I returned from visiting two Twin Peaks film locations during my first day in Seattle when I heard the news – Robert Forster passed at the age of 78. I grew up with Forster, who stared in numerous films and, more recently, played Sheriff Frank Truman (Harry Truman’s older brother) in Twin Peaks: The Return on Showtime….
I was asked by Jill Watson, a fellow Bookhouse Gal, on Twitter about the tall tree painting in the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Department. It’s a topic that has been on my list of things to cover on Twin Peaks Blog as you know how I like to obsess over these little details. As it turns…
In Twin Peaks Part 4 on Showtime, Dougie Jones gets a complementary limousine ride home from the Silver Mustang Casino after hitting 30 Mega-Jackpots and winning $425,000. This brief driving scene was actually shot in the same neighborhood where Dougie Jones’ home was located in Southern California. The scene is similar to other driving scenes…
In a recent article, I discussed the exterior locations used for Yankton Federal Prison in Twin Peaks on Showtime. This time we venture inside to the administration hallways from this California location that was once home to a women’s prison.
In Twin Peaks Part 4, 5 and 7 on Showtime, action took place at Yankton Federal Prison in South Dakota. In reality, scenes were shot at Sybil Brand Institute, the former Los Angeles County correctional facility for women that closed in 1997. Since there are multiple scenes that take place both inside and out the prison, I’ve…
After receiving a call at the FBI Office in Philadelphia in Twin Peaks Part 3 on Showtime, FBI Deputy Director Gordon Cole, Agent Albert Rosenfield and Agent Tammy Preston fly to the Black Hills of South Dakota to meet Agent Cooper at the Yankton Federal Prison. The airport appears twice in Part 4, yet it…
The interior scenes at the Silver Mustang Casino floor in Las Vegas, Nevada were actually shot at the Morongo Casino located at 49500 Seminole Drive in Cabazon, California.
In Twin Peaks Part 4 on Showtime, Deputy Director Gordon Cole realizes the team is no where near Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. Ever prepared, Special Agent Albert Rosenfield presents Cole with a photo of Mount Rushmore. While examining the photo, he remarks, “There they are Albert – faces of stone.” But did you know…
One of the first costume props I identified for Twin Peaks Season 3 on Showtime was Lucy Brennan’s earrings. The first publicity shots from the series were released in March 2017 and included an image of Lucy and Andy Brennan at the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Department (it’s from a scene in Part 4).
In Twin Peaks Part 4 on Showtime, Dougie Jones enjoys breakfast with his son Sonny Jim in his home kitchen. Perched on a counter behind Dougie and Sonny Jim was a brightly colored owl which quickly became something I had to own.