Ok, I've noticed that many of the member here have pretty sick, strange, and/or demented mindsets (not that that's a bad thing, of course). So I figure within that group there has to be at least a few David Lynch fans in there.

For those who don't know who he is, David Lynch is and American filmmaker and visual artist. Throughout his career he's become known for his rather unorthodox use of narrative and visuals in filmmaking (a term that would later be coined as Lynchian). His films are known for their non-linear narrative structure, nightmarish/dreamlike visuals, and unorthodox sound design. Ever since his debut Eraserhead, he has gone on to gather a huge cult following, and has made a number of critically successful films such as The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, and Mulholland Drive.

Now, I first got into Lynch when I saw Eraserhead a couple years back. No other film has gotten under my skin like that one did. The creepy, industrial atmosphere, the nightmarish imagery, the constant feeling of dread, and the cryptic (and incredibly horrific) ending just got to me like no other film could. Since then I've seen nearly everything Lynch has produced, my favorite film of his being Blue Velvet, a very Hitchcock-influenced film about the hidden ugliness you can find hidden under your otherwise happy and innocent small town.

So are any of you guys fans of Mr. Lynch? If so, what got you into him? What's your favorite film by him? What do you like about his style? Oh, and make sure you answer the pole at the top.

Twin Peaks is no doubt one of the most influential TV shows of all time. It ushered in a wave of so-bad-it's-good shows.

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Lynch is awesome. Favourite has to be Mulholland Dr. I would throw that into the so-bad-it's-good category. Originally made as a mini-series till the idea got shot down. So he re-worked it into a film that is so bizarre and open to interpretation.

I really have to get around to watching Twin Peaks I have heard such good things about it.

"mainstream"?

I was about to say i didn't know any of this but yeah i do, i love dune, and he's not especially mainstream at all, he made one big movie and that was dune, if you say it most people will know it but all those other movies i have never heard of

I never could watch Dune.
Fell asleep in 15 minutes.
My bro in 20.
My friend in 30.

I don't blame you, it had how many tapes? And it didn't start to get good till wayyyyy way later in the movie, but it was a good movie, just way to dang long

Well, I'm saying mainstream because he's much more mainstream than many other unorthodox directors. Like, I'm sure he's quite a bit more well-known than Takashi Miike or Darren Aronofsky or Richard Kelly