The Twin Peaks fan community is filled with incredibly kind people. There is a small group of us – Bookhouse Boys and Gals if you will – that are dedicated to researching, archiving and preserving the history of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s wonderful and strange show. One such individual is 1400 River Road who has…
I’ve professed my love of the first 35 minutes of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me on numerous occasions. I’m particularly drawn to the original Fat Trout Trailer Park, which were the first scenes shot on Sept. 4-5, 1991 in Snoqualmie, Washington. The former Riverside Mobile Home Park is long gone but, like a magician,…
I just poured myself a cup of Good Morning America and decided to return to the Fat Trout Trailer Park in David Lynch’s 1992 masterpiece Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. I’ve mentioned too many times how much I enjoy the first 30 minutes of the film, especially scenes with the late Harry Dean Stanton. I’m…
I love uncovering new details about the making of my favorite David Lynch film, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. Thanks to an article by Greg Olson in a “Film Comment” magazine, we go behind the scenes at the Fat Trout Trailer park in September 1991.
I keep returning to the Fat Trout Trailer Park as seen in David Lynch’s 1992 masterpiece Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. The film’s first 35 minutes has mesmerized me for decades now. While I have previously discussed the entire Fat Trout Trailer Park location, this time I’m diving deeper into individual shots from this location….
I never tire of watching the opening credits to David Lynch’s 1992 masterpiece, Twin Peaks – Fire Walk With Me. The slow zoom out from a snow-filled television screen while a sultry jazz trumpet plays Angelo Badalamenti’s music is hypnotic. For years, I’ve wondered what television set was used for this scene. Well, grab your Swanson…
David Lynch did not play the Curious Woman in his 1992 film, Twin Peaks – Fire Walk With Me. She was played by the late Ingrid Brucato, a dog show-enthusiast turned movie extra who lived in the Pacific Northwest. Whew! I am glad that is out of the way. As a Twin Peaks fan in the…
It’s no surprise about my love for the first 35 minutes of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. I’ve shared plenty of Love Letters on this blog about Deer Meadow and the Fat Trout Trailer Park. For this Art Peaks article, I’m spotlighting a gorgeous piece of Harry Dean Stanton as Carl Rodd by hyperrealist…
The Fat Trout Trailer Park, home to Carl Rodd, Teresa Banks and Deputy Cliff, first appeared in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. This location contains my favorite 2-minute scene in all of Twin Peaks. I first visited the trailer park in 1996 during and impromptu stop on the Twin Peaks Fan Fest bus tour. But where…
The Utility Pole first seen at the Fat Trout Trailer Park in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me has fascinated since I first watched the movie in October 1993. Perhaps that’s because it played a part in my favorite two-minute scene in Twin Peaks. Or it could be because I got to see the real utility pole…