INLAND EMPIRE - behind the scenes

[@wyattsiefert2759]

"I am so depressed, I do not know what I'm doing. I have not got a clue." This is 9/10s of my inner monologue, day in and day out.

[@craigmurdock4740]

*Does nothing with life "It's an experiment."

[@LOS_NEGRITOS]

and you're not special so there's no need to point it out.

[@tangerinesarebetterthanora-v8k]

​@@LOS_NEGRITOS why not?

[@chrishestand1032]

Funny. 3:38 is 9/10s of my inner dialogue. Lmao!

[@hans5500]

i really hope this is the beginning of ideas for IE. or the cusp where the bubble broke and the film felt complete as an artist.

[@tbsq1114]

2:11 "and it's almost like a dream" i got the feeling that he uttered this sentence more than once

[@kilimenjiro3753]

I love it when you see his more candid moments, like when he jokes to the camera about Einstein or in his Ice Bucket video when he cracks up on the second bucket. It's sort of a reminder that he's not an alien.

[@davidvasey5065]

Just sort of wondering if you're gay

[@davilynch8611]

@@davidvasey5065?

[@autofocus4556]

He only seems alien because he tries too hard to look weird.

[@sablesanctum]

I love the way he directs.

[@herrbrucvald6376]

was anyone driving by on Hollywood Blvd and thinking---oh, there's David Lynch directing Laura Dern?

[@dilanrajapaksha]

I wish man that would make my day

[@G.B1345]

He is the one who find her anyway. She became famous with bim not speielberg

[@pawnpawntbp]

Yes!!! That literally happened to me. The first week I moved to LA. I stood across the street and watched.

[@fetamean]

What I wouldn't give to be an actor in one of his films. Not even that. Just to be on set and to watch him work his magic would be so thrilling. Inland Empire is one of the most surreal films I've seen. Of course, all of his work is surreal, but Inland Empire just gives me chills thinking about it. I'll never forget the first time I watched it. I CANNOT wait until he releases his next feature.

[@alexfurnas1263]

Helena did end up being sensational. That was probably the best scene of the film

[@EnderSpy358]

Amen

[@larssonslada2172]

Oh yeah!

[@thenewaeon]

I love the way he captures the human mind on film. And when we see it, we go "that's fuckin' nuts" and that's the same way we would react if we could see the total contents of our minds, the conscious and subconscious thoughts all at once.

[@TeaDrinker3000]

5:30 When your Mom asks you if you want anything from Walmart and you can't think of anything else

[@DavidRandallCurtis]

One of the best movies of all time. The deleted scenes edited together on the 2nd disc are better than most other films.

[@exeortegarubio]

Really heartwarming how he comforts Helena.

[@herakleitus]

Amazing to watch him direct his actors and instill them both with the inner part of the scene and confidence

[@instapowah]

If I were an actor the biggest honor would be being directed by this great human of a man. King!

[@samhippensteel]

He's been my fav director for about 16 years now... My first experience: I was with some friends at a kid's house and they had on Fire Walk With Me...I didn't even get to see the whole thing at that time, but it changed my life. I stood there trying to process what I was seeing and hearing on the screen and I could feel it hitting some core in me like a tuning fork struck with a baseball bat. All I could say was, "what's that?"

[@AndreasDevig]

I also travelled, over 10 years ago, to where Twin Peaks was shot, Maria. Like the waterfall, and the diner. The diner was completely unrecognizable though.

[@steevinsuhgahl1161]

I love the way he talks to people who aren't actors. He's such a good director.

[@randykern1842]

He’s all about the art, the vision. What a wonderful person.

[@d347b2]

5:28 when your parents ask you what you want for Christmas, and they say "it can be anything".

[@davidtalbot9325]

The world needs as much David Lynch as possible.

[@AsaAkiraKurosawa]

The first clip is the perfect example of what lynch has said before, “depression is the killer of art and ideas” and “people think suffering makes good art, that is not true”

[@henryjackson2357]

I don't think he was genuinely mad, that laugh after he calls them fuckin' morons shows that. He had no idea from the outset where he was going with this film so each day was him discovering it along with everyone else which had to be frustrating for everyone. This was unlike any other film he worked on and he even says himself he was depressed because he didn't have it all planned in advance.

[@distantj]

Oh wow! Look at the way he directs her! He's so specific, oh man, no wonder the film was so amazing.

[@caitthecat]

Halayna WAS sensational. She and the Japanese girl talking was the scene I remembered most.

[@kaykribson]

Amazing. The behind the scenes filmed in better quality than the movie.

[@hippityhoppityw]

"its almost... its almost like a dream." Ive seen him direct his sctots like this on every project hes ever filmed the behind the scenes of now lululul

[@chrisgomez215]

“I’m so depressed I don’t know what I’m doing” He’s human just like the rest of us.

[@MR.PERFECTPRODUCTIONS]

Wow this is very inspiring for an upcoming filmmaker

[@AwesomeCoasters]

There's no hiding from it. The footage tells all. The guy's a madman.

[@leoannausachannel6524]

1:40 The street scene was shot in Łódź (Poland): Moniuszki 10.

[@Watcher4111]

Yeah inland empire was partially shot in Poland with polish actors

[@hughmungous191]

David is a God.his films are pure insanity.respect.

[@unprocessed_life]

insanity with a point haha

[@Rendezman562]

still need to watch this

[@JoshBurcham104]

Did you see it yet?

[@daniilashurov135]

7:35 David Lynch directing Terry Crews. That's movie magic right here.

[@4455matthew]

jesus, he's amazing.

[@alicesmith8134]

3:46 lmfao I love him

[@ALTVRA]

Aphex Twin and David Lynch. You know your taste is great.

[@coffeman7900]

I love Aphex twin, man. I love David Lynch.

[@MRich1994]

Squarepusher, Aphex Twin and David Lynch, what a combo

[@harrykruger1881]

Brilliant, and proof that good sound makes the picture! Great work

[@jonathant4201]

6:42 such a great moment. Those scenes do come across terrifying.

[@martasalvador8404]

the more i see it, the more i like it

[@darkmetalcaliber4756]

I love seeing this man in action

[@zm1055]

"I'm so depressed" relatable

[@rickack8176]

A revelation lasting 08:47 presenting the cosmology of human behavior, the particular and the general. Mr. Lynch’s reminder to himself could very well be “Be specific but not too specific.” This allows him the chance of operating truthfully because of his creative genius and because he is sincere.

[@TheObsoletist33]

I feel like I could have acted the scene after the way he directed the actors at the start. He's great.

[@artivism4068]

"oh thats the valley house! Im so scared right now." :D

[@NoThoughtAllFeels]

I could watch hours of this stuff

[@FirstPlace97]

Never thought I'd see David Lynch mad, lol

[@jefftateii9403]

It's a world of truck drivers.

[@suzienada7253]

so cute seeing him call Laura Tidbit and tell her he loves her

[@theodoregaylord]

Can’t believe David Lynch can remember all his ketamine experiences

[@sterlingwalter5971]

right, creating dreamworlds that hold together. It's not everything, but the things in it must belong there. simple enough.

[@mishtaromaniello8295]

3:16 EVERY SINGLE FUCKIN' PROP

[@shimtest]

wow when he gets mad he really gets mad

[@BigDaddyZakk420]

I'm not someone who's easily intimidated and I would be horrified if David Lynch was yelling at me. He just seems like such a genuinely good guy, the cognitive dissonance would be too much, I think. It would make it way more intense and scary.

[@Unqualifiedmedicalperson]

He's a perfectionist.

[@BCS1105]

Bill Westfall He’s a perfection and you know what? That’s one of the best things you can be in my eyes.

[@dhan07404]

@@BCS1105 he's a good mix a perfectionist but is also very comforting to the people he is working with

[@hans5500]

You should see the other directors babe. He’s nothing. You’re lucky he does TM!

[@tangerinesarebetterthanora-v8k]

The end of the video has Lynchian sound design.

[@eddieramos9811]

"Eich thing....each thing."

[@honestinjun]

where was the street scene shot? does anyone know?

[@naylaviggiano698]

I'm in love with this man

[@LoganardoDVinci]

7:55 - I wish Lynch gave himself a melodramatic role like this, at least once!

[@PeterJoll]

"Hey can I take that mop from you?" "No."

[@Ferocious_Imbecile]

oooh this is a really good documentary

[@ELEKTROSKANSEN]

2:38 the face that woman makes is pure gold

[@sclogse1]

At 5:53 he starts to look like John Huston. Which is a good thing.

[@jprobertson-e1j]

I laugh my ass off when he's mad, its comedy

[@Weird-City]

Such hypocrisy! Any other director and you'd all be cancelling him about now and calling him bully. Just keep on following the herd. When they get offended - you get offended. No need to think.

[@m.h.lockesteppe9834]

@@Weird-City lol what? It's fairly ubiquitous knowledge (though, apparently not) that just about everyone who has worked with Lynch has loved it and him. Lord forbid he be human with the limitations that entails. He's not Kubrick ffs. Maybe evaluate your fixation with this "cancelling" thing, because none of what you stated is relevant to this.

[@Weird-City]

​@@m.h.lockesteppe9834 you think it's likely that a current working actor would criticize one of the most highly regarded auteurs working in film today? I would argue praise from actors is self-serving and you probably won't find a single complaint from any working actor. I didn't understand the "he's not Kubrick ffs" comment?

[@mc_kublai]

@@Weird-City Why would you go through the effort of writing this pile of shit?

[@tangerinesarebetterthanora-v8k]

​@@Weird-City Kubrick was an extremely demanding perfectionist that would bully his entire crew. If you don't know what he did to Shelly Duvall on the set of the Shining I would research it. I'm surprised that you have a profile pic from A Clock Work Orange. Lynch on the other hand has an open style where actors are more free to experiment and he can be vague in his directing. He went into Inland Empire without a script. Every actor that's ever worked with him says how they love his collaborative style. He was just having a bad day in that clip most likely, plus look at the laughing at the end.

[@suzienada7253]

5:32 ~come up with something extra crazy~

[@K2nsl3r]

it would scare the hell out of me to told to act "solid" by David Lynch :(

[@beyondvger3682]

Solid means you really believe it.

[@ezekielbrockmann114]

What's "the Valley House?"

[@djw457]

I could've watch more of that.

[@dylanthrillmour866]

5:40 "fuck it, let's see how much I can get away with"

[@PinoyAbnoy]

rip bro

[@ocellatus._]

I feel the cold of shooting these scenes must have been intense

[@azluan]

I think Moffatt got some interesting remarks, probably from that book about the film, yeah? But films are not about word narrative, they're about images and space, this film is definitely illogical for the commons, but it makes total sense to many too.

[@EpsilonDelta12]

1:40 Polish Accountant origin story

[@4455matthew]

these actors must be scared shitless-intimidated working with him, hahaha.

[@foxybingo1112]

Now I see why he keeps casting Laura Dern

[@DrJones20]

Why?

[@notme6738]

@@DrJones20 she good

[@DrJones20]

@@notme6738 Yep

[@Engineeredbyaliens]

@DavidRandallCurtis I'm so desperate to ee More Things That Happened...

[@sclogse1]

I have to wonder what David would think of Tom Waits extraordinary performance from the film Cold Feet.

[@carolinaapintoo]

wtf was that at 6:58

[@ULYSSES-31]

Lynch grimacing while wearing a seat-belt.

[@carolinaapintoo]

THOMAS CARNACKI thank you, now i can finally resume my life

[@neonbluesoda]

lol I missed that, thanks for pointing it out - it's a pretty creepy teeth shot :D

[@AdrianCastilloAl]

3:38

[@evanking4811]

seems like nobody knows whats going on, until the movie is finish, just like the public we don´t whats going on in every lynch movie ´till is finish and you collect the pieces

[@alexischampsaur4352]

This is as weird and unsettling as the movie itself.

[@windh]

Unique

[@danielball7657]

see, even David lynch has no idea what his films even mean. still entertaining though.

[@DethronerX]

He shot some ideas first, without knowing the meaning, not intended to be a film at that point. Later when he found another idea, 5th maybe, it made sense to him and connected previous ideas and then Inland Empire came. Without knowing that, its understandable anyone would say what you said

[@switchbuckle5th]

daniel ball he knows. He's just not telling you. Partly because he doesn't want to influence your own interpretation, and partly because he couldn't articulate it of he tried. Haha.

[@nmv881]

daniel ball Oh he knows. He’s always responding to something, his own words. But he doesn’t project HIS meaning upon the viewers.

[@tangerinesarebetterthanora-v8k]

​@@switchbuckle5th he feels, he can't put it into words. 99% of deep feelings we can't articulate thoroughly using vocabulary.

[@herakleitus]

5:29 I think that’s Lynch’s wife in the background

[@notkoko2385]

mfw the behind the scenes is shot as well as the movie

[@micheledileo7759]

amo quest'uomo

[@davymachinegun5130]

Me using Godot 0:00

[@jimmygoodman7995]

Some say he’s still looking for a 16 Year old girl with one leg

[@DomiusVidz]

2:22 what the fuck

[@pinkrelik]

…i guess this is farewell

[@1chienandalou]

Well this has 666 likes so do I want to be the one to mess that up right now? I can relate to what Lynch says here... almost like a dream like you’ve seen it before.... anyway, it just happens to be that number I’m drawn to..

[@1chienandalou]

I was the 667th like.. I couldn’t not to.

[@leholie93]

ASMR

[@themightythor1160]

Lol! 3:40

[@petecherry4908]

I sense a cocaine problem

[@asynchronicity]

Lucky guy passed before the grotesque, stinking thing called Trump 2.0.

[@jimmythedragonslayer2291]

Son: How much longer until we get there Dad? Dad: 3:24

[@buriedintime]

3:37

[@poopyman-oo4eh]

3:27