As a follow-up to the deep dive into the Twin Peaks Morgue scene written by Harley Peyton for Twin Peaks episode 1.003, I’m looking at another publicity photo from my collection. This image of Albert Rosenfield (Miguel Ferrer) and Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) is unique in several ways. We never see this exact exchange in…
One of my favorite characters from the second season of Twin Peaks is Agent Cooper’s nemesis Windom Earle. Played by the late Kenneth Welsh, this publicity photo was captured around the end of March 1991 as the final episode were being filmed in Southern California.
The character of Josie Packard in David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks was originally meant for Isabella Rossellini. Her character would have been named Giovana Pasqualini Packard. When scheduling didn’t work, Joan Chen was cast as the “vulnerable outside” as described in a March 1990 publicity photo.
For the second season of Twin Peaks, ABC Television commissioned additional publicity photos such as these images of Joan Chen and Michael Ontkean. Based on research, it appears the image was captured on the Blue Pine Lodge set in Van Nuys, California around the time episode 2.004 was shot in August 1990.
One of the more unique publicity photos I recently acquired at auction is an Associated Press (AP) Laserphoto of Laura Palmer’s funeral scene from Twin Peaks episode 1.003. This printed image on paper is a relic from laser technology first introduced in the mid-1970s. I even found the newspaper where the image was printed in…
Time for another Twin Peaks publicity photo to kick off the weekend. This time, it’s a four-inch by four-inch black and white photo of Mädchen Amick dressed as Shelly Johnson. While researching this photo, I found the newspaper where it was published on April 11, 1991.
I recently acquired two incredible auctions of publicity photos and slides from David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks. It’s unclear of their origin but I will be periodically offering high resolution scans and behind-the-scenes stories and details about the shots. To start, here is a 4-inch by 4-inch, black and white photo of Michael Ontkean…