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"Twin Peaks" (1990): :  -- Dr. Jacoby gets a phone call from Laura Palmer
"Twin Peaks" (1990): Season 2: Episode 21 -- Lucy chooses a father for her baby
"Twin Peaks" (1990): Season 2: Episode 22 -- In the series finale, Cooper faces his destiny
"Twin Peaks" (1990): Season 2: Episode 20 -- Cooper convinces Annie to enter the Miss Twin Peaks contest
"Twin Peaks" (1990): Season 2: Episode 19 -- Pete and Catherine open the first puzzle box

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8 April 1990 (USA) more
Tagline:
A town where everyone knows everyone and nothing is what it seems.
Plot:
An idiosyncratic FBI Agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks. full summary
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Awards:
Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 7 wins & 32 nominations more
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Cast

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Kyle MacLachlan ... Special Agent Dale Cooper (30 episodes, 1990-1991)
Michael Ontkean ... Sheriff Harry S. Truman (30 episodes, 1990-1991)

Mädchen Amick ... Shelly Johnson (30 episodes, 1990-1991)

Dana Ashbrook ... Bobby Briggs (30 episodes, 1990-1991)
Richard Beymer ... Benjamin Horne (30 episodes, 1990-1991)

Lara Flynn Boyle ... Donna Hayward (30 episodes, 1990-1991)

Sherilyn Fenn ... Audrey Horne (30 episodes, 1990-1991)
Warren Frost ... Dr. Will Hayward (30 episodes, 1990-1991)
Peggy Lipton ... Norma Jennings (30 episodes, 1990-1991)

James Marshall ... James Hurley (30 episodes, 1990-1991)
Everett McGill ... Big Ed Hurley / ... (30 episodes, 1990-1991)
Jack Nance ... Pete Martell (30 episodes, 1990-1991)

Joan Chen ... Jocelyn Packard (29 episodes, 1990-1991)

Kimmy Robertson ... Lucy Moran / ... (29 episodes, 1990-1991)
Michael Horse ... Deputy Tommy 'Hawk' Hill (28 episodes, 1990-1991)
Piper Laurie ... Catherine Martell / ... (27 episodes, 1990-1991)
Harry Goaz ... Deputy Andy Brennan (26 episodes, 1990-1991)
Eric DaRe ... Leo Johnson (24 episodes, 1990-1991)
Wendy Robie ... Nadine Hurley (22 episodes, 1990-1991)
Ray Wise ... Leland Palmer (18 episodes, 1990-1991)

Sheryl Lee ... Madeleine 'Maddy' Ferguson / ... (18 episodes, 1990-1991)
Russ Tamblyn ... Dr. Jacoby / ... (16 episodes, 1990-1991)

Don S. Davis ... Major Garland Briggs / ... (16 episodes, 1990-1991)

Chris Mulkey ... Hank Jennings (13 episodes, 1990-1991)

Gary Hershberger ... Mike Nelson (13 episodes, 1990-1991)

Grace Zabriskie ... Sarah Palmer (13 episodes, 1990-1991)
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Runtime:
47 min (29 episodes)
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Trivia:
The population of Twin Peaks was originally only supposed to be 5,120. However, ABC requested this figure be increased 10-fold, and so the population is given as 51,201. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the first season, Doc Hayward reveals that the blood in the Leo's shirt is a "rare type AB-", and says that this is Jacques Renualt's blood type. In the second season premiere, when Albert Rosenfield and Cooper explains the Laura's murder, they said that the blood of the killer is "AB-, not of Ronnette, Leo or Jacques". more
Quotes:
Dale Cooper: Harry, I have no idea where this will lead us, but I have a definite feeling it will be a place both wonderful and strange. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in MTV Video Music Awards 1990 (1990) (TV) more

FAQ

Who is the dwarf?
Who shot Agent Cooper?
Can I watch this version of the pilot without spoiling the rest of the series?
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250 out of 279 people found the following review useful.
How to watch Twin Peaks, 4 February 2006
10/10
Author: tombrun from Norway

This is the order in which you should watch Twin Peaks

1. The pilot (aka the first episode of the series).

90 minutes. This was filmed in 1989 but aired on TV in April 1990 along with the rest of the first season as a mid-season replacement. When they shot this episode, it was uncertain that it was going to be a series, so Warner Bros demanded that they came up with an ending to it so they could sell it as a direct-to-video film in Europe. It is now known as the European version of the pilot. It has about 20 minutes of footage that's not in the TV version. If you're going to see the series, do NOT see the European version. The rest of the series continues after the TV version. (Some of the scenes in the European version was put in the series' second episode).

2. The first season (7 episodes aka episode 1-7).

45 minutes each. Aired along with the pilot in 1990.

3. The second season (22 episodes aka episode 8-29).

Episode 8: 90 minutes. Episodes 9-29: 45 minutes each. Aired 1990-1991. The whole series (pilot, season 1, season 2 and the European version of the pilot) is now available in a 10-disc DVD box set.

4. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.

130 minutes. A movie made as a prequel to the series. People tend to think that they should see this first, but as it was made and released a year after the final episode aired on TV, you should see this after you've seen the series. Two reasons:

1) there are MAJOR spoilers in this movie. You'd ruin most of the series.

2) you won't understand anything of what's going on if you haven't seen the series first.

Released in 1992, this is available on at least R1 and R2. I recommend R1 because this is the best release yet. A french R2 version is soon to come with (maybe) an hour worth of deleted scenes. If this is true, then it's a joyous time for "peakers" around the world. It would be the first time since 1992 the world gets to see "new" twin peaks material.

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