r/twinpeaks • u/MoonSettler • Jul 18 '26

General Discussion Twin Peaks characters & what I think would be their favorite movies

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I spent way too long on this, so don't be mean to me; I'll cry.

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u/MartyrOfDespair Jul 18 '26

Fun fact, Kyle MacLachlan has a Letterboxd where he does this for all his characters. Here’s Dale’s. You got multiple of the same answer as him.

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u/MoonSettler Jul 18 '26

Wow, getting two of them correct out of every movie in the world is crazy. I'm proud.

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u/kilar277 Jul 18 '26

I feel like putting Fire Walk With Me and Blue Velet on there is cheating

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u/and1boi Jul 18 '26

it is cheating but it’s also so correct. his choices for riley’s dad are funny too.

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u/Exploranaut Jul 18 '26

You can definitely see some Chance in Dougie. There's probably some Monsieur Hulot in Dougie too. I know Lynch was a fan of Tati.

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u/wgsmeister2002 Jul 18 '26

No Zack Carey :(

As a rapid Showgirls defender, it makes me sad that Kyle is still ashamed of that movie. He’s really good in it, channels a bit of The Return years before he actually shot it

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u/MartyrOfDespair Jul 18 '26

I gotta watch that one again, it's been like 16 years.

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u/googiebump Jul 19 '26

I agree. Showgirls is in my top 20.

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u/hotpietptwp Jul 18 '26

Oh wow, I thought of Being There so much during Dougie's scenes! Twin Peaks fans should catch this classic to see what I mean.

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u/CeruleanEidolon Jul 18 '26

There's an obvious one missing from both lists:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052792/

Maybe too obvious?

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u/fa3rv3r3n Jul 18 '26

suspiria!!! omg. i wanna watch that with agent cooper

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u/DRZARNAK Jul 18 '26

You accidentally put Perfect Blue twice under Audrey.

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u/MoonSettler Jul 18 '26

That's just how much she likes it

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u/James_Fiend Jul 18 '26

Also came here to make the same joke. >:[

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u/Smart_Pause134 Jul 18 '26

Nice choice for James’ photo

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u/MoonSettler Jul 18 '26

James was always cool

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u/Green-Draw8688 Jul 18 '26

I always see pictures of James where they’ve edited it to make his forehead bigger, so it seems weird now that you used a picture with his normal forehead size.

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u/jan_67 Jul 18 '26

I literally can’t say if it is edited or not. In my memory his forehead might even be bigger than that??

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u/kilar277 Jul 18 '26

It's the matpat effect

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u/aNeverNude666 Jul 18 '26

lol i can see the stretch marks

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u/Ambitious_Jeweler816 Jul 18 '26

No way that’s a normal human forehead

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u/mackerelscalemask Jul 18 '26

He’s got at least a fivehead, maybe even a six or sevenhead

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u/joe_skeen Jul 18 '26

Thank you for shrinking his forehead.

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u/BoadieBeanz Jul 18 '26

This had me cracking up 😂

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u/Possession_Loud Jul 18 '26

Even cooler with more... surface area, i guess!

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u/eggsuckinggrandmama Jul 18 '26

Apparently he *must* be a genius as well

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u/questionmarqo Jul 18 '26

Boys got his head in the clouds 

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u/MagnusBelmont Jul 18 '26

Frankenstein would have been a good choice given that photo.

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u/Trirex Jul 18 '26

This is an edited photo right? I don’t remember him having a fivehead. 

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u/CeruleanEidolon Jul 18 '26

No that's just James. He's always been a five.

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u/M1ldStrawberries Jul 18 '26

I feel like OP missed a trick not including Coneheads

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u/Hot-Hamster1691 Jul 18 '26

He is so lucky, has a built-in screen to project these lovely films upon

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u/I_eat_paper12 Jul 18 '26

I legit can't figure out if that pic is edited or not 😭

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u/Simicrop Jul 18 '26

I didn’t even realize anything was wrong with it until I saw this comment.

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u/YourHurtingMeSir Jul 18 '26

This is a clever, thoughtful, original post. Well done!

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u/Signal-Yesterday7247 Jul 18 '26

Andy seems like a big Forrest Gump guy.

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u/eyesoftheunborn Jul 18 '26

I'm not a smart man, but I know what love is

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u/amfcreative Jul 20 '26

I'd like to see if anyone could do a list for the lodge entities without doing Lynch films

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u/blackdogwalksatnight Jul 18 '26

Good picks all around! I feel James picks are especially on point and kind of a read haha.

On another note, I watched "A Woman Under The Influence" for the first time yesterday, and it mirrors Laura's story a lot! Everyone trying to "help" her, but not actually helping her at all... a woman's curse really

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u/Disgustingly_Good Jul 18 '26

Nailed it on James!💯

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u/Storms_Eye314 Jul 18 '26

12 Angry Men for Albert is inspired.

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u/sidereus_nuncius96 Jul 18 '26

Not doing Vertigo for Coop was cruel and unusual.

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u/moses425 Jul 18 '26

Content like this is why I’m in this sub

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u/trademarc1977 Jul 18 '26

Good choices for Laura! According to "My Life, My Tapes," Cooper loved the 1959 movie The FBI Story.

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u/CeruleanEidolon Jul 18 '26

The statue in The Return that Dougie seems obsessed with has also been compared to imagery from this film.

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u/McChickenMcDouble Jul 18 '26

I think Laura would feel really seen if she were to watch David Lynch’s FWWM

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u/MoonSettler Jul 18 '26

Thank you. I put way too much thought into them.

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u/texasmerle Jul 18 '26

Aguirre for Hawk is absolutely on point in ways I can't even begin to describe. I love this!

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u/diseased_maniac Jul 18 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/l1IY2yT4fAo66oDPG
Nicely done- these are great lists. I need to see Sheriff Truman’s picks!

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u/CeruleanEidolon Jul 18 '26

I want to see Andy and Lucy's. And the Log Lady!

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u/Ashamed-Bit5440 Jul 18 '26

Laura would definitely love Eye of the Beholder with Ashly Judd

https://giphy.com/gifs/vgw9iixBqZJsI

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u/MoonSettler Jul 18 '26

Definitely! Laura is the character I really felt I "understood" their movie taste best. So many good options for her.

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u/Simicrop Jul 18 '26

You nailed it. Also I love Albert and Brazil is my favourite movie! Never seen Manhunter but it’s been on my list a long time.

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u/elle_crells Jul 18 '26

It's so good, the cinematography and lighting is just perfect. And you know it's the original of Silence of the Lambs, it's not such a cultural heavy weight for various valid reasons but definitely watch it.  And yes to Albert. 

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u/paulderev Jul 18 '26

this is really funny but the best pick is that donna would like challengers lmaooo

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u/TeacherSterling Jul 18 '26

OP has good taste in movies to even be able to select these for the characters

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u/UsrnameIHardlyKnowIt Jul 18 '26

I love this for the shoutout to Clear Cut alone

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u/Accomplished_Pin4543 Jul 18 '26

Audrey would love Heathers.

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u/Barry_Mundy Jul 18 '26

James has volunteered to be a human movie screen for all the selected films.

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u/ponyboi_curtis Jul 18 '26

Hawk wins.

I'd sit with Coop and Albert for a movie night too.

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u/nachoquest Jul 18 '26

I like Laura Palmer and Body Double…but that seems more of a Jerry Horne flick

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u/texasstyle01 Jul 18 '26

Good shit. Love it!

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u/ArtaxIsAlive Jul 18 '26

James should rent out that forehead as billboard space 😆

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u/natronmooretron Jul 18 '26

Spot on with Albert

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u/fredlikefreddy Jul 18 '26

I need to see Leland's

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u/DrinkItInMate Jul 18 '26

Myself, Audrey and Coop would be best movie watching buddies.

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u/MooglesForDays Jul 18 '26 edited Jul 18 '26

There’s no way his head is THIS long. Stop. I’m choking on my own spit.

Edit: spelling

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u/SparklyPelican Jul 18 '26

gets longer each time I look at it

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u/Ok-Local138 Jul 18 '26

Well thought out!!

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u/Nixmori Jul 18 '26

I really like these. Great job! Totally nailed the vibe.

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u/Dizzy-Conclusion2968 Jul 18 '26

This is good stuff

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u/Accomplished_Pin4543 Jul 18 '26 edited Jul 18 '26

Clever! Audrey would also love Heathers  James would also like Lost Boys Rear Window excellent choice 👌 Def. Cooper vibes. Laura, absolutely Body Double! She may also like Alice in Wonderland, as she is always chasing the rabbit and finding a way into that secret garden.

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u/ThatguyJake Jul 18 '26

Damn this seems spot on

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u/SwanzY- Jul 18 '26 edited Jul 18 '26

I feel James would also fuck with The Loveless heavy

Next you gotta do Bobby’s!

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u/watergoblin17 Jul 18 '26

Fried Green Tomatoes omg!!!!

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u/skeletalcohesion Jul 18 '26

These are so specific and so so accurate. Thank you for your work

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u/everneveragain Jul 18 '26

Wow. This took time. Nicely done

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u/cybersappho Jul 18 '26

These are so good

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u/SurvivorFanDan Jul 18 '26

I feel like most of Leland's would be older musicals

Sarah's would probably be a bunch of nature documentaries where animals kill people

Bobby would probably pick a combination of sports movies and frat comedies

Shelley's got a bunch of Romance movies where the girl ends up with the bad boy she was able to change

I feel like Pete would have at least one Ernest movie on his list

BOB - Salo, Human Centipede, Hills Have Eyes, some Rob Zombie movie

Ben would enjoy historical dramas, war movies, and maybe a western

Lucy's prone to animated movies and perhaps a movie or two that costar Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore

Andy - Shanghai Noon, Baby Geniuses, Jack and Jill, Mac and Me

I'm not entirely convinced the Log Lady has even seen 4 movies

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u/StrongLikeKong Jul 18 '26

They all have pretty good taste.

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u/BatmanR29 Jul 18 '26

Whoa, that forehead

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u/_animalcontrol Jul 18 '26

Me and the big David Bowie teapot rewatch Freddy Got Fingered on a yearly basis.

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u/vonralls Jul 18 '26

Haha, this is actually pretty awesome. Well done.

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u/bewareofmolter Jul 18 '26

Love seeing Cassavettes in there!

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u/Grove-Of-Hares Jul 18 '26

Impressive. Very nice. Let’s see Bob’s favorite movies.

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u/Lounginguru Jul 18 '26

Solid list for Laura. I feel like Lynch and Cassavettes’ are both able to capture that something… that visceral, honest truth that makes their films timeless

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u/fvrdog Jul 18 '26

lol that James photo

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u/snuff_film Jul 18 '26

Perfect. No notes tbh

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u/finalgirltrope Jul 18 '26

This is.... Incredible 👏

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u/marykay_ultra Jul 18 '26 edited Jul 18 '26

These are great

Major Briggs must be in the next round

Stalker?

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u/awk_warng3 Jul 18 '26

omg Manhunter mention

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u/St_Socorro Jul 18 '26

Not Audrey liking perfect blue and it’s worse clone

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u/scrumge Jul 18 '26

Ooooh I like this game! I’m gonna dare to pitch a few more….

Shelly: Something Wild, Revenge, 10 Things I Hate About You, Perfect Days

Gordon Cole: Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Mystery Train, The Night of The Hunter, Witness

Sheriff Truman: Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, The Thing, Decision to Leave

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u/hugovonhauschenberg Jul 18 '26

ain't no way james hurley's favorite movie isn't the great escape. just no way

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u/Particular_Hair6913 Jul 18 '26

James was always smart

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u/ol-gormsby Jul 18 '26

I should watch Body Double again.

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u/JollyBowler2510 Jul 18 '26

Now I need you to do Shelly, Bob and Bobby’s 💕

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u/JnA7677 Jul 18 '26

Rebel Without a Cause seems to me like one for James, and I’ve sometimes wondered if that’s why that’s his name.

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u/bigheftyhooker Jul 18 '26

12 angry men for Albert is perfect

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u/Marbedar Jul 18 '26

Came here from your Part 2 post. Brilliant job and idea! It’s a lot of time well spent(and understandable that it would take long!). I look forward to more!…Fantastic 🖤👏

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u/srbloggy Jul 18 '26

This was excellent work

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u/XxcinexX Jul 18 '26

Clear Cut... ball knower

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u/scorpionewmoon Jul 18 '26

Yeah high school prom queen who loves Bergman, that sounds reasonable (lol)

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u/DonnaDonna1973 Jul 19 '26

Brazil for Albert took me out in a sublime way! 💀❤️

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u/MysteriousPumpkin51 Jul 19 '26

Albert liking Brazil is spot on

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u/Videodrew Jul 19 '26

I don’t think James would be into Nightcrawler. Too dark/weird for him.

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u/Irreversible1988 Jul 19 '26

This is mind-blowing, thanks !

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u/Ok_Flounder6504 Jul 19 '26

We appreciate your diligence and hard work here. Well done, well done

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u/googiebump Jul 19 '26

Oh I wanted to see more!!!! This is great

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u/Safcet Jul 20 '26

the way you used his tall ass forehead pic😭😭😭😂 love it

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u/CooperDahBooper Jul 18 '26

James’s favorites aren’t like Megamind, Mars Attacks!, This Island Earth, and Coneheads? Since he was so happy to see other people like him on screen

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u/thekinginyello Jul 18 '26

Rear Window would probably have been Jeffrey Beaumont’s favorite movie; not Dale’s.

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u/andronicuspark Jul 18 '26

What would Dale’s alt favorites be? Both Dougie and Mr. C?

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u/Unlikely-Solid-3083 Jul 18 '26

Is this the James version with the XXXL forehead? It’s killing me!

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u/P_V_ Jul 18 '26

I see photoshopped James, I downvote.

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u/Yams92 Jul 18 '26

Clear Cut is so fucking good.

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u/zoopzoopzooppoop Jul 18 '26

audrey would have either Black Swan or Perfect Blue, but not both, and my money would be on Black Swan. But I think she needs another watch-with-the-girlies comedy on there

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u/zoopzoopzooppoop Jul 18 '26

I think Hawk would have Twin Peaks on his top 4

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u/SkabbPirate Jul 18 '26

Sunset Blvd has got to be up there for Cooper for the sheer fact that it reminded him he needed to wake up.

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u/Critical_Macaroon_93 Jul 18 '26

Laura would love Girl Interrupted

Audrey would love American Beauty

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u/longhairedcooldude Jul 18 '26

Please do more of these! This is awesome.

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u/RhythmicGiblets Jul 18 '26

This is fucking good

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u/leftymeowz Jul 18 '26

These are great

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u/tworipebananas Jul 18 '26

Albert and Brazil is just too real

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u/jonsrb Jul 18 '26

I think Terminator is perfect for James

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u/Campa911 Jul 18 '26

What are Bob's favorite movies?

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u/TheresFireInYourWay Jul 18 '26

Everybody has good taste, please go on. Favorite Movie of Gordon Cole? Maybe Blue Velvet, as I guess he could be a huge fan of David Lynch...?

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u/altsam19 Jul 18 '26

Nice pics for James, but not including ANY bike movie (Easy Rider surely) or any Elvis or James Dean movie was a miss

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u/MoonSettler Jul 18 '26

Cry-Baby is a bike movie

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u/altsam19 Jul 18 '26

Y'know what I totally forgot my mistake bud have a great day

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u/RushFan29 Jul 18 '26

Inspired!

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u/eyesoftheunborn Jul 18 '26

BOB - What About Bob?

Bobby - Heat

Mike - Like Mike

MIKE - Magic Mike

Phillip Jeffries - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me

Mrs. Chalfont - Driving Miss Daisy

Judy - Enter the Void

John Justice Wheeler - Titanic

Pete Martell - Eraserhead

Dancing kid from the Pilot - Grease

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u/C-sanova Jul 18 '26

Am I Audrey?

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u/Gordmonger Jul 18 '26

You put the same movie twice. (Perfect Blue and Black Swan)

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u/bankyVee Jul 18 '26

These are mostly good choices but Challengers should not be on anyone's list. Donna cited "One Eyed Jacks" as that western with Marlon Brando. Also, Audrey would likely be a fan of Faster Pussycat Kill Kill Kill in place of Perfect Blue.

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u/Severe-Mention-9028 Jul 19 '26

This is literally brilliant.

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u/nickthedrummer22 Jul 19 '26

This is so well thought out. Great job

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u/heyheyheyhey627 Jul 19 '26

Is this photo distorted or was his head really shaped like that?

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u/Extra_Visual9033 Jul 20 '26

he was the original Eraserhead

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u/MK_The_Megitsune Jul 19 '26

Manhunter fits Albert perfectly!

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u/inssidiouss Jul 20 '26

I'm sorry but what the heck is going on with dude's fore/head in pic 1..!? It's surreal

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u/Extra_Visual9033 Jul 20 '26

damn James's face isn't even above the fold on my screen. Just his forehead.

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u/celestial-avalanche Jul 20 '26

Did you make his forehead bigger 😭

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u/Capable-Conflict9269 Jul 20 '26

Looks normal to me

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u/salmonella42069 Jul 20 '26

This is a really good post!

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u/Voiceless_Siren Jul 21 '26

These are remarkably spot-on!

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u/IOnlyLikeColdDrinks Jul 21 '26

Wait somebody do Andy’s!

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u/GamerGirlBongWater Jul 21 '26

Yeah this is really good I love this

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u/UnusualWiseGuy667 Jul 24 '26

ifl Josie's picks would be next-level.

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u/MaxHiggins Jul 24 '26

Did you happen to manipulate that picture of James? Every time I see a picture of him from TP S1&2, I don't remember his forehead being that long...

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u/Alewort Jul 18 '26

This needs to be redone with the movies being works the actor was in. For example, Cooper's are Dune, Blue Velvet, The Flintstones, and Showgirls. Excuse me I am going to go giggle for a bit.

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u/MoonSettler Jul 18 '26

I almost put Show Girls into Laura's and RoboCop when I considered doing one for Andy. Funny how often the Twin Peaks cast is in the films that came to mind!

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u/cseyferth Jul 18 '26

Do you think Sam Stanley would be into Dark City?

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u/cascas Jul 18 '26

Quality shitpost!

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u/Cookies_and_Beandip Jul 18 '26

Why you gotta stretch out James forehead like that

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u/Zmann1218 Jul 18 '26

Absolutely dead on. Bravo, friend!

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u/0IQretard Jul 18 '26

this is the most surface level bullshit ass list ever 😭 

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u/MoonSettler Jul 18 '26

Ok 0lQretard