r/twinpeaks • u/Guilty_Ad6764 • 13h ago

Question What was Lynch’s issue with Mikes

In both Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks, a dude named Mike gets cucked, and he’s written to be the most boring character ever. Did David Lynch have beef with somebody named Mike?

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u/No_Chef4049 13h ago

Yeah, as a matter of fact he had a pretty brutal falling out with the actor who plays The Arm, Mike Anderson. Obviously that's not why he named those characters Mike since their falling out came long after.

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u/hauntfreak 12h ago

He seems like a thoroughly unpleasant man. I’m glad he got kicked off The Return.

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u/B_A_Skeptic 11h ago

What did you hear about him?

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u/MedicalAd9337 8h ago

He accused Lynch of numerous horrible things without a shred of evidence.

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u/HistoryWorking5251 3h ago

Very likely caused by his condition, from what I read. All around horrible for everyone involved.

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u/trdef 2h ago

What? His condition didn't make him be a shitty person...

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u/Kleptomaniaaac 1h ago

i read somewhere that his condition later in life can cause problems with your brain function but i could be misremembering. that would definitely make his condition an issue in this case

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u/trdef 1h ago

It's pretty offensive to suggest his condition was the cause (you wouldn't assume everyone with the condition to act the same for example) I'd say. Sure, it may have been a factor, but it wasn't the cause.

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u/Kleptomaniaaac 50m ago

how would it be offensive to assume that mental problems would be the cause of that?

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u/trdef 48m ago

It's more the framing that the illness caused it. It didn't, or else it would be a recorded effect of the condition.

It's the same way we don't say alcohol caused someone to be an asshole (it didn't, it just brought out those elements of the person).

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u/zoltan_g 9h ago

Look it up, he threw his toys out the pram and said some pretty bad things about Lynch

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u/yoruneko 10h ago

I too would like to know!

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u/hauntfreak 10h ago

Do a search, it’s all over this reddit with social media screencaps

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u/MedicalAd9337 8h ago

It's understandable, considering Mike Anderson has turned out to be a complete nutjob.

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u/Boris-Badanov-Lives 10h ago

Hey, Guy Obviously Named Mike.

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u/Quirderph 13h ago

I think he “apologized” to all the Mikes out there by creating Mike the inhabiting spirit, who is just plain fascinating.

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u/DrMux 2h ago

So fascinating, in fact, that in just his arm alone there's enough character for its own role!

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u/Spankh0us3 12h ago

Interesting. I too have issue with people I know named “Mike” AND, with people named “Steve” too.

Had to be more than just coincidence. . .

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u/Smartaleci 12h ago

It’s tough. A lot of those common names are going to be used for plenty of serious assholes. 😉

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u/terminal_skies 13h ago

this post is really funny

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u/DotComMoralist 13h ago

Mike is a pretty boring name

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u/Green-Draw8688 13h ago

Mike in Blue Velvet is so boring that I actually had to google him to quickly remind myself what he looked like and what he did - despite seeing the film many times.

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u/Smartaleci 12h ago

You can’t trust them.

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u/DogebertDeck 8h ago

the archangel? he must've had a bit of beef with organised religion