131 Fun Facts About Twin Peaks

Which director co-created Twin Peaks with Mark Frost?

David Lynch co-created Twin Peaks with Mark Frost and directed six episodes of the original run himself, from the pilot to the season two finale.

What population number is displayed on the iconic 'Welcome to Twin Peaks' sign at the town's entrance?

The sign reads 'Population 51,201'. Lynch and Frost originally wanted 5,120, but ABC thought a town that small would not appeal to viewers, so the number was enlarged.

Which composer wrote the dreamy Twin Peaks theme and score, a lifelong collaboration with David Lynch?

Angelo Badalamenti wrote 'Laura Palmer's Theme' in about 20 minutes while Lynch described the scene beside him at the keyboard.

Which actor, already David Lynch's lead in Dune and Blue Velvet, plays FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper in Twin Peaks?

Kyle MacLachlan played Dale Cooper from the pilot through the 2017 revival, where he also plays Cooper's evil doppelgänger.

What is the illicit casino and brothel across the Canadian border frequented by Twin Peaks residents?

One-Eyed Jack's, the casino and brothel just over the Canadian border, is secretly owned by Ben Horne; his daughter Audrey later goes undercover there.

What is the given name of the mysterious character known as the 'Log Lady'?

The Log Lady's real name is Margaret Lanterman. She is known for carrying a small log, which she claims speaks to her and provides cryptic messages related to the town's mysteries.

Which character is the rebellious, curious daughter of the town's wealthiest hotelier?

Audrey Horne, played by Sherilyn Fenn, is Ben Horne's daughter; she famously knots a cherry stem with her tongue and later goes undercover in her father's brothel.

In what year did the original Twin Peaks television series first air on the ABC network?

Twin Peaks premiered on ABC on April 8, 1990, captivating audiences with its unique blend of mystery, drama, and surrealism.

Despite her secret life, Laura was known for volunteering with which local organization?

Laura Palmer volunteered for Meals on Wheels, a detail that highlighted the stark contrast between her public image and her hidden struggles.

Which Washington state town was a primary filming location for the fictional town of Twin Peaks?

While Twin Peaks is fictional, much of the show's exterior filming took place in and around Snoqualmie, Washington, along with nearby North Bend and Fall City.

Which actor plays Bobby Briggs, Laura Palmer's football-playing boyfriend?

Dana Ashbrook played Bobby Briggs from the pilot through the 2017 revival, where the former delinquent has become a sheriff's deputy.

Which FBI Special Agent leads the investigation into Laura Palmer's murder?

Dale Cooper arrives in the pilot to investigate Laura's murder, dictating his every observation to 'Diane' on a microcassette recorder.

What food item is the visiting FBI agent forever praising in 'Twin Peaks'?

Cherry pie, which Agent Cooper pairs with a 'damn fine cup of coffee' taken black, is his standing pleasure at the town diner.

Laura Palmer's body is found on a riverbank in the Twin Peaks pilot, wrapped in what?

Plastic, the image that starts the whole series; in The Return, Cooper's trip back in time makes it vanish.

In the original Twin Peaks run, what is Sheriff Truman's first name?

Sheriff Harry S. Truman is the steadfast local law enforcement officer who forms a close working relationship and friendship with Agent Dale Cooper.

Which room at the Great Northern Hotel does Agent Cooper stay in?

Agent Cooper takes Room 315 at the Great Northern; he is shot there in the season one finale, and the 315 key resurfaces in the 2017 revival.

Which actor plays the deranged former FBI agent Windom Earle?

Kenneth Welsh played Windom Earle, Cooper's former FBI partner, who escapes an asylum and stalks Cooper through the second season.

Which of these otherworldly spirits is also known as the One-Armed Man?

Al Strobel plays him; the one-armed shoe salesman Phillip Gerard is his human host.

Which actor played the red-suited little man who dances in the Red Room?

Michael J. Anderson played the Man from Another Place; his eerie cadence came from speaking lines phonetically backwards, then reversing the film.

What is the name of the diner owned by Norma Jennings in 'Twin Peaks'?

Norma Jennings runs the Double R Diner, the town's gathering place, where Agent Cooper takes most of his meals and the sheriff's men drop in for pie.

Which actress plays Donna Hayward, Laura's best friend, in the first two seasons, before the role was recast for the film?

Lara Flynn Boyle was replaced by Moira Kelly for the prequel film Fire Walk with Me.

'Fire Walk With Me' opens with the FBI investigating the murder of which earlier victim?

Teresa Banks, a drifter murdered a year before Laura, is the case Agent Chester Desmond (Chris Isaak) works in the film's opening act before he vanishes.

In Twin Peaks: The Return, a dazed Agent Cooper spends most of the season living as whom?

Douglas 'Dougie' Jones is the Las Vegas insurance man whose life Cooper stumbles into, winning jackpot after jackpot as 'Mr. Jackpots' while his doppelgänger roams free.

What was the title of the pilot episode of 'Twin Peaks'?

The pilot is known as 'Northwest Passage', a name the show carried in development after Lynch and Frost moved its setting to the Pacific Northwest.

The mysterious 'Red Room' is often associated with which other otherworldly location?

The Red Room, with its distinctive red curtains and zig-zag floor, is a waiting room or an antechamber to the Black Lodge.

Which character does Carel Struycken play in Twin Peaks?

The Giant, played by Carel Struycken, first appears to the wounded Cooper in the season two opener and is credited as 'the Fireman' in the 2017 revival.

Ben Horne's Ghostwood country-club project is intended to replace which local business?

The Packard Sawmill stands on the land Ben Horne covets for Ghostwood Estates; the mill burns down in the season one finale.

Which actor plays the sardonic FBI forensics expert Albert Rosenfield?

Albert warms to the townsfolk over time, going so far as to hug the sheriff on a later visit, without ever losing his sharp tongue.

What kind of bird is Waldo, the witness to Laura's last night at the cabin?

Waldo is a myna bird kept at Jacques Renault's cabin; Leo Johnson shoots it through the sheriff's station window before it can repeat what it heard.

Laura Palmer's look-alike cousin, who comes to Twin Peaks after her death, is named what?

Maddy Ferguson, Laura Palmer's identical cousin from Missoula, Montana, arrives in Twin Peaks and becomes involved in the murder investigation.

Which eccentric psychiatrist, played by Russ Tamblyn, is fascinated by Tiki culture?

Dr. Lawrence Jacoby, played by Russ Tamblyn, lived in Hawaii and wears red-and-blue 3D glasses; in the revival he rants online as 'Dr. Amp'.

What is the name of the main theme of 'Twin Peaks'?

'Falling' is the instrumental main theme; Julee Cruise's vocal version, built on the same melody, became a UK top-ten single.

Which FBI agent, played by David Bowie in 'Fire Walk With Me', mysteriously vanishes and reappears?

Phillip Jeffries, an enigmatic FBI agent played by David Bowie, makes a perplexing appearance in 'Fire Walk With Me' after a long disappearance.

The Bookhouse Boys are a secret society in Twin Peaks dedicated to fighting what?

Sheriff Truman tells Cooper the Bookhouse Boys have fought a supernatural evil in the woods for generations; Hawk, Big Ed and James Hurley are members.

Which actor plays Leo Johnson, the violent truck driver?

Eric Da Re played Leo Johnson, the drug-running trucker who is shot in the season one finale and spends much of season two in a vegetative state.

In 'Fire Walk With Me', what piece of jewellery passes between victims as an otherworldly artifact?

The ring, a gold band set with a green stone, turns up in the film's opening case and is later offered to Laura; in a dream Cooper warns her, 'Don't take the ring.'

What is the name of the popular high school student whose murder sets off the events of the series?

Laura Palmer, played by Sheryl Lee, is the murdered high-schooler whose death in the pilot drives the whole first season.

Which Renault brother tends bar at the Roadhouse in the original series?

Jacques Renault, the heavyset Roadhouse bartender, has two brothers in the drug trade: Bernard, the youngest, and Jean, the ruthless eldest.

What is the primary motivation of the villain Windom Earle in the second season?

Windom Earle wants to harness the town's dark powers, hunting the entrance to the Black Lodge so he can claim its power for himself.

Which actress finally appeared as Diane, Agent Cooper's unseen tape recipient, in the 2017 Twin Peaks revival?

Laura Dern played Diane in the 2017 revival; for 25 years Diane had existed purely as a name Cooper spoke into his microcassette recorder.

The motif of an owl is often associated with which mysterious location in Twin Peaks?

Owl Cave, in the woods outside town, holds a petroglyph that Cooper and the Bookhouse Boys discover is a map to the Black Lodge.

James Hurley is a keen rider of what?

Motorcycles; James lives with his uncle Big Ed because his musician father left and his mother drinks.

Which diner waitress is trapped in an abusive marriage to Leo and secretly seeing Bobby Briggs?

Played by Mädchen Amick, she works at Norma's diner and endures her husband's abuse while carrying on the affair.

What title did Laura hold at Twin Peaks High School?

Laura was Homecoming Queen; her framed homecoming portrait runs under the closing credits of the original episodes.

The 2017 revival series of 'Twin Peaks' aired on which television network?

Showtime aired all 18 hours of The Return; Lynch directed every episode.

Which actress plays Lucy Moran, the high-voiced receptionist at the sheriff's department?

Kimmy Robertson played Lucy Moran from the pilot onward; 25 years later Lucy is still on the front desk and bewildered by mobile phones.

Which character is obsessed with inventing completely silent drape runners?

Nadine Hurley, Big Ed's wife, pours her energy into silent drape runners; in season two she gains superhuman strength and regresses to her teens.

Which deputy is known for bursting into tears at crime scenes?

Deputy Andy Brennan, played by Harry Goaz, breaks down in tears at Laura's crime scene in the pilot, to Sheriff Truman's exasperation.

Which film journal named the 2017 revival the best film of the 2010s?

Cahiers du Cinéma put Twin Peaks: The Return at number one in its list of the ten best films of the 2010s, treating the 18-part series as cinema.

Which logger discovers Laura Palmer's body in the pilot?

Pete Martell, played by Lynch regular Jack Nance, finds the body on the lakeshore while heading out to fish and phones the sheriff's station.

Which injured girl is found across the state border in the pilot?

Ronette Pulaski attended the same high school as Laura and spent weeks in a coma.

What tiny typed letter does Cooper find under Laura Palmer's fingernail?

The letter R, typed on a scrap of paper, was pushed under Laura's fingernail; a T had been left the same way on a victim a year earlier.

Which three clues does the Giant give Cooper in the season two premiere?

The Giant's three clues are 'There's a man in a smiling bag', 'The owls are not what they seem' and 'Without chemicals, he points'; he takes Cooper's ring as a pledge.

Whose corpse in a body bag turns out to be 'the man in the smiling bag'?

Jacques Renault's body went into the bag; once it was removed, the empty body bag hanging at the hospital looked like a smile, fulfilling the Giant's clue.

Which agoraphobic orchid grower kept Laura's secret diary?

Harold Smith, the agoraphobic orchid grower, hangs himself after catching Donna and Maddy trying to steal Laura's secret diary from his home.

Disguised as which businessman does Catherine Martell return after the mill fire?

As Mr. Tojamura, a Japanese investor, Catherine Martell gets Ben Horne to sign the Ghostwood project over to her before revealing herself.

Which DEA agent, played by David Duchovny, arrives in Twin Peaks when Cooper is suspended from the FBI?

Denise Bryson is a trans woman who later becomes FBI Chief of Staff; Duchovny took the role before The X-Files.

Which Renault brother frames Cooper for drug trafficking in season two?

Jean Renault, the eldest brother, blamed Cooper for Jacques's death and set him up with a staged cocaine deal that got Cooper suspended from the FBI.

Windom Earle murders someone each time what happens in his game with Cooper?

Earle had killed his wife Caroline, the love of Cooper's life.

Who is revealed to have shot Cooper at the end of season one?

Josie Packard shot Cooper in his hotel room, fearing he would expose her; her husband Andrew, presumed dead, turns out to be alive.

Which Hong Kong business rival torments the Packard Mill's owner?

Thomas Eckhardt, Josie's former Hong Kong master and Andrew Packard's old enemy, is shot dead by Josie, who then dies mysteriously herself.

Which contest does Annie Blackburn win before Windom Earle kidnaps her?

Earle takes her to the entrance of the Black Lodge.

What does the Man from Another Place say before dancing in Cooper's dream?

'Let's rock,' says the Man from Another Place in Cooper's Red Room dream before his dance; the words are later scrawled on Chet Desmond's windshield in Fire Walk with Me.

Which three characters are caught in the bank vault explosion in the season two finale?

Andrew Packard and Pete Martell open Eckhardt's booby-trapped safe-deposit box while Audrey Horne is chained to the vault in protest; the blast ends the season.

In which South Dakota town is a librarian murdered in season three?

Buckhorn, South Dakota, is where librarian Ruth Davenport's head is found with a stranger's body; Gordon Cole, Albert and Tammy fly in to investigate.

On what date was the third season of Twin Peaks announced?

Lynch directed all 18 episodes.

Which police drama had Mark Frost written for before creating Twin Peaks?

Mark Frost wrote and story-edited for Hill Street Blues in the early 1980s; its ensemble cast and running storylines shaped Twin Peaks.

Lynch and Frost first worked together on a screenplay about which Hollywood star?

Lynch and Frost adapted Anthony Summers's Marilyn Monroe biography Goddess into a script called Venus Descending; the film was never made.

Which agent pushed Lynch to make a TV show, over lunch at Nibblers in Los Angeles?

Tony Krantz, Lynch and Frost's agent at CAA, urged Lynch over lunch at Nibblers to try television; the idea grew into Twin Peaks.

Under what working title was Twin Peaks originally set in the Plains?

North Dakota was the working title and setting; the Plains' lack of forests and mountains prompted Lynch and Frost to move the story to the Pacific Northwest.

Which actress dropped out of playing Giovanna Packard before the pilot?

Isabella Rossellini, Lynch's partner and Blue Velvet star, was to play Italian-born Giovanna Packard but left; the part was rewritten as the Hong Kong-born Josie Packard.

Which character did Warren Frost, co-creator Mark Frost's father, play?

Warren Frost played Dr. Will Hayward, the town physician who examines Laura's body in the pilot and is Donna's father.

Why did Lynch originally cast a local Seattle unknown as Laura Palmer?

A picnic video scene convinced him Sheryl Lee could act.

Phillip Gerard's pilot appearance was intended as a homage to which series?

The Fugitive: Gerard's missing arm nods to that show's one-armed man and his name to its pursuing Lieutenant Gerard; Al Strobel's 'Fire walk with me' speech then grew the part.

Per the pilot, the town is five miles south of Canada and how far from the state line?

Cooper's first tape to Diane places Twin Peaks five miles south of the Canadian border and twelve miles west of the state line, in Washington's northeast corner.

Which Frank Lloyd Wright landmark hosted the show-within-a-show Invitation to Love?

The Ennis House, Frank Lloyd Wright's 1924 textile-block mansion in Los Angeles, stood in for the set of the soap opera Invitation to Love.

Who is the mayor of Twin Peaks in the original series?

Mayor Dwayne Milford feuds for years with his brother Dougie, the newspaper publisher, who dies on his wedding night to the much younger Lana.

What faulty fixture did Lynch keep during Cooper's first examination of Laura's body?

A flickering fluorescent lamp over the examination table was a faulty set light; Lynch liked its disconcerting effect and kept it in the scene.

What everyday moment inspired Lynch's idea for the Red Room dream?

Lynch got the Red Room idea while leaning against a hot car in the sun; the dream sequence was never in the script yet became a driving plot point.

What is the name of Lucy and Andy's son in Twin Peaks: The Return?

Wally Brando, played by Michael Cera, rides into the sheriff's station on a motorcycle in a Marlon Brando getup to deliver a rambling monologue.

Which 1989 Julee Cruise album supplied several motifs for the score?

Floating into the Night, Julee Cruise's 1989 debut album, supplied 'Falling' and other motifs for the score; its songs also fill Lynch's Industrial Symphony No. 1.

To which track does Audrey Horne sway alone in the Double R diner?

'Audrey's Dance', the finger-snapping jazz cue, plays from the jukebox as Audrey sways alone in the Double R, asking Donna 'Isn't it too dreamy?'

Which ad executive predicted the pilot had no chance, with 'no one to root for'?

Paul Schulman, president of a media-buying firm, said the pilot had 'no one in the show to root for' and no chance of succeeding in ABC's Thursday 9 p.m. slot.

Which Time critic called it possibly 'the most hauntingly original work ever done for American TV'?

Time critic Richard Zoglin wrote that Twin Peaks 'may be the most hauntingly original work ever done for American TV' in his review of the pilot.

Which NBC sitcom saw its ratings dented by Twin Peaks' Thursday slot?

Cheers, NBC's Thursday juggernaut, lost viewers to Twin Peaks that spring; ABC research chief Alan Wurtzel credited 'the water cooler syndrome'.

Who wrote The Autobiography of F.B.I. Special Agent Dale Cooper: My Life, My Tapes?

Scott Frost, Mark Frost's brother, wrote the tie-in The Autobiography of F.B.I. Special Agent Dale Cooper, tracing Cooper's life through his tape recordings.

Which actress played the Log Lady from the pilot through the 2017 revival?

Catherine Coulson played the Log Lady from the pilot through the 2017 revival, filming her final scenes shortly before her death in 2015.

How many episodes make up the entire Twin Peaks series across three seasons?

48 episodes: the original ABC run had 30 (the pilot plus 29) and the 2017 revival added 18.

At which Las Vegas casino does the dazed Cooper win a string of jackpots?

At the Silver Mustang Casino, Cooper wanders from slot to slot calling 'Hello-o-o' and wins jackpot after jackpot, costing the casino manager his job.

Who co-wrote Fire Walk with Me with David Lynch?

Robert Engels, a writer-producer on the series, co-wrote Fire Walk with Me with Lynch after Mark Frost declined to take part in the film.

Which character does Kiefer Sutherland play in Fire Walk with Me?

Kiefer Sutherland played Sam Stanley, the fussy forensic agent who assists Chester Desmond in the film's opening investigation at Deer Meadow.

Roughly how much footage did Lynch shoot for Fire Walk with Me before cutting it to 2h14?

Lynch shot up to five hours of footage and cut it to 2 hours 14 minutes; about 90 minutes of deleted scenes surfaced in 2014 as The Missing Pieces.

How old was Jennifer Lynch when she wrote The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer?

She was told to 'be Laura Palmer' and called it like automatic writing.

Who is revealed as 'the Archivist' who compiled The Secret History of Twin Peaks?

The dossier's anonymous compiler, 'the Archivist', is revealed near the end of The Secret History of Twin Peaks to be Major Garland Briggs.

With which historic expedition does The Secret History of Twin Peaks begin?

The Lewis and Clark expedition opens the dossier, with Meriwether Lewis's journals and his mysterious 1809 death treated as the first clue.

Who writes the 18 FBI reports that make up Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier?

Agent Tamara Preston writes the 18 reports of The Final Dossier, published by Flatiron Books on October 31, 2017, wrapping up the original characters' fates.

What kind of trees does Cooper admire on his arrival in Twin Peaks?

Cooper marvels at the Douglas firs on his first tape to Diane and again when he meets Sheriff Truman, asking what kind of trees they are.

Which three writers are credited on the season two finale 'Beyond Life and Death'?

Mark Frost, Harley Peyton and Robert Engels share the writing credit on 'Beyond Life and Death'; Lynch directed it and rewrote much of the Black Lodge material on set.

Which actress played Annie Blackburn in the season two finale?

Heather Graham played Annie Blackburn, Norma Jennings's younger sister, who becomes Cooper's love interest in the final episodes of season two.

What is the alternative title of season three's largely black-and-white 'Part 8'?

'Gotta Light?' is the question the Woodsman repeats in Part 8, which aired June 25, 2017 and dives into the 1945 Trinity test in black and white.

What is the alternative title of the series finale, 'Part 18'?

'What Is Your Name?' is Part 18's alternative title; it aired with Part 17 on September 3, 2017 and ends with Cooper asking 'What year is this?'

Dale Cooper is named after a real-life hijacker of what?

D. B. Cooper hijacked a Boeing 727 in November 1971.

MacLachlan sees Cooper as a grown-up version of which earlier Lynch character he played?

Beaumont is the protagonist of Blue Velvet.

In Fire Walk with Me, what is the name for the pain and sorrow BOB feeds on?

Garmonbozia, the pain and sorrow the Lodge spirits consume, appears on screen as creamed corn, which MIKE demands from BOB at the film's end.

Which character sees BOB in a vision in the pilot, his first appearance?

Sarah Palmer, Laura's mother, has a vision of BOB crouching at the foot of Laura's bed at the end of the pilot.

Which intellectually disabled sibling of Audrey did Laura Palmer tutor?

Robert Bauer played Johnny.

Leland Palmer works mainly as whose attorney?

Leland Palmer is Ben Horne's attorney; after Laura's death Ben keeps him on, and Leland sings and dances manically through his grief.

Which character is played by David Lynch himself?

Gordon Cole, the hard-of-hearing FBI bureau chief who shouts every line, is played by David Lynch himself, who kept the role through the 2017 revival.

Which actress plays Janey-E, wife of the man Cooper replaces in Las Vegas?

Naomi Watts played Janey-E, the exasperated Las Vegas wife who takes the dazed Cooper for her husband and pays off his gambling debts.

Windom Earle is versed in the lore of which Tibetan sorcerers?

The dugpas, Tibetan sorcerers Earle describes as cultivating evil for its own sake, are the lore behind his pursuit of the Black Lodge.

What does Cooper repeat into the bathroom mirror in the original series' final scene?

Cooper, possessed by BOB after leaving the Black Lodge, smashes his head into a mirror and repeats 'How's Annie?' as the original series ends.

Which FBI unit was Albert Rosenfield an inaugural member of?

The Blue Rose Task Force, formed by Gordon Cole to handle cases with supernatural elements, counted Albert Rosenfield among its first agents; Tamara Preston joins it in the revival.

Where did Annie Blackburn live before returning to Twin Peaks?

Annie spent years in a convent after a painful first love and a suicide attempt, returning to help her sister Norma at the Double R.

Which actor plays Hank Jennings, Norma's ex-convict husband?

Chris Mulkey played Hank Jennings, Norma's husband, who returns from prison on parole early in season one and slides straight back into crime.

How did Nadine Hurley lose her eye?

Nadine lost her eye in a hunting accident on her honeymoon, when Ed's shot went astray; his guilt is much of what holds the marriage together.

Which teenager does Nadine date after regressing to her teenage years?

Mike Nelson, Bobby's jock friend, ends up dating the regressed Nadine after she throws him around at wrestling tryouts; Ed and Norma resume their affair meanwhile.

Which Horne's Department Store employee rivals Andy for Lucy's affections?

Dick Tremayne, the fussy menswear clerk at Horne's Department Store, competes with Andy for Lucy and over fostering 'Little Nicky'.

Whose son is the violent Richard in The Return?

Eamon Farren played him.

Which actor plays Sheriff Truman in the original Twin Peaks?

Michael Ontkean played Sheriff Truman through both original seasons; he had retired from acting and declined to return for the 2017 revival.

Which actor plays Benjamin Horne?

Richard Beymer, who played Tony in the 1961 film of West Side Story, played Benjamin Horne in both the original run and the 2017 revival.

Which actress plays Laura's mother, Sarah Palmer?

Grace Zabriskie played Sarah Palmer from the pilot through the 2017 revival, where a much darker Sarah removes her own face in a bar.

Which actor plays Major Garland Briggs, Bobby's father?

Don S. Davis played Major Garland Briggs, the Air Force officer who was part of Project Blue Book and relays deep-space messages addressed to Cooper.

Which actor plays Deputy Tommy 'Hawk' Hill?

Michael Horse played Deputy Tommy 'Hawk' Hill, the sheriff's tracker and a Bookhouse Boy, in both the original run and the 2017 revival.

On what date does Agent Cooper first drive into Twin Peaks?

Cooper's first tape to Diane is timestamped 11:30 a.m., February 24, 1989, as he drives into Twin Peaks; Laura had been killed the night before.

Which Grammy did the 'Twin Peaks Theme' win in 1991?

'Twin Peaks Theme' won Best Pop Instrumental Performance at the 33rd Grammy Awards in February 1991.

Which actress plays Josie Packard?

Joan Chen played Josie Packard, the Hong Kong-born widow running the Packard Sawmill; Chen had starred in Bertolucci's The Last Emperor three years earlier.

How tall is the waterfall seen in the show's opening credits?

The falls in the credits drop 268 feet, about 100 feet more than Niagara; the lodge perched above them plays the Great Northern's exterior.

Where did the FBI agent played by David Bowie disappear on assignment in 1987?

Buenos Aires is where the agent vanished in 1987; he briefly resurfaced at the Philadelphia FBI office two years later and speaks from a kettle-shaped machine in The Return.

For which top prize was Fire Walk with Me nominated at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival?

Fire Walk with Me competed for the Palme d'Or at Cannes in May 1992, where it was booed at its press screening; its reputation rose sharply over the following decades.

Which actress won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for Twin Peaks at the 48th ceremony?

Piper Laurie won Best Supporting Actress in a Series for playing Catherine Martell at the January 1991 Golden Globes, where the show also took Best Drama Series and MacLachlan Best Actor.

How much did Fire Walk with Me gross in total in North America after its 1992 release?

Fire Walk with Me grossed $4.2 million in North America against a $10 million budget, after opening in 691 theaters to $1.8 million in August 1992.