The filmmaker, who died at age 78, had some ties to North Carolina. But his legacy, to me, is the way in which he made things. He didn't explain. And he didn't apologize for it.
I moved to Wilmywood right after Blue Velvet was filmed. I was a news videographer for the ABC affiliate, and everybody I knew in the local film industry agreed on two things - David Lynch was a brilliant director and Dennis Hopper was deeply, deeply disturbed.
Random, but long ago, my wife and her friends found an apartment to stay in for a weekend in Wilmington. It turned out to be Dennis Hopper's apartment (he wasn't there).
During the days of Blue Velvet, the studio had not yet become Screen Gems. It was still DEG (when studio founder Dino De Lauretiis still had it) and then Carolco before becoming Screen Gems.
I moved to Wilmywood right after Blue Velvet was filmed. I was a news videographer for the ABC affiliate, and everybody I knew in the local film industry agreed on two things - David Lynch was a brilliant director and Dennis Hopper was deeply, deeply disturbed.
Random, but long ago, my wife and her friends found an apartment to stay in for a weekend in Wilmington. It turned out to be Dennis Hopper's apartment (he wasn't there).
During the days of Blue Velvet, the studio had not yet become Screen Gems. It was still DEG (when studio founder Dino De Lauretiis still had it) and then Carolco before becoming Screen Gems.