A director of such distinctive, overpowering vision that he has inspired his own adjective, David Lynch makes films that seem telegraphed straight from his unconscious to the screen. From his early short works—which already display the unsettling surrealist imagery he would unleash in full force in his midnight-movie classic ERASERHEAD—to the harrowing suburban nightmare TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME, Lynch’s labyrinthine puzzle-boxes turn the American psyche inside out to reveal its deepest, darkest fears and desires.
Directed by David Lynch • 1977 • United States
Starring Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Judith Anna Roberts
David Lynch’s 1977 debut feature, ERASERHEAD, is both a lasting cult sensation and a work of extraordinary craft and beauty. With its mesmerizing black-and-white photography by Frederick El...
Directed by David Lynch • 1992 • United States
In the town of Twin Peaks, everybody has their secrets, but no one more than Laura Palmer. In this prequel to his groundbreaking 1990s television series, David Lynch resurrects the teenager found wrapped in plastic at the beginning of the show, fo...
Directed by David Lynch • 1967 • United States
Six cartoon figures vomit repeatedly.
Directed by David Lynch • 1968 • United States
This experimental short film presents a sick woman's nightmare involving living representations of the alphabet.
Directed by David Lynch • 1970 • United States
A boy plants a seed that grows into a grandmother in this experimental short film.
Directed by David Lynch • 1974 • United States
A double amputee attempts to write a letter while her nurse gets in the way.
Directed by David Lynch • 1974 • United States
A double amputee attempts to write a letter while her nurse gets in the way.
Directed by David Lynch • 1995 • United States
Police discover a naked dead body.