David Lynch and Twin Peaks. The scripts measure 11″x “8.5” x 1.25″ ~3lbs”

These two sold for $990 at auction with only 11 bids made.

This image contains the backs of these scripts.

Here is a look at the sides which you’ll notice are much thinner than Cori’s script as previously discussed.

The inside of a page showing dialogue from Special Agent Dale Cooper at Wind River and description of the flash forward to a year later after he records the memo to Diane.

These would have been great to add to my collection yet it was the Script Supervisor script that would have unlocked so much.

WHO IS CORI GLAZER?

Cori Glazer is credited as the Script Supervisor for David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.

She previously worked with Lynch and Mark Frost for 11 episodes of the television series. She would later assist Lynch during production of On The Air, Hotel Room, Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive and all 18 episodes of Twin Peaks: The Return. Lynch even cast Cori as the Blue Haired Lady in the Club Silencio scene in his 2001 film Mulholland Drive.

When David Lynch passed on January 16, 2025, Cori posted her photo with David explaining how she first started working with him.

“In 1988, I got asked to work on a short Directed by David Lynch called ‘The Cowboy and The Frenchman.’ I had only been a Script Supervisor for 3 years but during that little 3 day shoot, I thought if I only ever worked with 1 director again for the rest of my life, this is who I want to work with.”

A few days later, she posted another behind-the-scenes shot with David Lynch. Cori is dressed in a flight suit and the caption read: “My FAVORITE CO-PILOT! Twin Peaks Season 2 Circa 1990 #davidlynchIwillmissyouforever”

During production for Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, you can see Cori seated next to David in this behind-the-scenes photo of a scene that would later appear in The Missing Pieces. The script on her lap is where she took extensive notes during production.

On page 18 of Brad Dukes’ incredible “Reflections: An Oral History of Twin Peaks,” you’ll find a photo of Ken Scherer, Chief Operating Officer of Lynch/Frost Productions, on set with David Lynch. They are seated outside the Palmer house in Everett, Washington. You can see Cori’s chair complete with her name made out of white tape. She was always seated next to Lynch and her extensive notes would become vital to film editor Mary Sweeney as she cut the film.

Years later, Cori would support all 18 part of Twin Peaks: The Return. In this Behind the Curtain footage from Part 3, you can see David Lynch with Executive Producer Sabrina Sutherland in purple. On Lynch’s left, you see Cori and Unit Production Manager/Line Producer Christine Larson-Nitszche.

“I GOT IDEA MAN” – A PLEA TO THE WINNING BIDDER

If you are the winning bidder, I’d love to connect with you (my email is TheTwinPeaksBlog@gmail.com).

If you have spent anytime on Twin Peaks Blog, you’ll recognize the importance I place on archiving every detail of Twin Peaks. When I made the bid, I only wanted to digitally preserve the Script Supervisor’s script, meaning every page would be scanned at a high-resolution and saved for future generations. Digital preservation will ensure a treasured document like this doesn’t go up in flames.

If I would have won, I would have used the script to create a recurring series of articles and videos (heck, maybe even a podcast like “All the President’s Minutes” for which I’d love to speak to various fans about these scenes).

I actually don’t need to hold onto the physical script and would consider compensating the winner for usage of the script. Did you really plan on bidding $4,279 or was my high bid a surprise to you?

Ultimately, this article is a plea or perhaps a prayer to an angel. Maybe after all these words, I will manifest the script into existence (thank you Mary Hütter for the encouragement). For now, I’m left with only dreams of what might have been.