I’ve been on a kick lately identifying several iconic set decorations from Mark Frost and David Lynch’s Twin Peaks. I love finding these background art pieces after seeing them during multiple rewatches for more than three decades. Today, I’m returning to the Hayward house where a beautiful illustration of roses by Pierre-Josephe Redouté created in 1821.
As part of my extensive research into Mark Frost and David Lynch’s Twin Peaks, I maintain multiple open investigations into the details about my beloved television show. I may start a research project only to return to it years later. I’ve discovered that if I wait, sometimes the stars turn and the mystery is revealed. This…
I recently shared a publicity photo of Wendy Robie who played Nadine Hurley which was taken on the set of the Palmer house. Thanks to that image, I located the specific brand of COTTON BALLS she used to make her completely silent drape runners.
I enjoy finding Twin Peaks publicity photos of things we never see in the series. A great example is this black and white photo of Joan Chen as Josie Packard. She is dressed in an overcoat holding a book on the set of the Palmer House. Throughout the show, we never actually see Josie visit the Palmers….
While filming the first season of Twin Peaks, several actors posed for individual character publicity photos. Take Richard Beymer who played Benjamin Horne in all three seasons of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s show. He’s seen posing for a photo wearing an overcoat with a red polka dot tie, a mismatched outfit from different episodes not…
I recently shared the Twin Peaks location where Johnny Horne is seen shooting buffalo cutouts with his toy bow and arrow set in the James Foley-directed episode 2.018 (#25). This footage was recycled from a deleted scene from episode 1.001 (#1) between Dr. Lawrence Jacoby and Special Agent Cooper. Here is a closer look at…
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.
Newspapers across the United States provided extensive coverage of Twin Peaks when the show debuted on the ABC Television Network in April 1990. Critics, who had never seen anything like it on television, enthusiastically reported on David Lynch and Mark Frost’s masterpiece. California’s The Modesto Bee newspaper put the show’s stars on the cover of their…
Released in December 2001 by Artisan Home Entertainment, the Twin Peaks – The First Season Special Edition DVD Set was the first time David Lynch and Mark Frost’s show was made available on DVD. The set contained several bonus features including audio commentaries from episode directors and other crew members who worked on the show. This…
Between the frequent use of diegetic music and the art department’s consistent aesthetic choices, Twin Peaks is a vintage radio aficionado’s dream. One piece that appears onscreen with some regularity is the Zenith X316 table radio at Shelly and Leo Johnson’s house.