David Lynch's ten weirdest scenes, by film

By Jef Otte Tue., Apr. 10 2012 at 10:07 AM

Categories: Film

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Blue Velvet
"Don't You Fucking Look at Me"
Blue Velvet is Lynch's magnum opus, but it's also his first foray into what would come to define his pet fascination as a director: the seedy underbelly of suburban kitsch. More important, though, it has Dennis Hopper, the best actor ever at playing crazy-ass motherfuckers, playing the best crazy-ass motherfucker of his career. Honorable mention: "Heineken! Fuck that shit! Pabst Blue Ribbon!"

Wild at Heart
"Those Are Dummies, Dummy"
Basically Lynch's full-length homage to the legend of early rock and roll, Wild at Heart also features Nicolas Cage in possibly the baddest-ass snakeskin jacket ever to appear on the silver screen. Elsewhere, it's a testament to Lynch's talent for milking even creepier performances than usual out of already-creepy actors. Witness Willem Dafoe above.

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Formica Table/David Bowie
An unnecessary prequel to a formerly popular television series that, at that point, few people cared about anymore, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me was unarguably a colossal failure -- though, like all David Lynch films, it went on to develop a cult following. David Bowie's pitiable attempt at a down-home country accent probably didn't hurt.