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David Lynch (writer)
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1988
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Documentary | Drama | War more
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Little seen short film by David Lynch is set on a ranch in the turn-of-the-20th Century Wild West, USA is a collision of cultures where a grizzled... more | add synopsis
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An over-the-top treat! more (9 total)
Cast
(Episode Cast overview, first billed only)| Harry Dean Stanton | ... | Slim | |
| Frederic Golchan | ... | Pierre the Frenchman | |
| Jack Nance | ... | Dusty | |
| Tracey Walter | ... | Pete | |
| Michael Horse | ... | Broken Feather | |
| Rick Guillory | ... | Howdy | |
| Patrick Hauser | ... | Gun Twirler | |
| Patrick Houser | ... | Gun Twirler | |
| Marie Laurin | ... | French Girl | |
| Eddy Dixon | ... | Rock-a-Billy Guy | |
| Magali Alvarado | ... | Beehive Western Gal | |
| Ann Sophie | ... | Beehive Western Gal | |
| Robin Summers | ... | Beehive Western Gal | |
| Kathy Dean | ... | Singer | |
| Leslie Cook | ... | Singer |
Series Cast
These people are regular cast members. Were they in this episode?| Luigi Comencini | ... | Himself | |
| Francesca Comencini | ... | Herself | |
| Cristina Comencini | ... | Herself | |
| Laurence Nanzer | |||
| Damien Nanzer | |||
| Laurent Rohrbach | |||
| Hanns Zischler | |||
| Michel Radic | |||
| Luc Briffod | |||
| Pierre Amoyal | |||
| Gilles Laeser | |||
| André Marcon | |||
| Catherine Aymerie |
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22 min
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This 25 or so minute short film, now available as part of a collection titled "The Short Films of David Lynch," is a ridiculously funny dive into a kind of pure realm of cliché about some cowboys who encounter a wandering Frenchman, and the antics that ensue as they become acquainted. Stereotypes are served up relentlessly as if to demonstrate just how ridiculous they are, while at the same time a kind of light sweetness pervades. There's both a silly, vaudevillian surface humor, and a deeper dreamlike release - if you get the joke. David Lynch basically goes as far as anyone could go with the idea, without getting dark. Though fascinating, nothing on David Lynch's 'Short Films' compilation was too surprising - except this one. It's a real treat.