The Short Films of David Lynch (2002) (V)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

David Lynch

Writer:

David Lynch (writer)

Release Date:

1 June 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Documentary | Horror

Plot Keywords:

Blood | Film Making | Vomiting | Experimental Film | Avant Garde

Cast

Jeffe Alperi	...	Policeman ("Lumiere and Company") (archive footage)
Robert Chadwick	...	Father ("The Grandmother") (archive footage)
Catherine E. Coulson	...	Amputee ("The Amputee") (archive footage)
Eddy Dixon	...	Rock-a-billy Guy ("The Cowboy and the Frenchman") (archive footage)
Frederic Golchan	...	Pierre the Frenchman ("The Cowboy and the Frenchman") (archive footage)
Rick Guillory	...	Howdy ("The Cowboy and the Frenchman") (archive footage)
Michael Horse	...	Broken Feather ("The Cowboy and the Frenchman") (archive footage)
Patrick Houser	...	Gun Twirler ("The Cowboy and the Frenchman") (archive footage)
Stan Lothridge	...	Policeman ("Lumiere and Company") (archive footage)
David Lynch	...	Himself - Narrator
Peggy Lynch	...	Girl ("The Alphabet") (archive footage)
Virginia Maitland	...	Mother ("The Grandmother") (archive footage)
Dorothy McGinnis	...	Grandmother ("The Grandmother") (archive footage)
Jack Nance	...	Pete ("The Cowboy and the Frenchman") (archive footage)
Russ Pearlman	...	Dead Son ("Lumiere and Company") (archive footage)
Pam Pierrocish	...	Mother ("Lumiere and Company") (archive footage)
Clyde Small	...	Father ("Lumiere and Company") (archive footage)
Talisa Soto	...	French Girl ("The Cowboy and the Frenchman") (archive footage)
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Slim ("The Cowboy and the Frenchman") (archive footage)
Tracey Walter	...	Dusty ("The Cowboy and the Frenchman") (archive footage)
Richard White	...	Mike ("The Grandmother") (archive footage)
Mark Wood	...	Policeman ("Lumiere and Company") (archive footage)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Certification:

UK:15

Movie Connections:

Edited from The Grandmother (1970)

pretty good

I love David Lynch, so of course I was so excited when I got this. As much as I thought it was decently OK, I really just think that maybe my expectation of the short films were too high. The worst of the bunch by far is the one about the cowboy and the frenchman. The frenchman is quite attractive though, I must say. Overall, it's pretty dull, but still watchable. My favorite of the group is probably "The Alphabet." It's a total nightmare and very original, creative, and spooky, I do declare. I think probably the only people that would benefit from this DVD are real Lynch fans, like myself. Oh, and "The Grandmother" is really great too.