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Episode 2 (Twin Peaks)
"Episode 2", also known as "Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer", is the third episode of the List of Twin Peaks episodes#Season 1 (1990), first season of the American Surrealist cinema, surrealist Mystery fiction, mystery-Horror fiction, horror Drama (film and television), drama television series ''Twin Peaks''. The episode was written by series creators David Lynch and Mark Frost, and directed by Lynch. It features series regulars Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Ray Wise and Richard Beymer; and introduces Michael J. Anderson as The Man from Another Place, Miguel Ferrer as List of Twin Peaks characters#Albert Rosenfield, Albert Rosenfield and David Patrick Kelly as List of characters in Twin Peaks#Jerry Horne, Jerry Horne. ''Twin Peaks'' centers on the investigation into the murder of schoolgirl Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee), in the small rural town in Washington (state), Washington state after which the series is named. In this episode, Federal Bureau of Investigation agent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twin Peaks
''Twin Peaks'' is an American Surrealist cinema, surrealist Mystery film, mystery-Horror film, horror Drama (film and television), drama television series created by Mark Frost and David Lynch. It Pilot (Twin Peaks), premiered on American Broadcasting Company, ABC on April 8, 1990, and ran for two seasons until its cancellation in Episode 29 (Twin Peaks), 1991. The show Part 1 (Twin Peaks), returned in 2017 for a Twin Peaks season 3, third season on Showtime (TV network), Showtime. Set in the fictional Pacific Northwest town of Twin Peaks (fictional town), Twin Peaks, the series follows an investigation led by FBI special agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) into the murder of local teenager Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee). The show's narrative draws on the characteristics of detective fiction, but its uncanny tone, supernatural elements, and Camp (style), campy, melodramatic portrayal of eccentric characters also draw from American horror film, horror and soap opera tropes. Like much ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eileen Hayward
The following is an incomplete list of characters from the television series ''Twin Peaks'', the film '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'', and the 2017 revival. Overview Supernatural/Otherworldly Bob Frank Silva was a set decorator who worked on the pilot episode. One day, when he was moving furniture in Laura Palmer's bedroom, a woman warned Silva not to get locked in the room. The image of Silva trapped in the room sparked something in Lynch, who then asked Silva if he was an actor. Silva said yes, and Lynch told him that he had a role in mind for him on the series. Silva accepted, and Lynch shot footage of him behind Laura's bed with no real idea of what he would do with it. Silva's reflection was accidentally caught in the footage of Sarah Palmer's frightening vision at the end of the pilot. Sarah sees a hand uncovering Laura's heart necklace from the ground, and Silva can be seen in the mirror behind her head. Lynch was made aware of this accident and decided to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episode 1 (Twin Peaks)
"Episode 1", also known as "Traces to Nowhere", is the second episode of the first season of the American surrealist mystery-horror drama television series ''Twin Peaks''. The episode was written by series creators David Lynch and Mark Frost, and directed by Duwayne Dunham. "Episode 1" features series regulars Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, and Richard Beymer. Dunham was offered the role of directing the episode by Lynch, who wanted Dunham to edit his next film project, '' Wild at Heart'' (1990). Dunham continued to use several stylistic elements in his direction that he had observed in Lynch's work on "Pilot", including largely static camera work and the use of reddish color tints. The episode also marks the first appearance of Killer Bob, who was played by set decorator Frank Silva after Silva had been accidentally caught on camera. "Episode 1" continued the investigation of the series' main plotline, the murder of schoolgirl Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee), with Federal Bureau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Lynch
David Keith Lynch (January 20, 1946 – January 16, 2025) was an American filmmaker, visual artist, musician, and actor. Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, Lynch was often called a "visionary" and received acclaim for David Lynch filmography, films distinguished by their Surrealist cinema, surrealist and experimental film, experimental qualities. In a career spanning more than five decades, he received List of accolades received by David Lynch, numerous accolades, including the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Film Festival in 2006 and an Academy Honorary Award in 2019. Lynch studied painting and made short films before making his first feature, the independent body horror film ''Eraserhead'' (1977), which found success as a midnight movie. He earned critical acclaim and nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director for the biographical drama ''The Elephant Man (1980 film), The Elephant Man'' (1980) and the neo-noir mystery ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Frost
Mark Frost (born November 25, 1953) is an American novelist, screenwriter, film and television producer and director. He is the co-creator of the mystery-horror television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991, 2017) and was a writer and executive story editor of '' Hill Street Blues'' (1982–1985). He also directed the 1992 film '' Storyville''. He has also published novels beginning with '' The List of Seven'' (1993) as well as several non-fiction works, including ''The Greatest Game Ever Played'' (2002), which was adapted as a 2005 film. Early life Mark Frost was born on November 25, 1953 in Brooklyn, New York City, to Mary Virginia Calhoun and actor Warren Frost. He is the elder brother of actress Lindsay Frost and writer and photographer Scott Frost. During his childhood, Frost was raised in Los Angeles, California and spent his adolescence in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he attended Marshall-University High School. As a high-school student, he spent two years on an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apple Inc
Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, in Silicon Valley. It is best known for its consumer electronics, software, and services. Founded in 1976 as Apple Computer Company by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne, the company was incorporated by Jobs and Wozniak as Apple Computer, Inc. the following year. It was renamed Apple Inc. in 2007 as the company had expanded its focus from computers to consumer electronics. Apple is the largest technology company by revenue, with billion in the 2024 fiscal year. The company was founded to produce and market Wozniak's Apple I personal computer. Its second computer, the Apple II, became a best seller as one of the first mass-produced microcomputers. Apple introduced the Lisa in 1983 and the Macintosh in 1984, as some of the first computers to use a graphical user interface and a mouse. By 1985, internal company problems led to Jobs leavin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike (Twin Peaks)
Phillip Michael Gerard (aka Mike) is a character in the TV series ''Twin Peaks'', portrayed by Al Strobel. He is sometimes referred to as MIKE (in capitals) or as the One-Armed Man. He is a demonic spirit/villain and one of the Otherworld characters in the series. He appears in every season and in ''Fire Walk With Me''. Character overview Mike is an inhabiting spirit similar to the primary villain of the series, Bob ( Frank Silva), who was his partner in serial murder. After committing several rape/murders with Bob, Mike had a religious epiphany and repented, cutting off his own arm to rid himself of a tattoo that read "Fire Walk With Me", which symbolized being touched by "The devilish one". Bob had an identical tattoo on his arm. Bob, however, would not repent. Mike has spent years trying to find and stop Bob. In contrast with Bob, Mike only ever appears in the visual form of his host, traveling shoe salesman Phillip Michael Gerard. Gerard lost his arm in a car accident. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Strobel
Albert Michael Strobel (January 28, 1940– December 2, 2022) was an American actor best known for his recurring role on David Lynch and Mark Frost's ''Twin Peaks'' as Phillip Michael Gerard, also known as Mike. Early life Strobel was born in Madison, Wisconsin. Strobel lost his left arm at the shoulder as a result of a car accident when he was 17 years old. While living in Oregon in the early 1970s he did theatrical work at the University of Oregon and co-founded the Church of the Creative. At the Grateful Dead's August 27, 1972, concert in Veneta he shot video which ended up in the film '' Sunshine Daydream''. Career Strobel starred in "scores" of local productions in Eugene, Oregon from the late 1960s right up to the early 80's. He was the star, producer and overall "moving force" behind a television dramatization of Anton Chekhov's '' Swansong'', which aired on OEPBS and was called "a first for Oregon educational television." Strobel was cast in ''Twin Peaks'', the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killer BOB
Bob (sometimes known as BOB or Killer BOB) is a fictional character and main antagonist of the ABC television series ''Twin Peaks,'' played by Frank Silva. He is an interdimensional entity who feeds on pain and sorrow. An inhabiting spirit, he possesses human beings and then commits acts of rape and murder in order to feast on the suffering of his victims. In the film '' Fire Walk With Me'', this suffering is called "garmonbozia" and can manifest in the form of creamed corn. Bob made his first appearance in the pilot episode, "Northwest Passage", where he makes a brief appearance in a vision seen by Sarah Palmer. The character eventually grew into the series' main antagonist in the second season. Silva, a set dresser on the pilot, was given the role of Bob after a reflection of his face in a mirror was accidentally captured by the camera during filming. When series creator David Lynch saw Silva's face, he liked it so much he kept it in the show, and cast him as Bob. Althou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Silva
Frank A. Silva (October 31, 1950 – September 13, 1995) was an American set dresser and occasional actor best known for his performance as the evil spirit Bob in the TV series ''Twin Peaks''. Silva had a degree in lighting design from San Francisco State University and worked as a prop master and set decorator on several films including David Lynch's ''Dune'' and '' Wild at Heart''. Silva worked on Lynch's ''Twin Peaks''. According to David Lynch on the 2007 Gold Edition DVD release of ''Twin Peaks'', Lynch was upstairs in the Laura Palmer house, near Silva as he worked, and suddenly realized that Silva might have a place in the show. He asked Silva if he was an actor, and Silva said that he was. Lynch then shot a scene where Silva was crouched at the foot of Laura Palmer's bed, staring at the camera, with no idea of where it would fit into the show. Later, while shooting a scene where Laura's mother is remembering a traumatic event, camera operator Sean Doyle told Lynch the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Bauer (actor)
Robert Bauer (born Phillip Bauer, sometimes credited as "Bobby Bauer") is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for playing Moke in Rob Reiner's movies '' This Is Spinal Tap'' (1984) and ''The Sure Thing'' (1985), Johnny Horne in ''Twin Peaks'', Jordan in ''Flying Blind'', Roland Sachs in '' 54'' (1998), Hook in ''Sabrina, the Teenage Witch,'' and Kunivas – a male Klingon officer – in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation.'' He is also known for his producing work on films like ''Waitress'' (2007), the TV series ''Head Case,'' and the web series '' Dinner with Don''. He played Moke, the band's roadie, in Rob Reiner's movie '' This Is Spinal Tap'' (1984) and later played the same role in another Reiner movie the following year, ''The Sure Thing'' (1985). He also played Lambsblood in ''A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out'' (1992). He is one of three actors to portray the character of Johnny Horne, the mentally-challenged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
