David Lynch has died at 78

[PurpleMoustache]

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/david-lynch-dead-director-blue-velvet-twin-peaks-1236276106/

Director, actor, painter, musician, and overall legendary artist David Lynch has sadly passed away. While not terribly surprising given his recent interviews about his Emphysema and overall health it’s an absolute shock to this die hard Lynch fan.

Now it’s dark…

 

[rtbluray]

absolutely gutted
one of my all time favs

 

[IMachine]

The best! So sad

 

[bookofsaturdays]

Yeah I audibly gasped at work when the news popped up on my Instagram feed. I’m a relatively new Lynch fan having only seen most of his films and Twin Peaks within the last 2 years, but in that short time I feel like I have developed a very strong connection to his art, and it was a total shock that he would pass away so suddenly. I believe he was working on a new film as well so who knows what will happen with that but I guess Inland Empire is his final feature film, and it came out all the way back in 2006!!

 

[PurpleMoustache]

Yeah I audibly gasped at work when the news popped up on my Instagram feed. I’m a relatively new Lynch fan having only seen most of his films and Twin Peaks within the last 2 years, but in that short time I feel like I have developed a very strong connection to his art, and it was a total shock that he would pass away so suddenly. I believe he was working on a new film as well so who knows what will happen with that but I guess Inland Empire is his final feature film, and it came out all the way back in 2006!!

Lynch considered Twin Peaks: The Return to be a film, or at least a film in television wrapping, so that’s his final film project, with his album with Chrystabell middle of last year being his final publicly released work. He was likely painting up to the last second as well.

What’s interesting about The Return is it borrows a lot of elements from scrapped projects of his (Ronnie Rocket, One Saliva Bubble), and images from painting of his, almost as if he wanted to get ideas that have been nagging at him for years out on the screen one last time.

 

[bookofsaturdays]

Lynch considered Twin Peaks: The Return to be a film, or at least a film in television wrapping, so that’s his final film project, with his album with Chrystabell middle of last year being his final publicly released work. He was likely painting up to the last second as well.

What’s interesting about The Return is it borrows a lot of elements from scrapped projects of his (Ronnie Rocket, One Saliva Bubble), and images from painting of his, almost as if he wanted to get ideas that have been nagging at him for years out on the screen one last time.

Interesting, I have yet to see The Return, I finished Season 1 and 2 not too long ago and really enjoyed it, even the episodes where Lynch left halfway through Season 2 so I’ll be looking forward to checking out The Return!

 

[PurpleMoustache]

Interesting, I have yet to see The Return, I finished Season 1 and 2 not too long ago and really enjoyed it, even the episodes where Lynch left halfway through Season 2 so I’ll be looking forward to checking out The Return!

Be sure to watch Fire Walk With Me first! Not only did it come out before The Return (by quite a few years) but things raised in that film are essential to “understanding” (if one can understand The Return) The Return

 

[bookofsaturdays]

Be sure to watch Fire Walk With Me first! Not only did it come out before The Return (by quite a few years) but things raised in that film are essential to “understanding” (if one can understand The Return) The Return

Don’t worry I’ve seen it as well as the Missing Pieces so I’m all caught up!

 

[par4ken]

I recently purchased an "Eraserhead" T-shirt. That was once my favorite cult movie, as disturbing as it is entertaining. So many people just don't get it. You have to at least feel for "Henry Spencer" and the surreal world and impossible situation that he finds himself in.

My wife loved "Twin Peaks" even if she couldn't stand "Eraserhead".

Sad that it takes his death to revive (my) interest in his other works. I plan to be checking some of them out soon.

 

[4-earredwonder]

Visionary, highly eclectic filmmaker David Lynch brought us so many delectable slices of Cherry Pie over the years from his ultra bizarro ERASERHEAD to Inland Empire and as I've just posted in the FILM section of QQ Forum, Paramount Pictures is releasing this 21 disc box set on February 3rd which I will inevitably add to my treasured David Lynch oeuvre!

R.I.P. David Keith Lynch

Twenty-one-disc set includes: Twin Peaks: The Complete Original Series (1990-1991)In David Lynch's controversial, groundbreaking 1990-91 drama series, the murder of a teenage girl in the seemingly tranquil Washington logging town of Twin Peaks draws the residents, and an FBI agent summoned to investigate the crime, into a series of sinister, secretive and surreal goings-on. Kyle MacLachlan, Lara Flynn Boyle, Joan Chen, Sherilyn Fenn, Piper Laurie, Peggy Lipton, Jack Nance, and Michael Ontkean star. 29 episodes. 25 hrs. C Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)You may know "who killed Laura Palmer," but how did she spend the last week of her life? Going back before the events shown in his cult fave TV series, director/co-writer David Lynch returns to the quirky Northwest town where nothing is what it seems and an evil spirit has found a place to dwell. "Peaks" regulars Sheryl Lee, Ray Wise and Kyle MacLachlan star, along with Chris Isaak, Moira Kelly. 134 min. C/Rtg: R Twin Peaks: A Limited Event Series (2017)A quarter-century's elapsed since FBI agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) ventured to the Pacific Northwest backwoods to look into the murder of teenager Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee), and time has only ramped up the already bizarre circumstances of the investigation to levels unknown. In revisiting his acclaimed and surreal TV series for Showtime, co-creator David Lynch directed every episode and reunited many of the original show's company, including Mädchen Amick, Sherilyn Fenn, Ray Wise, Miguel Ferrer, and Michael Horse. 18 episodes. 17 1/4 hrs. CStandard/Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; behind-the-scenes footage; interview; featurette; bonus feature "Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces" (2014); more.

 

[Old Quad Guy]

“Blue Velvet” is IMHO a great classic and one of the top films of the 1980s. I recently watched it on TCM (best to see it in a movie theater) and it still holds up for its strangeness, and the mix of dark and light. He will be sorely missed.

 

[4-earredwonder]

“Blue Velvet” is IMHO a great classic and one of the top films of the 1980s. I recently watched it on TCM (best to see it in a movie theater) and it still holds up for its strangeness, and the mix of dark and light. He will be sorely missed.

Which, BTW, is available on a 'brilliant' new CRITERION UHD4K edition. And loved the way Lynch managed to revive the careers of Dennis Hopper, former child star Dean Stockwell [The Boy With The Green Hair] and Isabella Rossellini.

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Blue-Velvet-4K-Blu-ray/357572/#Review

 

[hafquark]

I just recently re-watched Blue Velvet (spectacular 4K release). Been a fan of his films since Eraserhead. Mulholland Drive and Lost Highway are particular favorites, somewhere in my top hundred movies list.

RIP David Lynch

 

[4-earredwonder]

From TIME Magazine:

https://www.aol.com/lucky-alive-age-david-lynch-235255767.html

 

[kfbkfb]

I debated whether this is appropriate here...

A few years ago, I discovered some VHS tapes on which I had recorded the 2nd season of Twin Peaks. Our ABC TV station, KMBC, had recently upgraded to broadcasting in stereo.

Upon playing (and making DVD-R copies for myself), I discovered that the opening credits of each Twin Peaks episodes included the statement "in Stereo and Surround Sound".

At that time, in the early 1990s, typically, the only notification that a TV show soundtrack was in Dolby Surround was the DS logo at the end of the end credits.

I guess we can thank David Lynch for trying to help popularize surround sound again via TV.


Kirk Bayne

 

[Sonik Wiz]

“Blue Velvet” is IMHO a great classic and one of the top films of the 1980s. I recently watched it on TCM (best to see it in a movie theater) and it still holds up for its strangeness, and the mix of dark and light. He will be sorely missed.

My introduction to David Lynch's work was Blue Velvet, on home video. It was crazy intense. It's the only movie that at times had me out of my chair pacing the room wondering what is gonna happen next? Really, Dennis Hopper driving the car & sniffing nitrous oxide did it to me. Watched it again last night. Still revolving in my head today.

My second exposure was to Dune on home video. I really disliked the book so I thought maybe a movie adaptation might be an improvement. It wasn't.

I've never seen Twin Peaks. But like Eraserhead if you haven't seen it you still know about it. Alas, back then I worked late & it was on network TV so I could never catch it. I don't think we even had a cable box back then that could record it. Now of course my interest has peaked again. It just might be the thing to get me through the rest of the winter.

 

[bookofsaturdays]

My introduction to David Lynch's work was Blue Velvet, on home video. It was crazy intense. It's the only movie that at times had me out of my chair pacing the room wondering what is gonna happen next? Really, Dennis Hopper driving the car & sniffing nitrous oxide did it to me. Watched it again last night. Still revolving in my head today.

My second exposure was to Dune on home video. I really disliked the book so I thought maybe a movie adaptation might be an improvement. It wasn't.

I've never seen Twin Peaks. But like Eraserhead if you haven't seen it you still know about it. Alas, back then I worked late & it was on network TV so I could never catch it. I don't think we even had a cable box back then that could record it. Now of course my interest has peaked again. It just might be the thing to get me through the rest of the winter.

As a new Twin Peaks fan I can wholeheartedly recommend it, and I think it’s the perfect thing to watch during the winter. Of course everybody’s different but it took me a few tries for it to click, I tried watching the first few episodes on multiple occasions but then it finally clicked and I was hooked! The Blu-ray transfers are fantastic as well, they’re from the original camera negatives and there’s a remixed 7.1 soundtrack overseen by David Lynch as well as the original (albeit lossy) Dolby Surround track!