David Lynch’s prequel to the cult television series, “Twin Peaks”, depicts the last seven days in the life of Laura Palmer, whose plastic-wrapped corpse was found floating in the river in the introduction of the TV series. In the quiet town of Twin Peaks, Laura is the popular prom queen by day. By night, however, she is the sex-crazed cokehead who prostitutes herself to support her drug habit. Her race to oblivion is escalated further by an awareness of sexual abuse which has been taking place since she was a child. Cast includes: Sheryl Lee, Ray Wise, Moira Kelly, Harry Dean Stanton, Kyle MacLachlan, Kiefer Sutherland, James Marshall, Grace Zabriskie, Pam Gidley, David Lynch, David Bowie and Chris Isaak.
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ACMI Identifier
315603
Language
English
Audience classification
R (18+)
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Postmodernism
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Surrealism in motion pictures
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Thrillers
Crafts & Visual Arts → Postmodernism
Crafts & Visual Arts → Surrealism in motion pictures
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Crime
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Murder
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Prostitution
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Teenagers
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenagers
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Dreams
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drugs
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Teenagers
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Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)