Legendary director David Lynch, the director of films such as Mulholland Drive and Dune and the creator of cult favorite TV show Twin Peaks, has died, his family announced Thursday. He was 78.
“It is with deep regret that we, his family, announce the passing of the man and the artist, David Lynch,” the post on his official Facebook page read. We would appreciate some privacy at this time. There’s a big hole in the world now that he’s no longer with us. But, as he would say, ‘Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.’ It’s a beautiful day with golden sunshine and blue skies all the way.”
Lynch spent more than four decades working as a filmmaker, starting with 1977’s Eraserhead. His work included the sci-fi epic Dune, the acclaimed period drama The Elephant Man, and the surreal suburban mystery Blue Velvet, as well as the acclaimed series Twin Peaks and its sequel Twin Peaks: The Return. His unique vision earned him praise as one of the best American directors in recent history. Want to revisit his work (or check it out for the first time)? Here’s where you can stream Lynch’s movies and other projects.
Where to watch ‘Twin Peaks,’ ‘Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me,’ and ‘Twin Peaks: The Return’
Twin Peaks broke the TV mold when it premiered on April 8, 1990, on ABC. The series about an FBI agent investigating a teen girl’s murder in a strange Pacific Northwest town lasted just two seasons, but it generated a legion of loyal fans. He followed with the 1992 movie Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, which revealed more of the doomed Laura Palmer’s story. In 2017, he revisited the world of Twin Peaks in Twin Peaks: The Return. The 18-episode series picked up 25 years after the original show’s cliffhanger ending, which saw Agent Cooper trapped in the Black Lodge and his body possessed by an evil doppelganger.
Twin Peaks and Twin Peaks: The Return are streaming on Paramount+. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me is streaming on Max.
‘Eraserhead’ and ‘Mulholland Drive’ are streaming on the Criterion Channel
If you want to dive into Lynch’s filmography, a subscription to the Criterion Channel might be your best bet. The curated streaming service is home to several of the director’s films.
Lynch’s first feature-length film, Eraserhead, stars Jack Nance as a man who becomes a father to a strange, inhuman child. Eraserhead is also streaming on Kanopy and Max.
Regarded by many as Lynch’s masterpiece, Mulholland Drive was originally intended to be the pilot for a TV series. When network execs rejected the show, Lynch reworked it, crafting an unsettling, noir-ish mystery about an aspiring actress who connects with a woman suffering from amnesia following a car accident.
The nightmarish LA-set thriller Lost Highway follows a musician convicted of murdering his wife. It’s also streaming on Kanopy.
Lynch’s last full-length film, the largely plotless Inland Empire, is about a Hollywood actress starring in a remake of a cursed older movie. It’s also streaming on Max.
Criterion Channel is also home to a collection of Lynch’s short films, including Six Men Getting Sick and The Grandmother. Subscribers can also watch two documentaries about his life and work, David Lynch: The Art Life (also on Max) and Lynch/Oz (also on Kanopy).
How to watch ‘Blue Velvet,’ ‘Dune,’ and other David Lynch movies
Where can you stream Lynch’s other movies?
The neo-noir Blue Velvet, which stars Kyle MacLachlan as a college student caught up in a bizarre small-town mystery, is streaming on Max.
Dune, an adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi epic, was a box office flop when it was released in 1984, but it’s since gained a cult following. It’s also available to stream on Max.
Lynch’s most accessible film is The Straight Story. This 1999 drama based on a true story stars Richard Farnsworth as Alvin Straight, an elderly farmer who drives his riding mower from Iowa to Wisconsin after he learns his estranged brother has had a stroke. You’ll find it on Disney+.
In the 2017 short What Did Jack Do?, Lynch plays a detective who interviews a monkey suspected of murder. It’s streaming on Netflix.
Unfortunately, two David Lynch movies are currently unavailable to stream: The Oscar-nominated The Elephant Man, about a disfigured man in Victorian England and the doctor who cares for him; and Wild at Heart, about a young couple on the run from hired killers.
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