Who directed the 1992 film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me?

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David Lynch directed the 1992 film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.

The film serves as a prequel to the television series Twin Peaks, chronicling the final days of Laura Palmer and the events immediately preceding her murder. Lynch also co-wrote the screenplay with series co-creator Mark Frost.

Fire Walk with Me was released after the original television series ended its second season in 1991. Although it received a mixed response from critics and audiences at the time, the film was later reassessed more favorably and became an important part of the broader Twin Peaks story.

A common mix-up is confusing the film with the television series itself: Lynch directed the film and directed several episodes of the series, but Mark Frost was its co-creator and co-writer rather than its director. Lynch also appears in the film as FBI Regional Bureau Chief Gordon Cole.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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