Subject: Literary Allusions From: platt@ccu.umanitoba.ca Date: 1991-06-05, 17:39 Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks Hello! I may be new to the alt.tv.twin-peaks net, but I'm a hardcore Peak freak who's been hip to Lynch since Eraserhead- well, since Dune, anyway. I'm glad to find that there is someone else as obsessed with this as myself. I've never felt this way about a tv show since Moonlighting was canceled. Even that show wasn't that great. I would like to propose the writing of a compendium/companion along the lines of the Star Trek books, complete with plot synopses, cast listings, critical interpretations, etc. I don't know if this has already been suggested, but I also have a idea for a list- allusions to other shows, movies, and literary works. In exchange for this, I would like any information re: the ending of the European version, the availability of the European version, and the possibility for reissues of all episodes on tape. Allusions to other works within Twin Peaks Note: these are not meant to be read as a definite link to all these works; some may be coincidences. In general, most are lighthearted jabs, but some have real value in solving the mysteries of Twin Peaks. (In chronological order starting with 1000): 1. The Bird: Blue Velvet ends with a shot of a robin with a bug in its mouth. 2. "Twin Peaks": Supposedly a fairly obvious sexual reference, I hadn't heard it used before, although SPY's "Separated At Birth?" book (published 1988) commented on the "Twin (widow's) Peaks" of Bob Eubanks and Butch (Eddie Munster) Patrick. As well, for a town even more obssessed with lumber, catch Lynch's own Blue Velvet. 3. The name "Laura": In the 1944 movie Laura, a girl named Laura is killed, only to turn up as someone else. Also in the film, the villian's name is Waldo (!) Lydecker (!!), and a gun is hidden in a clock (!!!). As well, in a coincidence David Lynch would probably shrug off, the film starred Dana Andrews, whose initials bear a resemblance to TP's own Dana Ashbrook. Also, note possible connection with Laura Dern. 4. Andy the crying deputy: In a arc of Wiseguy revolving around a murder in a small lumber town, the police officer that found the body cried upon its discovery. It was later revealed that the officer himself was the culprit. (This is probably not a coincidence. The plot of the TP pilot was well-known within TV circles. Further proof: the town's name was "Lynchboro"). Last thing on this: the Globe tabloid reported a week before 2006 that Andy killed Laura and was going to murder Lucy, who was planning an abortion. 5. The song Bobby (and much later James) plays on the jukebox is from the Lynch/Badalamenti Industrial Symphony. It's called "I'm Hurt Bad". 6. Ronette on the railroad tracks: Possible redux of Isabella Rosselini's nude wandering in Blue Velvet. 7. James The Biker: In an Interview interview, James Marshall said that David Lynch actually told him to think of James Dean while acting. 8. Nadine's one-eye: Numerous references, too many to list, but probably the one that applies here is the character on "Days Of Our Lives". 9. Dale Cooper: Dale's middle name is Bartholomew, marking him D.B. cooper, a la the famous skyjacker. Kyle MacLachlan's performance is said to have been inspired by Lynch himself. 10. The OAM: The most famous example of a one-armed man is, of course, the killer in the Fugitive. On that show, Richard Kimble's pursuant was named Phillip Gerard. 11. The flickering lights: Apparently an actual hospital goofup, Lynch liked it so much he decided to flicker the lights himself. However, the lights-flickering-motif was prevalent in Blue Velvet, Eraserhead, and even Orson Welles' Citizen Kane. 12. The videotape: Numerous, including sex lies and videotape. 13. The reflection in Laura's eye: used on a soap opera in the summer of 1990, don't know which one. 14. The fallen moosehead: The first of many possible references to Fawlty Towers, which of course also featured a hotel with a harried owner. (From 1001) 15. The Log Lady: According to the Rolling Stone Interview with Lynch, The Log Lady predates Twin Peaks; Lynch was planning an earlier series with Catherine Coulson starring as the Log Lady. (From 1002) 16. "Marilyn Monroe and the Kennedys": An obsession shared by Cooper, Lynch, and Frost, who wrote a script for Goddess, a Monroe movie that was to be directed by Lynch. 17. Ben & Jerry: Twin Peak's largest food freaks share their names with the allPnatural icePcream merchants. 18. OnePEyed Jack's: another crude sexual reference, fully explained by Bobby Peru in Wild At Heart. Also, the Western with Marlon Brando. 19. Horne's Sonnet: Shakespeare, but I don't know the number. I'm not as good with the classics as I am with the Lynch and TV references. 20. The Dream: Mark Frost has said that the dream imagery (including the owls) come from his own dreams 21. BOB: The name "Bob" is a source of constant commentary. The recently-published Bob Book characterizes "Bob" as a generally benevolent guy, although it acknowledges the evil BOB. Among notable BobsI A "Bob" is thanked on Julee Cruise's Floating Into The Night LP; There is a church of Bob, a.k.a. the church of the Subgenius; Drugstore Cowboy, which stars Matt Dillon as a junkie named Bob, alsofeatures both Heather (Annie) Graham (as Nadine!!!!!) and Grace Zabriskie (as Bob's mother!!!!!! in its cast, finally, there is Bob Barker, the game-show host who decided to stop dying his hair and letting it turn naturally white (!!!!!!!) 22. The Little Man From Another Place: In Nicholas Roeg's Don't Look Now, Donald Sutherland pursues a malevolent dwarf in a red suit. 23. Venus and Saturn: The statue (presumably of Venus) and the model of Saturn in the dream sequence may refer to the myth of Saturn, who killed his children. However, Venus was the daughter of Jupiter, not Saturn. 24. Talking backwards: apparently a talent known to Michael Anderson, who is also being cast as Ronnie Rocket and appears in the Industrial Symphony. 25. The floor in the dream sequence was seen in Eraserhead. (From 1003) 26. Madeleine: A reference to Vertigo, in which (Kim Novak) posed as the "dead" Madeleine. 27. The Bookhouse: Is there some allusion here that I am not aware of? If anyone has something to add, please elaborate. In the future 28. The dream soul: has anybody with a knowledge of Blackfoot culture been able to trace this legend? I'm not doubting its existence, but would like to know more. (From 1004) 29. Jacoby's sunglasses: Count Floyd on SCTV sported Ray-Ban Wayfarer versions of the same glasses, suitable for 3-D viewing. 30. Phillip Michael Gerard: See note # 10. 31. Bob Lydecker: See note #3 32. Waldo: See note #3 33. Hank's Domino: I'm not sure about this one; any suggestions? (also, did anybody notice Hank's bolo tie in 2007?) 34: Owls: The first sighting of an owl inTP was in 1004, when Donna and James went to where they had buried the necklace. An owl hooted above, startling the two. (From 1005) 35. ITL: While Hank reunites with Norma, Shelly is watching ITL. Montana is attacking Chet, and Jared is tied up with a blue sash in his mouth, a la Blue Velvet. 36. "The Third Man": A possible reference to the movie The Third Man, in which the "third man" (seen carrying off a dead body) turns out to be the "victim" himself, thus causing some to believe that Laura was not really dead, and disguised as Maddy. (From 1006) 37. Audrey spying on Battis through the slats in the closet door: Kyle MacLachlan did the same thing in Blue Velvet 38. Barney and Fred (Coop and Ed's secret IDs): 'nuff said. 39. Hester Prynn: As Blackie notes, the woman in the Scarlet Letter. 40.The cherry stem: TP writer Harley Peyton once claimed that his ex-girlfriend could actually do this. (From 1007) 41. Queen of Diamonds: The card that triggered Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey) to kill in The Manchurian candidate. At one point, Rosie (Janet Leigh) wore a large version of the card at a costume party. That's season one. I will have a complete version of season two sometime after June 10th. Only 5 days and counting! Dave Platt Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.