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Twin Peaks - Pilot Episode (TV)

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Twin Peaks (TV Series)

Original title

Twin Peaks - Pilot Episode

Year

1990

Running time

93 min.

Country

United States

Director

David Lynch

Screenwriter

David Lynch, Mark Frost

Cast

Music

Angelo Badalamenti

Cinematography

Ronald Víctor García

Producer

Lynch Entertainment, Worldvision

Genre

Mystery. Thriller. Drama | Crime. Small Town Life (North-american). Cult Movie. TV Episode

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Twin Peaks

Synopsis

The small town of Twin Peaks, in Washington, is shaken up when the body of the Homecoming Queen, Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee), is discovered washed up on a riverbank, wrapped in plastic. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) is called in when Ronnette Pulaski, who attended the same high school as Laura, is found wandering on a bridge before lapsing into a coma.

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#7 Best TV Episodes
#10 Best Thrillers in the history of film
#12 Best Movies of the '90s
#18 Best Crime Movies
#18 Best Mystery Films
#58 Best US Movies of all time
#74 Best Drama Movies

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Awards: 1990: 2 Emmy Awards: Editing, Costume design.

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Critics' reviews

"It’s impressive how neat a job the pilot does in introducing a fairly sprawling cast of characters. It helps that most have an unmistakable defining trait, even if it’s just the name."

Keith Phipps: AV Club
"It’s still about as effective an opening salvo as TV has ever produced (...) [It] grabbed viewers with fascinating secrets, an eclectic cast of characters and a fresh take on a familiar genre."

Noel Murray: The New York Times
"The structure of the episode slowly unveils a tone that cannot be copied, just as it introduces the large and ever-growing cast, methodically moving from one strange, suspicious, or simple individual to another."

Ben Travers: IndieWire
The pilot episode, first shown on TV in the U.S., was released on home video in Europe in 1989. The European version is 20 minutes longer than the TV pilot, with a different ending added to bring closure to the story.

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