Bill Hader on David Lynch

Bill Hader reacts to the films of David Lynch.
Sources: The Movies That Made Me hosted by Josh Olson & Joe Dante, Eli Roth’s History of Horror Uncut
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[@TheWingus]

If I was in the theater seeing Elephant Man for the first time and someone yelled out "Kill her Elephant Man!" I would have fallen out of my seat laughing

[@MrVisde]

I’m dying at the idea of somebody in a theater waiting for Elephant Man to turn into a monster movie… 😂😂😂

[@polreamonn]

@@MrVisde Maybe even demanding a refund when they discovered it wasn't.

[@SalveRegina8]

Pretty sure the friend was Ryan Gosling. He tells the same story.

[@blaheedsimmons2226]

it’s like that ‘naked lunch’ joke on the simpsons lol

[@alihassan-ve3hw]

​@@SalveRegina8 I think Ryan gosling just stole the story from bill

[@americanpancakelive]

Bill Hader, utterly articulate and so expressive still makes us laugh at the end. Love that dude.

[@timbentle]

Right on, lol. Love both of those gentlemen!

[@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394]

He sounds just like that guy from SNL.

[@vb8428]

Nah, he's not that articulate about film, he sounds too goofy to take seriously. If he was making fun of the films then it would really work

[@americanpancakelive]

@@vb8428 Nah, I disagree. As an actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director, Hader's knowledge of film, of telling a story is cross pollinated through multiple lens, disciplines. He has a tendency to come off as shallow but his talent and knowledge runs deep.

[@davidhook3383]

His comments on Eraserhead are lame and stupid

[@ReysonFox]

I will never stop loving Lynch's best work in my opinion, Twin Peaks - it was like a soap opera meets a horror movie.

[@educateme8455]

Saturday Night Live is the true Horror surely...at least the recent past 30 years?

[@py16667]

I love both eras of twin peaks & all the lore, it’s both Lynch & Frost’s masterpiece

[@whiskeywayne91]

Campy soap opera meets horror meets comedy meets sci-fi It's brilliant One of the finest pieces of high art to exist Deserving of all the love, completely undeserving of how the network botched it I know it hurt Lynch just like his Dune adaptation And lest we not forget Angelo Badalamenti's perfectly matched and beautiful score From the casting to the acting to the music Makes you just appreciate it just like we appreciate all the other music and film where it's incredible how the puzzle pieces all fell into place to make an incredible work of art So glad he came back after stepping away to direct the finale, it's seriously amazing

[@ReysonFox]

​@@whiskeywayne91 definitely could tell the quality was there with Lynch's work and musical score behind it. And Agent Cooper is a well fleshed out character.

[@ReysonFox]

@TETCOM A damn fine cup of coffee

[@tostare]

I think one of Lynch's talents is to be able to remember his dreams and to recreate the emotion of them.

[@LuneyTune72]

I don’t really think he’s filming his dreams, I think he’s inspired by the “narrative storytelling” style of dreams to tell his stories. He knows what he’s making but he doesn’t reveal the influence because it steals the attention away from the actual movie he made.

[@guen4413]

Lynch has actually said that he doesn't dream much/remember his dreams. I think that's so interesting because he is able to capture the dream (more specifically nightmare) logic and feeling better than anyone

[@ChildishDany]

He said he only inspired from his dreams for inland empire

[@karlalden2076]

That is so crazy I just watched the video expressing that exact sentiment.

[@PiCheZvara]

What I admire the most about Lynch is that he really made his own way in life and doesn't sweat all the circus too much. He is well spoken, dresses shaply but simply, isn't in the tabloids at all, and generally comes off like someone who has a good grip on life, who figured out the right way to do what you love, make money off of it, gain respect and notoriety, but to not sell out or go against who you are or your values. He seems like a really smart guy who picked a certain path and stayed on it.

[@leedwyer161]

You should read his biography though, it shows a different side....

[@bluehole6019]

@@leedwyer161 room to dream?

[@eduardo_corrochio]

There are some artists who must express themselves or they would go nuts, and David Lynch seems that type 100%. He has so much to say and show and share. If anyone has seen footage of him directing, they know that he has a precise vision that he needs the camera to convey to the viewer. Fascinating person, and it's so nice that he doesn't seduce actresses or pull some skeevy stuff like a lot of other men in the biz have done.

[@donaldpriola1807]

Bill has it right when he says that Lynch stuck to his inner voice. Lynch is fearless as a director, and he doesn't care who rejects his ideas. Lynch is Lynch, and that's a gift.

[@Alex-Ale55]

Fire Walk With Me is insanely underrated

[@Musso8771]

I think it's arguably his best movie, at least one of the best few - even if looked at as completely independent of the show.

[@BareBandSubscription]

It really is. It’s got one badly edited scene in the FBI Headquarters, but is otherwise a stellar movie. It’s the quintessential BPD film.

[@rohanchaudhry8928]

Sheryl Lee’s performance is out of this world. One of my favourite pieces of acting.

[@BareBandSubscription]

@@rohanchaudhry8928 Sheryl Lee is amazing in FWWM. One of the most fearless actresses I’ve ever seen. She deserved a much bigger career imo.

[@rubbersoul420]

The best movie I've ever seen, nothing on film makes me more emotional than the last scene of that movie.

[@williamwong1982]

Imagine Bill Hader in a Lynch project

[@Nope2479]

Imagine Lynch in a Hader project

[@martacccc689]

​@@Nope2479 more likely😅

[@freakcree6218]

he could have been in the return, many comedic actors were in it

[@Psilocybin77]

I had horrifying fever dreams as a teen after reading Wastelands: The Dark Tower from Stephen King. Lynch comes close to approximating those dreams.

[@ryebread7224]

The Dark Tower series is so damn good. Need to reread those again!

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

Which book is wastelands?

[@ryebread7224]

@@flightofthebumblebee9529 Book 3. It’s a 7 book series.

[@ballisticcranberrypeat7777]

@@flightofthebumblebee9529 I’d say it was more the fever than the book before you get too excited. It’s an amazing series, but it’s not some kind of disturbing horror or something.

[@TheGeneralDisarray]

Fucking love the Dark Tower. About to start a runn of Fallout: New Vegas as Roland the Gunslinger

[@mawoj93]

Bill has a really great taste in films. I won't be surprised if he makes a Lynch-inspired film one day.

[@williamwong1982]

Or better if he casted in a David Lynch project.

[@mawoj93]

@@williamwong1982 would love to see him! If there's a new project - I'm still looking forward - I wonder who would be brand new faces in Lynch world.

[@porc1429]

Barry is already pretty surreal

[@jasonrollins980]

I knew hader would turn it funny at one point 😂

[@CountJonnySculls]

I started watching David Lynch films at the same time I started writing music. I was 13 and I was definitely looking for something. When I found David Lynch's films, the original music and lyrics started flowing out of me like someone had turned on a faucet. I owe everything to Mr. Lynch. I hope I get to tell him that one day.

[@Watcher4111]

I guess you know about Lynch music albums and Lynch/badalamenti album?

[@dagfinissocool]

so we're supposed to believe you're some sort of successful professional musician atm?

[@staghunter2579]

@@dagfinissocool You obviously have no idea what the guy is saying. He's saying he owes his passion and creativity to Lynch.

[@dagfinissocool]

@@staghunter2579 If there's been no monetary gain I don't see what he has to thank David for except making good films

[@VoluntaryistJapan]

@@dagfinissocool yes, I agree, monetary gain is the sole litmus test for valuable artistic expression that enriches one's life /sarc

[@Honestly__now]

Hader is smart and spot on

[@guen4413]

Everyday I find more reasons to love Bill Hader

[@mr.hostetter855]

One of the last episodes of Barry directed by Hader, Barry comes walking out of the darkness.

[@suburbanlife_]

When people ask me my favorite film of all time I always say eraserhead & when they ask why, I tell them everything bill said, it’s so true. It broke the boundaries of cinema & self expression as an artist. It’s just so true to itself.

[@YinkThePinkInkDrinker]

Yeah the movie itself is fucking boring and trash though

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

He filmed it in Philly, which is why it has that ugly miserable industrial look to it. Brilliant film. Absolutely brilliant.

[@redadamearth]

It's still like nothing else any filmmaker has ever done. It exists as itself; it has no comparison. For that, alone, it deserves its place in history. Whether one likes it or not, even its detractors have to admit that.

[@jonhon]

Interesting to know that Elephant Man was David's first big budget film. Thanks, Bill

[@jaysgood10]

Yeah, who knew.

[@mstacy41]

I've always loved Bill Hader especially after learning his favorite movie is House (1977) and now I appreciate him even more! David Lynch has been one of my favorite directors for a while now and Bill just sounds so articulate when he's talking about movies.

[@eddie160994]

Hey at least credit the podcast you lifted this from. 2 part episodes of 'The Movies That Made Me' podcast with Joe Dante & Josh Olson

[@Former_Employee]

Beforei saw Eraserhead I knew I'd love it. And I love that Bill Hader is talking about films I like so much. He's great.

[@jenhasken]

It’s remarkable how he remembers such details of the movie. He’s really really smart and observant. Really hope he directs movies. Also IMO Eraserhead is Lynch’s best movie.

[@Toxodos]

his show Barry is really good, if you haven't seen it. He directed most of the episodes, being co-creator

[@redadamearth]

When you're a film obsessive, you watch films many, many, many times over.

[@SmoothMoose13]

Bill Hader in Twin Peaks is something I didn’t know I needed until now

[@dylankurtz8423]

The entirety of Barry Season 3 is very similar to Twin Peaks: The Return. Closest thing to it on TV since

[@Research0digo]

IN Twin Peaks?

[@AdrianMendoza23]

I watched Elephant Man when I was a kid and I thought it was a touching film.

[@chancemartin4737]

Dude. I'd LOVE to talk film with bill hader. He is so on funny but a huge film nerd. Something I'd love to be. (funny I'm already a fim nerd)

[@chrisburns514]

So Ryan Gosling is friends with Bill? That rocks

[@Research0digo]

?

[@andrewmilito2634]

​@@Research0digokzbin.infoy_7hb3QBKZU?si=S3nobdaLPVkJBw9S

[@MisterBrimm]

Lynch is my favorite director, Mulholland Dr. is my favorite movie of all time. Long live David Lynch.

[@dakotawallace5921]

i had a feeling there was a lynchian influence on the creation of barry; the sparse dialogue, the way characters will sometimes just sit in a scene, the framing etc..

[@spinsandneedles]

Eraserhead makes me think of a child who one day wakes up in the adult world and it's just going awful.

[@edwardhannah8507]

EVERYONE, HAVE A GREAT DAY! 👋😎

[@surfdocer103]

I’ll watch Hader in anything

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

David Lynch is so amazing. The sad part is his films would have zero commercial appeal today because it's not Avengers part 76. Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive, The Straight Story, Eraserhead, Twin Peaks saga, Blue Velvet, Lynch is just amazing.

[@Hollowdarling]

Avengers 76 has nothing to do with David Lynchs films not having commercial appeal, his films never had commercial appeal to begin with, even back then. So idk what you're on about tbh. All his films were either flops or barely made a profit. His most financially successful film was also his biggest flop and the one that lost the most money, so Dune ended up his only blockbuster film to date. Ppl always want to redirect the blame, rather than face reality and it's quite toxic. Dont need to bring down others in order to prop up the ones they prefer. For a fan of Lynch you should know while not a fan himself he has respect and an appreciation for films like Avengers that make tons of money. He humbly declined doing Star Wars, but actually went for the interview and pitch for him directing and met with George Lucas, because unlike you (so it seems), he is accepting of different mediums of art and film, because he realizes art is subjective which is a big theme with his projects. Nevermind the fact he made an Avengers like movie with Dune. With all that said thankfully hes always had critical acclaim, and having respect and deep appreciation from other artists for his work. If it weren't for that we would've never gotten the Twin Peaks revival, with pretty much every brand name and acclaimed actor wanting to be apart of it, even from different film industries like Europe and Latin countries. I also would like to highlight there a tons of films still being made today, still playing in cinemas that are just as weird, surreal and artistic as Lynchs. Avengers never changed that, but I guess it easier to pick at the big guy rather than admit to yourself the mainstream just doesnt like Lynch, and that is the only injustice here. I myself enjoy watching films that provoke deep thought, discussion, confusion, repeat viewing for deeper understanding, that challenge me, or just simply shocks me while also not being pretentious enough to not enjoy turning off my brain to watch a popcorn film that can be equally as rewarding as films like Lynch delivers. Maybe you folk need to go out and find these other artistic films and support them instead of complaining, but apparently they dont exist and that is one of the main sources of the problem. If I seemed a bit upset, that is correct, because as a lover of film and all film genres its exhausting to hear either side critique the other, "Avengers this or that" "oh but if David Lynch films were good they would be box office hits and he would be able to make more movies" yadda yadda. All these ppl are cut from the same cloth. End passionate rant.

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

@@Hollowdarling the MCU has always be below par. It's the same polished turd they keep putting out. To see Endgame or Infinity War in IMDb top 250 is an absolute joke. Lynch doesn't care about a blockbuster he would rather only a few people LOVE his film than a ton of people simply "like" his film. Go see Marvel Avengers part 75 and you'll forget it by the time you get to your car in the parking lot. I wish I could've seen Lost highway in theaters. I only finally watched The Straight Story on Disney Plus like 2 yrs ago and it was beautiful. He makes different films and does different things. I don't care how much money some movie makes because I'm well aware than most people have the attention spans of 2nd graders and want to shut off their brains. Lionsgate used to really give me hope and now A24 still gives me hope. If I had free tickets to go see Avatar part 2 tonight I would stay home. Sincerely. I watch a film from Jeff Nichols and it changes my life and inspires me and moves me beyond words. I watched the Grey with Liam Neeson and found it one of the most beautiful and bittersweet films in over a decade, yet the masses hated it because they wanted Taken: With Wolves. Same with the 2011 film Drive, many disliked it because they wanted Fast and Furious part 87 and instead they got a beautiful and visually stunning Los Angeles character piece filled with emotion and journey. I recently watched O.G. starring Jeffrey Wright (HBO prison film) and aside from Shawshank, it was probably the best prison film i've ever seen in my life. Nobody I know even in my FB film groups has seen it. I agree there are still great films it just sucks that so many go for that quick fast cheap dollar of mediocrity instead of taking a chance on something deeply personal.

[@Hollowdarling]

@@flightofthebumblebee9529 my message went completely over your head. David Lynch would personally not like you as a fan, and would be disappointed at your outlook. I disagree that the MCU is the same polished turd over and over again. They're pretty amazing, and memorable and have had lasting thoughts in my head that didn't disappear by the time I got to the car, so that proves that wrong. Not every single one ofcourse, they have some awful films too. And the fact that you need to tear down other films to prop up the ones you like only highlights how little you understand film as a whole medium. You're entitled to your opinion but it doesn't make your opinion valid at all. More professional, more educated ppl especially in the film industry, even ones as artistic as Lynch, even ones who dont care about big box office receipts would disagree with you, and their opinion holds way more weight than yours. The only thing I agree with you, is that the mainstream does not understand films as a whole medium, and severely underappreciate and tear down great artistic films they dont seem to understand, but you're being a hypocrite by doing the very exact thing youre denouncing. You think you know better, you have better taste, but reality is you dont, you're just as bad as the masses you're critiquing. I hope you can gain some introspect and see you're equally apart of the problem, and stop this hate towards blockbuster films, like how mainstream hates on arthouse films. If you dont stop your lack of respect, why should the mainstream do the same with films you like? And maybe someday ppl will entertain the thought of watching stuff with deeper meaning, because they dont got spite in their hearts from ppl like you who disparage the films they love. Be better stranger, do what you want onto others, you get what you give. I genuinely mean that.

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

@@Hollowdarling Nothing went over my head it's just that you decide to use 500 words when 50 would do just fine. You also speak for others which is often a sign of insecurity and not really knowing what you're talking about. Almost like you're trying to convince yourself more than I. Lynch would love me as a fan, and while I am not a fan of milking and franchising literally every film property today, I do enjoy some comic films. I much prefer DC because it has much deeper things going on like V For vendetta, watchmen, TDK trilogy, ZS's Justice League (which was fantastic and way better than the bastardized MCU Weldon version they hijacked while exploiting the director's daughter's tragic suicide), The Batman, Joker, etc. To me, even the DCEU (not part of the films I mentioned, aside from maybe ZS JL) are better than MCU because it makes stand alone films and wasn't always just worried about cashing in 10 min later with the next subpar sequel. Even TDK trilogy each film stands alone as a masterpiece. Disney gets their hands on a property and squeezes it until it turns purple. Be original, don't go along with the crowd, because if most people are wrong about most things most of the time, being an individual isn't a bad thing. Ciao.

[@Hollowdarling]

@@flightofthebumblebee9529 ironic about the 50 words btw. Anyways I dont disagree, speaking for others can be a sign of insecurity but not in this case as context matters, you are spouting an opinion as if it were absolute, and since I am a common nobody my opinion holds no more weight in a discussion like this that is inherently bias, so instead you would naturally direct to a source that does have an opinion that holds weight, in this case Lynch and other filmmakers. Lynch would definitely not like you as a fan, if you've seen him talk enough you would see that. And it goes both ways, be original stop going along with the arthouse elitists, most ppl are wrong about things most of the time, you're apart of that group. Being an individual is an incredible thing, but you're not an individual theres thousands of you out there, you're not any better or special. At least I dont go around tearing down others to prop up the stuff I prefer, I can even appreciate and respect the things I dont like. A bigger sign of insecurity however would be you how you just responded and how you have to keep validating your own thoughts by pointing out how much you can love and see things with deeper meaning and than proceeding to list 20 more films, to flex how "superior" tastes like yours is. My call out and the mirror I held to you forced you to respond in the way you did, and now you try and runaway from the conversation with that ciao at the end, instead of engaging with me further, perhaps the truth stung too much? Sounds like you have an ego a few sizes too big. It's ok to realize your hypocrisy, by doing so you only grow as a person and anyone would respect that myself included. Ciao.

[@TweedSuit]

I'd like to sit down with Bill and binge a whole season of Forensic Files.

[@chrismezza1940]

glad Barry season 4 got to lean more into the surreal that kept being hinted at in previous seasons

[@psychomammoth9640]

I’m still stuck in the Blacklodge.

[@toypianos469]

It was always cool when the Pixies did "In Heaven"

[@TheValeyard92]

OK, was the "handsome" pun deliberate? Because if so, that's brilliant.

[@Tyler_W]

I think I've only seen Blue Velvet and Eraserhead. Eraserhead is bizarre and strangely mesmerizing, and Blue Velvet is fascinating, uncomfortable and really messed up.

[@999titu]

Bill Hader you earned my ultra respect today

[@stephenvelez9710]

Interesting that Mel Brooks bet on David Lynch AND David Cronenberg🤫

[@paulayers1111]

Confronting fears and anxieties in order to allow them to release. Henry was only able to overcome the burden of his child once he cut through the bandages and took a look.

[@tiananesbitt7156]

Love Hader and he talks about my favorite director!

[@trique9776]

Lynch is my favorite director because the only filmaker that is similiar is probably "Maya Deren", and his films are more like dream sequences in that, there are cohesive storylines combined with elements that don't make sense. This genre of filmaking is called "Surrealism", and doesn't need to be literally overanalyzed; heck, Lynch himself does not analyze his films and does not prefer that people overanalyze them. When you go to an art museum, you don't typically analyze every painting literally as to what it means, you interpret it in a way that means something to you; although the work retains a sort of unversal aspect that can mean something slightly different for every viewer.

[@marcpadilla1094]

Disgust is erotic. In a can't look away way. It puts beauty and ugliness in perspective. Gives taboo its irresistible attraction.

[@eddieorfield]

You can tell that films were a comfort for him as a kid. Even the disturbing in Lynch's work allowed him to think so far out of himself they it brought comfort. Very relatable.

[@somegamer7958]

I think Eraserhead is a dream....and this is how a person's fears manifest inside the dream.

[@gorfulator]

He said Handsome when a hansome cab was shown! 5:06

[@stephensimington479]

One of my favorites talking about one of my other favorites. Couldn't click fast enough

[@eddieorfield]

Lynch reminds makes me imagine Orson Wells directing a movie on 10 grams of mushrooms.

[@mjf8897]

we need a Bill Hader David Lynch collab. Hader can get dark af

[@ramcharger154]

The most important thing to remember is Lynch approaches film as if he's painting. In a weird fugue state 🤣

[@-R.Gray-]

Then there is the SNL connection - "The Elephant Guy" with Steve Martin and Bill Murray.

[@DefThrone]

Lmao the ending is great. "Kill her elephant man!"

[@tryharder75]

Bill Hader talks good about Lynch

[@devixszell]

Seeing Barry, this makes so much sense

[@dylankurtz8423]

Absolutely, season 4 of Barry feels like Twin Peaks the return

[@vernardfields7044]

When is Elephant Man going to join the MCU

[@CUMBICA1970]

I remember watching Eraserhead on a b&w TV probably around 1984 and damn it just gave me nightmares. I had already seen elephant man so I knew his name but I just thought this guy made this movie to be as depressing as possible LOL.

[@mikecantreed]

Eraserhead was so weird. Cool that Hader finds the artistic value in it

[@MINIMOTOMADNESS]

i"m a big d l fan,blue velvet was awesome but eraser head even after much lsd felt to weird even to me,

[@MusclesHockeymask]

I think Twin Peaks is David Lynch's masterpiece.

[@benabel7326]

You think right.

[@debrachambers1304]

The Return in particular

[@eltravos99]

Yes, with all 3 parts. I used to like season 1 the best but I think I have to admit that part 3 was the best. Each episode was a complete surprise. Like a new David Lynch movie every week. It literally was like that. It was like getting a new David Lynch movie every episode. It was kind of insane. And the episode with the atomic bomb is probably the peak of Twin Peaks. Then again other episodes are just as amazing. Yeah, when I really think back to it it has to be part 3 (season 3).

[@PrimerCinePodcast]

In Twin Peaks he really shows how he feels about the world, I think :) Changed me forever

[@skeezaworkan]

Mulholland Drive is even more.

[@brianmorrison6863]

best interpretation of Eraserhead i've heard in 38 years.

[@StrongCoolAnd]

and this is why i like superbad.

[@AMildCaseOfCovid]

David Lynch is one of the few filmmakers who truly uses motion to convey emotion. As HL Mencken predicted 30-40 years earlier, it wasn't expensive to do.

[@dylanobrien1547]

Best analysis of eraserhead I've seen here, and I've seen a fair few.

[@Mtv-get-off-thee-air]

Two of my favorite fellas

[@magdalenamarchewa9714]

I love both Bill and David

[@mlondon1157]

I've seen Elephant Man twice and cried uncontrollably the entire time, both times. A film I'll never be able to watch with other people in the room 😅

[@christopherpaul7588]

Great analysis of Eraserhead.

[@Research0digo]

Did you hear Bill's anecdote about Lynch bumming a smoke off him outside FotoChem?

[@galacticwarlock2271]

I am so happy to discover my favorite actor talking about my favorite movies.

[@judgeboony2695]

I legitimately love _Dune_ Is it close to the book? Not really no, but does it capture the grand and epic nature of it all? You betcha. That is a movie I can define as "epic."

[@wehavegirlfriends]

wait did ryan gosling tell bill hader this story

[@nielsenjesp]

It fascinates me that Lynch, if I understood it correctly, worked as a postman during the (long) recording of Eraserhead and only recorded when he had worked up a budget. It's like the composer Philip Glass, who worked as a plumber, taxi driver and more while creating his own style and music..

[@Research0digo]

Love Philip Glass!

[@rubbersoul420]

he delivered newspapers

[@nielsenjesp]

@@rubbersoul420 great!

[@Claytone-Records]

Oh, you Are sick! Yep. But people need to watch Frankenstein before Lynch for hysterical context. Possibly.

[@whiskeywayne91]

Blue Velvet AMAZING Eraserhead AMAZING Mulholland Drive AMAZING Lost Highway AMAZING Twin Peaks reboot AMAZING Twin Peaks High art and one of the finest works of art in existence Puts Lynch on the level of Aristotle, Shakespeare, Lord Byron, Michaelangelo, Da Vinci, Picasso, van Gogh, everyone literally ever

[@arlodante1163]

Glad he talked about elephant man, such a superb movie

[@AussoOnePlus]

Quote by Lynch: "Eraserhead is my most spiritual movie."

[@Xylus.]

Siskel and Ebert famously argued over blue velvet. Siskel thought it had artistic value, and Ebert said no way man.

[@Jpro2000]

Eraserhead was a very nietzche esque movie right

[@lisar3944]

I need to watch eraserhead again as an adult. I think the last time I watched it was in high school (long time ago - 80s) and I'm pretty sure at that stage I was not mature enough to really get the point. We pretty much laughed at the weirdness and squealed at the most bonkers sections...I wasn't quite prepared to pick up on any nuanced meaning ;)

[@hollywooda111]

The Elephant man absolutely terrified my childhood in a way I can never explain.

[@saulspeaks2557]

David Lynch is the perfect litmus test of intellect vs. Fake intellect. David Lynch is the definition of manufactured meaning. Weird for the sake of weird. It's post-modern abstract art. It's scribbles and swirls that signify nothing, existing for lesser minds to convince themselves of their own genius and depth.

[@thatguybehindtheglass]

What would be an example of genuine intellect in film?

[@jasonpbass]

where can i see/hear this in it's entirety?

[@slyasleep]

I am not an animal! I am a human being!

[@TokyoXtreme]

Thug: “Who are you!?” Joesph Merrick: “I’m Elephant Man!” (headbutts thug)

[@PropaneWP]

I can't help but find Eraserhead quite funny. I don't know if it's meant to be funny, but there's something about the way things are portrayed in that movie. It's so dramatic and grotesque, but at the same time very naïve. To me, David Lynch is really good at tragicomedy. The way he juxtaposes innocence and very dark things. I don't know if all of it is intentionally funny, which might be part of what makes it even more interesting.

[@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control]

Lynch is the real deal even if you don't gel with his movies. Listen to him talk about his process, he's a brilliant man. It's almost a shame he decided to be a filmmaker himself because I figure he'd have been invaluable as a film school professor. Whatever school employed him would just be shittin' out talent.

[@buzzardbeatniks]

3:53 - clever or coincidence?

[@SpettroFamily]

Blue Velvet ..the top

[@godzoookie]

And that guy was me.

[@bryanp8010]

Blue velvet- Mommy! 🤣

[@pachucodreams]

Lol I was that friend in high school that was super into Lynch and showed as many people Blue Velvet as I could.

[@derekgorman7939]

Nobody makes a better David Lynch film, than David Lynch.

[@Glitzier]

which podcast is this from? I know I've listened to it but I can't remember which one it is. My guess is The Movies That Made Me

[@redadamearth]

It's actually taken from a couple of separate interviews, I think. Hader is a true film lover.

[@Glitzier]

@@redadamearth it is! I posted a comment with the exact podcasts so other folks can find them but it was deleted. Not sure why ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@judohondaboiii]

@@Glitzier can you comment it again, would love to know these. Love Hader dude.

[@Glitzier]

@@judohondaboiii sure! The first bit about Blue Velvet is from the 2nd chapter of his visit on The Movies That Made Me podcast. The rest of it is from Eli Roth's History of Horror. I'd include links but not sure if that's what caused my original comment to get removed

[@SoiledBreeches]

Bill Hader is so based

[@Research0digo]

"based"?

[@JohnInTheShelter]

4:57 Never happened.

[@MichaelSutfin]

Lost Highway

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

David Lynch is such a great artist

[@yonasegeleta9833]

what interview is this from

[@Research0digo]

James Whale Bake Sale pod

[@SuperMrdumm]

What Podcast is this from?

[@Research0digo]

James Whale Bake Sale

[@annalisavajda252]

Well it's film as art not just entertainment and it's a bit surreal and has a lucid dream like quality to it but also nightmares it effects the viewer in a subconscious way also and so not everyone is emotionally mature enough to understand it. Almost like Inception a dream within a dream sometimes.

[@DoctorSess]

While I understand the points Bill made, and I do appreciate Lynch’s technical mastery of film making, I absolutely hate Eraserhead. It comes off so pretentious and heavy handed to me. On the other hand I really like Twin Peaks, even though there are a few similar moments. I’m just not a fan of “arthouse” I guess.

[@kaytsippy1981]

Living in France and delving into Noir I can see his influences more clearly. He straight up ripped a lot of ideas, that previously seemed like his unique style. He was a good stepping stone for my 20 years old self but i don't recommend stopping with Lynch! Venture further out of Hollywood!

[@michaelglanowski7635]

I would be so happy if you can please name the next few movies that I should watch next!! ,🤞😊

[@kaytsippy1981]

@@michaelglanowski7635 Kiss Me Deadly by Robert Adlrich is a good place to start.