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David Lynch, the celebrated director of avant-garde films such as Eraserhead, Mulholland Drive and Elephant Man and the much loved TV show Twin Peaks, has died at the age of 78.
His family announced his death in a Facebook post on Thursday (16 January), writing, “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.’”
Lynch developed a singular style known for unsettling visuals, stream-of-consciousness storytelling style, and kitsch soundtracks. As a director he walked a tightrope between his artistic sensibilities and his inexplicable popular appeal among the more conventional moviegoing public, with New Yorker film critic Pauline Kael labelling him “the first populist surrealist”.
In his frequent collaborations with Hollywood luminaries such as Laura Dern, Kyle MacLachlan, Sheryl Lee, Naomi Watts, Jack Nance and Harry Dean Stanton, the director leaves behind an oeuvre which rivals the medium’s most accomplished auteurs.
David Lynch obituary Kyle MacLachlan says he was ‘forever changed’ by Lynch in heartfelt message Steven Spielberg calls Lynch a ‘singular, visionary dreamer' Harmony Korine calls Lynch ‘truly a GOAT' (Getty Images )Spring Breakers and The Beach Bum director Harmony Korine says Lynch was “a Mount Rushmore-level director.”
In a statement to IndieWire, Korine said: “David Lynch was one of our great artists, a Mount Rushmore-level director, truly a GOAT. He changed a lot of people’s lives. There will never be another one like him, because he made films at a point in history where nothing like that had ever been experienced before.
“We live in a time where everything has been seen. Lynch invented a new language. He was a once in a generation talent who absorbed the embers of America’s wildness. He embraced his own inner logic and filtered it through a subconscious magic. He created worlds and unmatched vibrations. He hit on things that were inexplicable and sacred and beyond articulation. He is a treasure. His work will live forever.”
Kevin Perry17 January 2025 05:09
Ron Howard praises Lynch’s ‘radical experimentation' Ron Howard in Beverly Hills in November 2022 (Getty Images )Oscar-winning director and Happy Days star Ron Howard paid tribute to Lynch on social media, writing: “#RIPDavidLynch, a gracious man and fearless artist who followed his heart & soul and proved that radical experimentation could yield unforgettable cinema.”
Kevin Perry17 January 2025 04:08
Patton Oswalt jokes about Lynch’s surreal styleComedian and actor Patton Oswalt joked about Lynch’s surreal style in his tribute, writing on social media: “David Lynch, RIP. At least that’s what the horse wearing a fez just told me* in a dream. (*Backwards and in Swedish)”
Kevin Perry17 January 2025 03:07
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan calls Lynch ‘a true artist' Billy Corgan performing with The Smashing Pumpkins in Baltimore in 2007 ( Evan Agostini/Getty Images for Virgin Mobile USA )In 1997, The Smashing Pumpkins contributed the song “Eye” to the soundtrack of Lynch’s film Lost Highway.
Frontman Billy Corgan, who Lynch once called a “magical musician”, shared a statement about the late director on social media, writing: “Truly saddened to hear of the passing of David Lynch. Working with him was like a dream out of one of his movies, and I treasure the times I got to speak with him and hear first-hand his vision for a film. I truly encourage anyone who loves movies and television to watch all that David produced. He was a true artist, through and through.”
Kevin Perry17 January 2025 02:06
David Lynch: ObituaryUnlike his films, and very much like his life, Lynch’s legacy is uncontroversial and unambiguous: he will, quite simply, be remembered as one of the greatest directors of all time.
Read The Independent’s obituary in full here:
Kevin Perry17 January 2025 01:00
Edgar Wright recalls surprise meeting with Lynch Edgar Wright, pictured in September 2022 (Getty Images )Shaun of the Dead and Last Night in Soho director Edgar Wright recalled meeting Lynch at a screening of Wild at Heart.
On Instagram, Wright wrote: “What can be said about David Lynch that hasn’t already been captured in countless tributes by fans and filmmakers? A director of singular vision, defined by his magical style and fascinating ambiguities. Though his work is one of a kind, he has inspired many to pick up a camera. While my work may not seem particularly ‘Lynchian,’ his influence always looms large. One transition in Blue Velvet — Frank Booth disappearing from frame before a wild nighttime trip with yellow road markings whizzing by — buzzes in my brain forever.
“In 2011, I had a glorious encounter with the man himself. At the time, I was programming films at the New Beverly Cinema for a season called ‘The Wright Stuff,’ curating dream double bills and arranging guest discussions. One night, we screened Wild at Heart and True Romance. I had already convinced the late producer Steve Golin to join for the first film, and, through a mutual friend, invited Laura Dern too. She agreed but warned she might not make it, as she was coming straight from an event.
“Steve and I introduced the film and waited to see if Laura would arrive. As the credits rolled, my publicist Greg Longstreet tapped me on the shoulder: ‘Laura’s coming,’ he said. Relieved, I got onstage for the Q&A. As the curtain to the backstage rustled, I announced to the unsuspecting audience: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, Miss Laura Dern!’ The audience erupted as she walked through the curtain.
“Thrilled, I said, ‘This is a great surprise. I wasn’t sure you’d make it!’ Laura smiled and replied, ‘Well, I have a surprise for you. I brought someone else who worked on the movie.’ Then, stepping through the curtain, was David Lynch.
“The resulting standing ovation felt endless, as if the Wizard of Oz himself had materialized. The only downside? I wasn’t ready to interview David F***ing Lynch.
“I stumbled through my first question, but he was kind and gracious. While he avoided explaining the film (rightly so), he spoke generously about film and the preservation of cinema . His presence was otherworldly, yet down-to-earth.
“That memory of him stepping through the curtain will stay with me forever. David may be gone, but his work will be eternal.”
Kevin Perry17 January 2025 00:48
Russell Brand says Lynch’s death marks end of an epoch Lynch with Russell Brand in 2013 (Getty Images)Russell Brand, who knew David Lynch through his work on transcendental meditation, posted a tribute to Lynch on Instagram:
“I knew David Lynch a little. Based on his work as an artist, I don’t know how anyone could claim to know him well, beyond blood relatives and his wife. Maybe wives. Movies are “public dreams” and no filmmaker wove dreams like Lynch. His name became an adjective and synonym for “dreamlike” or surreal. As the fires devoured the city that defined him he was dying. Lynchian.
“I asked him once in LA ‘Why do you like it here?’‘The light.’ He said.
“He wouldn’t put out the incessant cigarettes he smoked on his glazed concrete floors but just let them drop and burn out - ‘it marks them’ he said. I’m not suggesting the whole city went ablaze as a result of his negligence but I reckon that Lynch’s death as a coda on those dreadful conflagrations helps us see them as epochal and epoch ending; the Hollywood of Lynch is gone. Lynch is gone. Trump is in office now and that very American ‘Jimmy Stewart from Mars’ yet somehow ‘French’ true auteur of Outpost Drive is dead as the embers smolder.
“Everything was art to him. I saw stalls he’d made, they were amazing. A lamp that blew my mind. Mad cartoons, demonic and full of droogish violence and toddler-carnality. I asked him what he thought enlightenment was and he drew me a picture. Seriously. He drew a picture of consciousness and how ideas emerge from some ulterior field of oneness. He enjoyed and accepted decay. Our mutual friend Bob Roth who runs his T M (transcendental meditation) foundation said ‘David is equally intrigued by every chapter of life. He’d be fascinated by a baby rabbit, an adult rabbit, a dead rabbit, a rabbit’s decomposing corpse.’ He had an overview of life, an under-view of life, he was a True Artist.
“He said to me ‘If you fail while living by your principles as an artist you die once, if you fail while living by someone else’s you die twice.’ David Lynch only died once.”
Kevin Perry17 January 2025 00:35
Francis Ford Coppola says he’s ‘heartbroken’ by death of Lynch (Copyright 2024. The Associated Press. All rights reserved)The Godfather and Megalopolis director Francis Ford Coppola has posted a brief statement to Instagram, writing: “I am astounded and heartbroken I can’t express with any words the profound loss of the great David Lynch my friend.”
Kevin Perry16 January 2025 23:37
Naomi Watts says she feels lucky to have been a part of Lynch’s ‘altered world' Laura Dern, David Lynch and Naomi Watts (Getty Images )In a moving statement posted to Instagram, Mulholland Drive star Naomi Watts said: “My heart is broken. My Buddy Dave… The world will not be the same without him. His creative mentorship was truly powerful. He put me on the map. The world I’d been trying to break into for ten plus years, flunking auditions left and right. Finally, I sat in front of a curious man, beaming with light, speaking words from another era, making me laugh and feel at ease. How did he even “see me” when I was so well hidden, and I’d even lost sight of myself?!
“It wasn’t just his art that impacted me – his wisdom, humor, and love gave me a special sense of belief in myself I’d never accessed before.
“Every moment together felt charged with a presence I’ve rarely seen or known. Probably because, yes, he seemed to live in an altered world, one that I feel beyond lucky to have been a small part of. And David invited all to glimpse into that world through his exquisite storytelling, which elevated cinema and inspired generations of filmmakers across the globe.
“I just cannot believe that he’s gone. I’m in pieces but forever grateful for our friendship. I’m yelling from the bullhorn: Godspeed, Buddy Dave! Thank you for your everything. —Buttercup xox”
Kevin Perry16 January 2025 23:24
Lara Flynn Boyle calls Lynch ‘the true Willy Wonka of filmmaking' (Getty Images )Lara Flynn Boyle, who played Donna Hayward in Twin Peaks, remembered Lynch in a statement to Deadline: “There goes the true Willy Wonka of filmmaking. I feel like I got the golden ticket getting a chance to work with him. He will be greatly missed.”
Kevin Perry16 January 2025 22:45
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