One of the more memorable scenes from David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks pilot takes place at Twin Peaks High School. On April 8, 1990, the kid who “moonwalks” as the school bell rings danced his way into the hearts of many fans. For decades, people wondered about the student’s identity. During the Real Twin…
David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks debuted on April 8, 1990 on the ABC Television Network. As part of the show’s publicity, the alphabet network placed a full-page ad in newspapers like The Los Angeles Times and The New York Times on that Sunday.
My dream of identifying all of the extras in David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks is one step closer to been fulfilled thanks to a tip from Snoqualmie Valley historian and resident Bob Antone. During “Cinema Unwrapped” at the Real Twin Peaks 2025 event, Bob shared a name of the mill worker seen in the…
While owning a disc jockey business in the early 1990s, I remember acquiring many CDs from Columbia House, the mail-order club offering low-cost music for an introductory price. In 1981, the then CBS-owned company launched the Columbia House Video Library, which eventually followed the same model as their music club only with videocassettes. Recently, I…
I recently shared details about the Thunderbird totem pole by master carver Don Wells Keys that’s found at Kiana Lodge in Poulsbo, Washington. This private event and wedding venue served as the filming location for The Great Northern Hotel interiors in the Twin Peaks pilot. A hand-carved bear by Keys makes a cameo twice in…
It’s a short scene in David Lynch’s 1992 film, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. After being berated by Leland Palmer for not washing her hands before dinner, Laura Palmer is seen crying at a sink in a dimly lit bathroom. This scene was shot on location at a historic Rucker Hill home located in Everett, Washington…
In the Twin Peaks pilot, there are a handful of interior scenes that take place at The Great Northern Hotel. Those scenes were filmed at Kiana Lodge in Poulsbo, Washington which also doubled as the Packard family residence known as the Blue Pine Lodge. One of those scenes was Ben Horne (Richard Beymer) speaking with…
Early in the Twin Peaks pilot, we see an emotionally powerful scene as Sheriff Harry S. Truman informs Leland Palmer of his daughter Laura Palmer’s death. The scene takes place in the lobby of The Great Northern Hotel. In reality, the scene was shot at Kiana Lodge located on Bainbridge Island in Washington state.
One day, I hope to identify every actor and extra that appeared in David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks. While researching history about the show via old newspaper clippings, I believe I discovered the gentleman seated behind Josie Packard, Catherine Martell and her husband Pete at the Twin Peaks Town Hall meeting in the pilot…
Today, I’m returning to the Twin Peaks Pilot episode with a look at the costume worn by Lara Flynn Boyle who played Donna Hayward during the first two seasons of the show. While Donna wears only one outfit throughout this first episode, we also get a look at her costume during a picnic with Laura Palmer captured…