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.
Directed by David Lynch
high school
small town
double life
sexual abuse
detective
fbi
drug addiction
orgy
investigation
supernatural
surrealism
prequel
murder
rural area
serial killer
teenage girl
prostitution
brutality
drugs
incest
psychotronic
washington state
underage sex
disturbed teenager
underage prostitution ring
1990s
semi-prequel
mysterious events
demonic
supernatural horror
based on tv series
fbi agent
mysterious disappearance
father and daughter
secret
Rank
#1 in 1992·#9 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
4.3 / 5
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Cast
Sheryl Lee
Laura Palmer
Ray Wise
Leland Palmer
Mädchen Amick
Shelly Johnson
Dana Ashbrook
Bobby Briggs
Phoebe Augustine
Ronette Pulaski
David Bowie
Phillip Jeffries
Eric DaRe
Leo Johnson
Miguel Ferrer
Albert Rosenfield
Pamela Gidley
Teresa Banks
Heather Graham
Annie Blackburn
Chris Isaak
Special Agent Chester Desmond
Moira Kelly
Donna Hayward
Crew
David Lynch
Director
David Lynch
Writer
Robert Engels
Writer
Angelo Badalamenti
Original Music Composer
Mary Sweeney
Editor
Ronald Víctor García
Director of Photography
Johanna Ray
Co-Producer
John Wentworth
Co-Producer
Mark Frost
Executive Producer
David Lynch
Executive Producer
David Lynch
Sound Designer
Andrew Durham
Production Assistant
Popular Reviews
3916 reviews
Vampire67PRO
10.0★ · 09/23/25
“ Your Laura disappeared. It's just me now. “
The most haunting and heartbreaking film I’ve ever seen. I’m crying so hard Laura Palmer you deserved so much better 💔
“ Your Laura disappeared. It's just me now. “
The most haunting and heartbreaking film I’ve ever seen. I’m crying so hard Laura Palmer you deserved so much better 💔
3
Payton Wesson
9.1★ · 08/25/25
2
Tom Cat
10.0★ · 05/23/26
1
Fred
10.0★ · 05/14/26
This film definitely did something on me. Its like that something that stays with me, heavy and haunting, in a way I can't shake.
This film definitely did something on me. Its like that something that stays with me, heavy and haunting, in a way I can't shake.
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Fred
10.0★ · 05/13/26
"...And the angels wouldn't help you."
*Oh laura. Sheryl lee gives a performance that feels less like acting and more like emotional exposure. You dont just watch her. You feel her, Suffocating and inescapable. The scene where Laura cries in the bar she doesn’t just cry, she unravels, like her soul can’t hold the weight of what’s already been decided for her. By the time the film reaches its final moments, it doesn't feel like a resolution. It feels like a mourning. The realization that shes never going to make it. David Lynch, This is a masterpiece. *
"...And the angels wouldn't help you."
*Oh laura. Sheryl lee gives a performance that feels less like acting and more like emotional exposure. You dont just watch her. You feel her, Suffocating and inescapable. The scene where Laura cries in the bar she doesn’t just cry, she unravels, like her soul can’t hold the weight of what’s already been decided for her. By the time the film reaches its final moments, it doesn't feel like a resolution. It feels like a mourning. The realization that shes never going to make it. David Lynch, This is a masterpiece. *
