Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me

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Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me

R

1992

2h 15m

Crime

Drama

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In the folksy town of Deerfield, Wash., FBI Agent Desmond (Chris Isaak) inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the similarly cozy town of Twin Peaks, hedonistic beauty Lara Palmer (Sheryl Lee) hangs with lowlifes and seems destined for a grisly fate.

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Critics Consensus

For better or worse, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me is every bit as strange and twisted as you'd expect from David Lynch.

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

David Lynch's prequel film, maligned upon its initial release, can now be seen as a hinge in his filmography - and a hint of what's to come.

May 19, 2017

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Calum Marsh

Village Voice

In its own singular, deeply strange way, Fire Walk With Me is David Lynch's masterpiece.

Rated: 4/4

Dec 13, 2013

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

There have always been two sides to Lynch: the inscrutable, demonic prankster and the rhapsodic dreamer. In Fire Walk With Me, he's at least trying to recover his poetic sincerity. If only his dreams weren't starting to look like reruns.

Rated: C

May 3, 2013

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David Reddish

CBR

Like Laura Palmer herself, the strange contradictions of Fire Walk With Me make it important and unique — both a sort of failure and a near-masterpiece of cinema.

Rated: 3.5/4

Nov 19, 2024

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Joe Lipsett

Anatomy of a Scream Podcast Network

Bleak, nihilistic, and haunting, Lynch's prequel to his infamous TV hit is a moody and surreal fever dream of trauma. Anchored by a career best performance by Sheryl Lee, Fire Walk With Me lingers long after the credits roll.

Rated: 4.5/5

May 2, 2024

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

It adopts a inland of psychological terror that carries an acceptable performance by Sheryl Lee, but I fear that its Lynchian nightmare never escapes the signs that precipitate its artifice into a dark, dull and predictable void. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 5/10

Nov 2, 2023

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Andrea B

Get ready to be traumatized, disturbed and possibly have mild PTSD after watching this film. If you love Twin Peaks, you will want to watch this but buckle up. There are some very dark parts while maintaining the same feel as the show. If you don't like Lynch's work, you will really really hate this one.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/10/24

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Sebastián L

Absolutely shocking

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/30/24

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Michael V

In a town like Twin Peaks, no one is innocent. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me is a 1992 psychological horror film directed by David Lynch 👧 Can’t recommend it. Meh, it passed the time. Sort of. 😕 While I can appreciate the direction and style on display here, and I did enjoy the opening segment, the rest of the film is a hard long slog… In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the more cozy town of Twin Peaks, hedonistic beauty Laura Palmer hangs with lowlifes and seems destined for a grisly fate.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/11/24

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Mason M

Fire Walk With Me is easily the best part of the entire Twin Peaks universe. It's cleverly done as a both prequel and sequel to the first two seasons, and it feels like one of David Lynch's first truly David Lynch films. It starts using the filmmaking techniques that Lynch would later master in his last few films, such as Lost Highway or Inland Empire. It's either horrifying or beautiful, and either way, every scene is a delight to the senses.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/09/24

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Vegas J

Films that change your life...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/28/24

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Jennifer L

Loved Twin Peaks and glad he made this film of the prequel. Bit silly in parts. The Laura Palmer and Twin Peak character parts are all good.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/04/24

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Synopsis

In the folksy town of Deerfield, Wash., FBI Agent Desmond (Chris Isaak) inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the similarly cozy town of Twin Peaks, hedonistic beauty Lara Palmer (Sheryl Lee) hangs with lowlifes and seems destined for a grisly fate.

Director: David Lynch
Producer: Gregg Fienberg
Production Co: New Line Cinema
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 30, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.2M
Runtime: 2h 15m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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