I recently shared details about the film location where Teresa Banks’ body floats along Wind River from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. That scene is one of three filmed along the bank of South Fork Snoqualmie River in Olallie State Park located just outside of North Bend, Washington. The second scene in the “Snoqualmie River…
One of the first scenes in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me shows a body wrapped in plastic floating down a river. We quickly learn that it’s Teresa Banks in Wind River, the first victim of killer Bob. The film location for this scene is found at Olallie State Park just outside of North Bend, Washington….
“GET ME SPECIAL AGENT CHESTER DESMOND IN FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA!” It’s a classic line spoken by then Regional Bureau Chief Gordon Cole early in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. For the longest time, I wondered about the image Cole was standing in front of at his FBI Field Office in Portland, Oregon. Good news –…
Many Twin Peaks fans know that the majority Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me was shot on location around Snoqualmie and North Bend in Washington State. Shooting began on September 4-5, 1991 and continued through the end of October. There are, however, a handful of scenes that were shot in Southern California, including a scene…
By now, you should know I’m on a quest to document everything I can about my favorite David Lynch film, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. Since the Twin Peaks Blog launched in February 2018, I’ve covered film locations, shared love letters to my favorite scenes, and highlighted little details that make this film extra…
Last year, I created a series of fantasy trading cards to salute the 26th Anniversary of the release of my favorite David Lynch film, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. This gorgeous motion picture with powerhouse performances by Sheryl Lee, Ray Wise, Dana Ashbrook, and more was released on August 28, 1992. I had a…
Site of the grisly murder of Laura Palmer, the Train Car appears in only three episodes from the first two seasons of Twin Peaks and reappears in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. For this Vacant Peaks article, I share scenes from the outside and inside the car without people present.
With this year marking the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11, it’s fitting I turn the spotlight on the moon in Twin Peaks and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me in a new Setting the Stage article. Similar to long shots of traffic lights, perched owls or the mysterious woods, the series and film include a few brief…
In a recent article, I discussed the film location of Ronette’s Bridge which makes a brief cameo in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me while Leland and Laura Palmer are driving to get Sarah Palmer. As a follow up to that article, I explore the film location for this scene that ends with a scary encounter…
When I think of memorable scenes from my first viewing of the Twin Peaks pilot episode, I’m reminded of Ronette Pulaski, bruised and battered, stumbling across an old railroad bridge. It’s a haunting image that begs for answers – Who did this? How did she escape? (luckily, some answers were provided in Twin Peaks: Fire…