"Twin Peaks" (1990) TV series 1990-1991

Creators:

Mark Frost
David Lynch
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

8 April 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

A town where everyone knows everyone and nothing is what it seems.

Plot:

An idiosyncratic FBI Agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | FBI | Secret | Soul | Female Singer

Awards:

Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 7 wins & 32 nominations

Cast

Kyle MacLachlan	...	Special Agent Dale Cooper (30 episodes, 1990-1991)
Michael Ontkean	...	Sheriff Harry S. Truman (30 episodes, 1990-1991)
Mädchen Amick	...	Shelly Johnson (30 episodes, 1990-1991)
Dana Ashbrook	...	Bobby Briggs (30 episodes, 1990-1991)
Richard Beymer	...	Benjamin Horne (30 episodes, 1990-1991)
Lara Flynn Boyle	...	Donna Hayward (30 episodes, 1990-1991)
Sherilyn Fenn	...	Audrey Horne (30 episodes, 1990-1991)
Warren Frost	...	Dr. Will Hayward (30 episodes, 1990-1991)
Peggy Lipton	...	Norma Jennings (30 episodes, 1990-1991)
James Marshall	...	James Hurley (30 episodes, 1990-1991)
Everett McGill	...	Big Ed Hurley / ... (30 episodes, 1990-1991)
Jack Nance	...	Pete Martell (30 episodes, 1990-1991)
Joan Chen	...	Jocelyn Packard (29 episodes, 1990-1991)
Kimmy Robertson	...	Lucy Moran / ... (29 episodes, 1990-1991)
Michael Horse	...	Deputy Tommy 'Hawk' Hill (28 episodes, 1990-1991)
Piper Laurie	...	Catherine Martell / ... (27 episodes, 1990-1991)
Harry Goaz	...	Deputy Andy Brennan (26 episodes, 1990-1991)
Eric DaRe	...	Leo Johnson (24 episodes, 1990-1991)
Wendy Robie	...	Nadine Hurley (22 episodes, 1990-1991)
Ray Wise	...	Leland Palmer (18 episodes, 1990-1991)
Sheryl Lee	...	Madeleine 'Maddy' Ferguson / ... (18 episodes, 1990-1991)
Russ Tamblyn	...	Dr. Jacoby / ... (16 episodes, 1990-1991)
Don S. Davis	...	Major Garland Briggs / ... (16 episodes, 1990-1991)
Chris Mulkey	...	Hank Jennings (13 episodes, 1990-1991)
Gary Hershberger	...	Mike Nelson (13 episodes, 1990-1991)
Grace Zabriskie	...	Sarah Palmer (13 episodes, 1990-1991)

Series Directed by
David Lynch		(6 episodes, 1990-1991)
Lesli Linka Glatter		(4 episodes, 1990-1991)
Caleb Deschanel		(3 episodes, 1990-1991)
Duwayne Dunham		(3 episodes, 1990-1991)
Tim Hunter		(3 episodes, 1990-1991)
Todd Holland		(2 episodes, 1990-1991)
Tina Rathborne		(2 episodes, 1990)

Series Writing credits
Mark Frost		(30 episodes, 1990-1991)
David Lynch		(30 episodes, 1990-1991)
Harley Peyton		(14 episodes, 1990-1991)
Robert Engels		(10 episodes, 1990-1991)
Barry Pullman		(4 episodes, 1990-1991)
Tricia Brock		(2 episodes, 1990-1991)
Scott Frost		(2 episodes, 1990-1991)

Series Produced by
Mark Frost	....	executive producer (30 episodes, 1990-1991)
David Lynch	....	executive producer (30 episodes, 1990-1991)
Gregg Fienberg	....	supervising producer / producer (29 episodes, 1990-1991)
Philip Carr Neel	....	associate producer / co-producer (29 episodes, 1990-1991)
Tim Harbert	....	coordinating producer (22 episodes, 1990-1991)
Harley Peyton	....	producer (22 episodes, 1990-1991)
Robert D. Simon	....	co-producer (22 episodes, 1990-1991)
Robert Engels	....	co-producer (16 episodes, 1990-1991)
John Wentworth	....	associate producer (6 episodes, 1991)

Series Original Music by
Angelo Badalamenti		(30 episodes, 1990-1991)
David Slusser		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Frank Byers		(29 episodes, 1990-1991)

Series Film Editing by
Jonathan P. Shaw		(10 episodes, 1990-1991)
Paul Trejo		(9 episodes, 1990-1991)
Toni Morgan		(8 episodes, 1990-1991)
Duwayne Dunham		(2 episodes, 1990)

Series Casting by
Johanna Ray		(30 episodes, 1990-1991)

Series Production Design by
Richard Hoover		(29 episodes, 1990-1991)

Series Art Direction by
Okowita		(18 episodes, 1990)
Daniel Proett		(9 episodes, 1991)

Series Set Decoration by
Kerry Oaksmith		(22 episodes, 1990-1991)
Brian Kasch		(7 episodes, 1990)

Series Costume Design by
Sara Markowitz		(29 episodes, 1990-1991)

Series Makeup Department
Annette E. Fabrizi	....	hair stylist (29 episodes, 1990-1991)
Carla Rosetto Fabrizi	....	makeup artist / make-up artist (29 episodes, 1990-1991)
Linda Vallejo	....	hair assistant / makeup assistant / ... (25 episodes, 1990-1991)
Andy Schoneberg	....	age makeup artist: Kyle Maclachlan (unknown episodes)
Heba Thorisdottir	....	assistant makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Gregg Fienberg	....	production manager (29 episodes, 1990-1991)
Robert D. Simon	....	unit production manager (25 episodes, 1990-1991)
John Wentworth	....	post-production supervisor (16 episodes, 1990-1991)
Tim Harbert	....	production supervisor (7 episodes, 1990)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Deepak Nayar	....	second assistant director / first assistant director (24 episodes, 1990-1991)
Randy N. Barbee	....	second second assistant director / second assistant director (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Scott Cameron	....	first assistant director (15 episodes, 1990-1991)
Christopher T. Gerrity	....	second assistant director / first assistant director (12 episodes, 1990-1991)
Martha L. Mericka	....	second second assistant director (10 episodes, 1991)
Robert D. Simon	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 1990)

Series Art Department
Keith Cox	....	construction coordinator (29 episodes, 1990-1991)
David E. Robinson	....	lead painter / property master (26 episodes, 1990-1991)
Jula Bell	....	art department coordinator (22 episodes, 1990-1991)
Dort Clark	....	carpenter (22 episodes, 1990-1991)
Jeffrey Moore	....	property master (22 episodes, 1990-1991)
Richard Robinson	....	property assistant (22 episodes, 1990-1991)
Audrey Stanzler	....	set dresser (4 episodes, 1990)
C.P. 'Cass' Quitan	....	property master (3 episodes, 1990)
Jon Danniells	....	lead man (unknown episodes)
Thomas C. James	....	construction foreman (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Gary Alexander	....	sound re-recording mixer (30 episodes, 1990-1991)
Adam Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer (30 episodes, 1990-1991)
Richard Taylor	....	supervising sound editor (23 episodes, 1990-1991)
Don Summer	....	sound mixer (22 episodes, 1990-1991)
Pat McCormick	....	sound editor (20 episodes, 1990-1991)
Richard F.W. Davis	....	sound editor / sound effects editor (18 episodes, 1990-1991)
Thomas DeGorter	....	sound editor (11 episodes, 1991)
Walter Charles Gorey	....	boom operator (7 episodes, 1990)
Walter Hoylman	....	sound mixer (7 episodes, 1990)
Steve Sollars	....	boom operator (7 episodes, 1990)
John A. Larsen	....	supervising sound editor (6 episodes, 1990)
John Haeny	....	sound editor / sound effects editor (4 episodes, 1990)
Michael L. DePatie	....	sound editor (2 episodes, 1990)
Jim Fitzpatrick	....	sound re-recording mixer (2 episodes, 1990)
Tom Caton	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Christopher Harvengt	....	sound designer / sound editor (unknown episodes)
Clive Taylor	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Robert E. McCarthy	....	special effects coordinator / special effects foreman (2 episodes, 1990)

Series Visual Effects by
Raul Fernandez	....	animation (1 episode, 1991)
Helena Packer	....	digital compositor: Encore (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
A. Michael Lerner	....	stunt player / stunt double / ... (4 episodes, 1990)
Jon H. Epstein	....	utility stunts (3 episodes, 1991)
Birgit K. Schier	....	stunts / utility stunts (2 episodes, 1990)
Hannah Kozak	....	utility stunts (1 episode, 1991)
Roydon Clark	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Alessi	....	grip (30 episodes, 1990-1991)
Michael K. Davis	....	best boy electrician / lighting technician (29 episodes, 1990-1991)
Dan Kneece	....	Steadicam operator (29 episodes, 1990-1991)
Robert Ferrara	....	gaffer (28 episodes, 1990-1991)
Irv Katz	....	key grip / gaffer (23 episodes, 1990-1991)
Bill Brao	....	first assistant camera (22 episodes, 1990-1991)
Rick Drapkin	....	second assistant camera (22 episodes, 1990-1991)
Lex DuPont	....	camera operator (22 episodes, 1990-1991)
Jeffrey De La Rosa	....	lighting technician (9 episodes, 1990)
Joe Kelly	....	key grip (8 episodes, 1990)
Beth Cotter	....	second assistant camera (7 episodes, 1990)
Joseph Dunn	....	electrician (7 episodes, 1990)
Rudy M. Fenenga Jr.	....	first assistant camera (7 episodes, 1990)
Jerry L. Mandley	....	lighting technician (5 episodes, 1991)
Cynthia Pusheck	....	assistant camera (3 episodes, 1990)
Ron Bahara	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Elaine J. Huzzar	....	casting associate / casting assistant (29 episodes, 1990-1991)
Johanna Ray	....	original casting (29 episodes, 1990-1991)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laurie Hudson	....	costume supervisor (29 episodes, 1990-1991)
Zoe Hale	....	costumer (5 episodes, 1991)

Series Editorial Department
Deborah Gavlak	....	assistant editor / assistant film editor (30 episodes, 1990-1991)
Chris Brown	....	post-production associate / post-production assistant (27 episodes, 1990-1991)
Drew Marsh	....	telecine colorist (26 episodes, 1990-1991)
Bob Allen	....	apprentice film editor (22 episodes, 1990-1991)
Elizabeth Fox	....	post-production coordinator (22 episodes, 1990-1991)
Bambi Sickafoose	....	apprentice film editor (22 episodes, 1990-1991)
Ken Blackwell	....	assistant film editor / assistant editor / ... (10 episodes, 1990-1991)
Alexis Seymour	....	assistant film editor / first assistant editor (9 episodes, 1990-1991)
Terilyn A. Shropshire	....	assistant film editor (7 episodes, 1990-1991)
Alison M. Howard	....	apprentice editor (5 episodes, 1990)
Brian Berdan	....	assistant editor / associate editor (2 episodes, 1990)
Robert Fong	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 1990)
Jenny Hicks	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 1990)
John Refoua	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 1990)
Pamela Reisenleiter	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 1990)
John Wentworth	....	post-production coordinator (2 episodes, 1990)

Series Music Department
Angelo Badalamenti	....	conductor / orchestrations (30 episodes, 1990-1991)
Lori L. Eschler	....	music editor (29 episodes, 1990-1991)
Kinny Landrum	....	synthesizer (22 episodes, 1990-1991)
Rickio Woods	....	assistant music editor (22 episodes, 1990-1991)
Alexis Seymour	....	assistant music editor (3 episodes, 1990)

Series Transportation Department
Steve Boyd	....	transportation coordinator (29 episodes, 1990-1991)
Greg Van Dyke	....	transportation captain (29 episodes, 1990-1991)

Series Other crew
Nowell Grossman	....	production controller / production accountant (30 episodes, 1990-1991)
Joseph Montrone	....	supervising coordinator / production coordinator / ... (30 episodes, 1990-1991)
Debby Trutnik	....	assistant: David Lynch (30 episodes, 1990-1991)
Lori Tulli-Mitchell	....	assistant to writers / production secretary (29 episodes, 1990-1991)
Paula K. Shimatsu-u	....	unit publicist / assistant: Mark Frost (27 episodes, 1990-1991)
Sabrina S. Sutherland	....	production coordinator (23 episodes, 1990-1991)
Desdemona Bandini	....	production assistant (22 episodes, 1990-1991)
Emily Fincher	....	assistant: Gregg Fienberg (22 episodes, 1990-1991)
Barry Gremillion	....	location liaison (22 episodes, 1990-1991)
Lauren McAuliffe	....	production secretary (22 episodes, 1990-1991)
John Sclimenti	....	production assistant (22 episodes, 1990-1991)
Kim L. Wilson	....	assistant: Mark Frost (22 episodes, 1990-1991)
Connie Dolph	....	production accountant (15 episodes, 1990-1991)
Cori Glazer	....	script supervisor (11 episodes, 1990-1991)
Elizabeth Porter	....	script supervisor (9 episodes, 1991)
Suzanne Hargrove	....	assistant: Gregg Fienberg (7 episodes, 1990)
Cara Mia Harris	....	production assistant (7 episodes, 1990)
Steve Share	....	location manager (7 episodes, 1990)
Robb Hastigan	....	production accountant (7 episodes, 1991)
Robert Engels	....	executive story editor (6 episodes, 1990)
Jane Goldsmith	....	script supervisor (4 episodes, 1990)
Craig MacLachlan	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 1990)
Judi Townsend	....	script supervisor (3 episodes, 1990)
Gaye Pope	....	publicist (3 episodes, 1991)
Mary Sweeney	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 1990)
Jay Shapiro	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
D. Gunther Tarampi	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Thanks
Kevin Young Jr.	....	dedicated to the memory of (1 episode, 1990)

Production Companies

• Lynch/Frost Productions
• Propaganda Films (in association with)
• Spelling Entertainment
• Twin Peaks Productions Inc.

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1990-1991) (USA) (TV)
• Magyar Televízió Müvelödési Föszerkesztöség (MTV) (I) (1991-1992) (Hungary) (TV) (MTV 1)
• Magyar Televízió Müvelödési Föszerkesztöség (MTV) (I) (1998) (Hungary) (TV) (MTV 2) (re-release)
• Viasat3 (2006) (Hungary) (TV) (re-release)
• TV6 (2008) (Hungary) (TV) (re-release)
• Artisan Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Cuatro (2005) (Spain) (TV)
• Danmarks Radio (DR) (1991) (Denmark) (TV) (DR1)
• Danmarks Radio (DR) (1997) (Denmark) (TV) (DR2) (re-release)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2007) (Finland) (TV) (re-release)
• Paramount Home Entertainment Finland (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (Japan) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (Japan) (TV)
• Republic Pictures (200?) (USA) (video)
• TV2 Zulu (2008) (Denmark) (TV) (re-release)
• TV3 Danmark (2003) (Denmark) (TV) (TV3+) (re-release)
• TV3 Danmark (2004) (Denmark) (TV) (TV3) (re-release)
• TV3 (1999) (Estonia) (TV)
• Telecinco (1991) (Spain) (TV)
• WoWow (????) (Japan) (TV)
• Worldvision Enterprises

Special Effects

• Makeup Effects Laboratories

Other Companies

• Cherokee Studios  original music recorded and mixed at
• Encore Video  telecine and electronic post-production
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Pacific Title  titles & opticals by
• Todd-AO/Glen Glenn Studios  post-production sound and sound effects

Runtime:

47 min (29 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Icelandic | Afrikaans | Norwegian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Spain:13 | Iceland:12 | Hungary:16 | Netherlands:16 | USA:TV-MA | Brazil:14 | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Ennis-Brown House - 2655 Glendower Avenue, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Lynch/Frost Productions

Trivia:

Miguel Ferrer was cast as FBI Agent Rosenfeld after David Lynch saw him in RoboCop (1987).

Goofs:

Continuity: The fact that there was a year's gap between the filming of the pilot episode and the first season's episode is evident in the different hairstyles sported by some of the cast. Although only a night is meant to have passed between the episodes, James Hurley, Sheriff Truman, and Deputy Brennan all have shorter haircuts by the next day. Donna Hayward, Catherine Martell and Audrey Horne (in particular) all have noticeably longer hair by the next day.

Quotes:

Dale Cooper: [Lucy pours Cooper a cup of coffee. He takes a sip and promptly spits it out]
Dale Cooper: Damn fine coffee! And hot!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Entertainment Tonight: The Women of Twin Peaks" (1990)

my all-time favorite television show

Angelo Badalamenti's sweet theme begins as smokestacks billow, and a robin assures the viewer of the presence of love in a little town located through the pines, just this side of sanity...or reality. Either way you choose to look at it (and the choice is yours), every episode of this groundbreaking television show grabbed the viewer in its seductive and destructive web... and wouldn't let go. "Twin Peaks" began a string of weird television shows in the early 90's, but, unlike those later shows, "Twin Peaks" would be beloved and remembered long after it was off the air. "Twin Peaks" has earned a spot next to "The Twilight Zone", "Night Gallery", and "Star Trek" in terms of pioneering television and in terms of a cult following deserving of conventions and fanzines. I believe that F.B.I. Special Agent Dale Cooper is one of the most enjoyable and inspiring characters in television history. His simple passions and quirky behavior was a welcomed sight in our living rooms every week during the shows very short run in the late 80's and early 90's. "Twin Peaks" started out on fire, gaining exposure during the pilot's multiple airings. The mystery of Laura Palmer's murderer practically invented conversations at the water cooler. However, the shows second season was scheduled to air on Saturday nights at 10:00, an advertiser's no-man's land. And, with the shows fan base out on the late weekend nights, the shows network decided to cancel it. David Lynch, the shows co-creator, directed a theatrically released film prequel to "Twin Peaks", showing all who missed the shows airings what really happened to Laura the week of her death, and, finally, her killer. As a huge fan of "Twin Peaks", I will tell you that the circle of events that occur within the story enable the viewer to relive the events over and over, each time around with more intensity than before. When you view the movie prequel, diving right back into the series becomes the natural path, allowing one to see things again for what they really are... or aren't. I highly recommend owning the entire series. Without a network messing up your viewing time, you can see the mystery unfold at your own pace. Viewing "Twin Peaks-Fire Walk With Me", along with the television pilot and the entire 29 episode series (about 33 hours all together), is the most fascinating and satisfying viewing experience that the entertainment industry has offered me so far. The music, costumes, editing, acting, and direction all received Emmy nominations, leading one to conclude that "Twin Peaks" not only satisfied the public, but the critics as well. An incredible achievement, "Twin Peaks" is my all-time favorite television show.