Lost Highway Explained

[@GregLTravis]

Yes I think you are pretty close. I think the revenge element was in his fantasy too. I played the Tail Gate driver in LH lots of fun making it. None of us understood the script. LOL

[@wyattnewber883]

Seriously??

[@lizskewes5185]

You played your part well ;)

[@GregLTravis]

@@justacup8676 yep It’s an Ugly Planet! A Bug Planet!!

[@hectorzeroni361]

Did anyone have any general idea? Or did lynch just direct so well that they were able to know their parts enough?

[@GregLTravis]

@@hectorzeroni361 Yes we all had a script. Its just that the script was as the movie very hard to understand. But we all knew the action and words just not what it all meant. I think all of his films are that way. He directed very well down to where the blood went on my face.

[@Craydlin]

Your last point is spot on, he’s definitely getting the chair.

[@marydecouvertes3789]

Too bad the electric chair is not an option for execution in California where the movie takes place.

[@MrTrenttness]

In prison the chair gets you... 😜

[@Tiltonbak]

It doesnt related with electric chair.fred is making a different fiction in his mind on a highway.thats why the movie is called lost highway.its like a loop.same effects can be seen in prison cell when he was creating pete.and also blue color means dreamin in lynch language

[@heath6969]

@@marydecouvertes3789 "no longer an option"

[@marydecouvertes3789]

@@heath6969 Has it ever been an option in California? If you're American and perhaps even from California I guess you must know better than me.

[@deadreset]

I saw this when I was 13 and my mind assembled that he was a body skipping time traveler and at the end was transferring to another body. Held that belief for quite a while but your explanation works just fine and makes more sense than mine.

[@Jess-ge5gh]

Yoooo I had the same thought at first

[@rionislander9878]

even if this video's explanation makes "more sense" I like to imagine both interpretations can be correct at the same time

[@VoxParanoia]

@@rionislander9878 Well said! I agree.

[@gabbar51ngh]

@@rionislander9878 lynch is very much in favour of that. Liking different interpretations. It goes for courage the cowardly dog too. It's creator is very much open to fan theories surrounding his characters. Believing they are all good explanations.

[@getheroutofthetruck]

Quantum Leap

[@makrealistic9848]

This was great man Deserves more views. By far one of the most satisfying explaination of this film.

[@andystuart4667]

Agreed. I watched LH back in the 90's. I enjoyed it but it left me baffled. I also found this video satisfying

[@rahulshankar2093]

Absolutely

[@d.y.684]

The interpretation of the film becomes pretty obvious if one understands the lyrics/voice-over of the song being played on the porn video in the scene where Pete sneaked into Andy's house. I don't speak German, but in one version of the film I saw, the lyrics were translated in the subtitles. They read: He has been prowling around the church. It has been a year since he has been alone. The pain has made him lose his mind. Every night he sleeps next to the tomb of his beloved... Fred actually committed two murders. First he killed Dick Laurent, his wife's lover. Some days later, he killed his wife as well. The film actually began in the morning after he committed his first murder. There are many subtle and not-so-subtle references to the O.J. Simpson case. Lynch acknowledged that he was "obsessed" with the O.J. case at the time he wrote the script. Near the end of the film there was a shot of Fred driving down the highway with a fleet of police cruisers chasing him with lights flashing, except that he was driving a black Mercedes instead of a white Ford Bronco. I laughed out loud at that...

[@timothywait9457]

D.Y it also has David Bowie song Deranged

[@Adrian_Estando]

I like your explanation.

[@shirakawamaseru]

The song you mentioned is about necrophilia and not related to the movie. David Lynch just likes Rammstein

[@reservoirfrogs2177]

@@shirakawamaseru You have 0 understanding of David Lynch if you think he would just throw it in with no purpose

[@shirakawamaseru]

@@reservoirfrogs2177 David Lynch himself said that. Rammstein send a Demo Tape to him and he forgot it in his car radio andl istened to it over and over and liked the song. Thats all there is to it.

[@renangoncalvesflores]

It was saturday night and I was picking a film to see. I did not know exactly what I wanted to watch. "Do I want to see a noir movie? No. Do I want to see a fantasy movie? No. Do I want to see a classic horror movie? I don't think so". Then I looked a small DVD with "directed by David Lynch" written on it. "Do I want my mind to be completely fucked? Yes".

[@chocodiledundee1]

Renan Gonçalves Flores I loved it 🙌🏼

[@monamccormack]

I never thought anyone could interpret a David Lynch film, but you did it!!

[@tobydammit6599]

Dude. An actual freaking explanation. In about 3 minutes no less. Thank god! So many 30+ minute videos where they dont explain jack shit but just recap what happens in the movie.

[@samhain2099]

I have always think that is a simple history told in a very complicated way. Fred suspects his wife is cheating on him, follows her one night, kill her lover (Eddie) and then proceeds to chop his wife into pieces. I agree with your idea of Pete been a dream or a fantasy but I believe he comited every murder we see on the screen (including Andy). The thing is that we the viewers have the version of how Fred remember everything happend.

[@batman.darthmaul]

My favorite Lynch film. I generally agree with your analysis, but I think Robert Blake's character is a personification, a projection, of his guilt over killing his wife. Fred spends the entire film in denial over this. He can't face his own guilt. Thus, this is the reason he hates film cameras, because they record things the way they actually happened and not the way Fred wants to remember them.

[@69jumponit]

rene is the mystery man.

[@Ploobie86]

I would also say that Robert Blake's character is guilt. Fred seemed like the type who was always dealing anger. The Mystery Man only shows up when Fred starts to consider killing his wife, and what drives him over the edge is the fact that his wife has been making pornography films, which makes Fred feel inadequate, and that's why he's not able to perform sexually, and the condescending pats from his wife as she says "it's okay" is what makes him finally decide to kill her (and the people she was making porno films with). Plus, the Mystery Man shoves a camera in Fred's face and asks him who he is. That fits "guilt" more than anger, because avoiding guilt is what make it possible for people to avoid coming to terms with their horrible actions.

[@AlexG-xl1cc]

So when the Mystery Man is chasing him that is his guilt. But why is he recording him with a camera as he does it? Is it a symbol for the reality?

[@harizotoh7]

Have you heard of the game Silent Hill 2? It's based on this movie and merged with Jacob's ladder.

[@Ploobie86]

@@harizotoh7 I love Silent Hill 2. It's a shame that we won't ever have smart horror games like that again. All horror games have become too dumbed down. There's no subtlety and deep symbolism like there is with Silent Hill 2, and no one will ever be able to top the atmosphere that was set in SH2 with the haunting town coupled with Akira Yamaoka's sound and music.

[@anamericanman]

I think this is pretty good, but I believe Robert Blake's character actually is the embodiment of evil. "It is not my custom to go where I'm not invited...."

[@69jumponit]

rene is the mystery man, rene turned into evil.

[@yannickliebe5563]

He is like Mephisto in Goethes "Faust".

[@henrikfisch]

Exactly what I think.

[@shawnborucki9590]

@@yannickliebe5563 He is the denied truth that Fred is trying to keep his marriage together. Think of it as a split, he denies that she is having an affair, but the thought is in the back of his head that he is trying to deny, making him sexually inadequate. Pete is his innocence learning the truth about his wife and her shadow life making porn videos and being with Dick Laurent. Only in the end, the Mystery Man, his real conscience isn't lying to him and is recording it all, to show him the truth that he wanted to be hidden. Therefore, once he sees the truth, it destroys his world and Pete ceases to exist (Innocence lost) and Fred kills his wife in cold blood, and is escaping from the police.

[@hunter121347]

since when does evil respect boundaries.

[@denniswilsonishere]

Great explanation. Btw. this movie was more scary than most horror films LOL

[@sepix048]

It IS a horror film

[@nu-metalfan2654]

@@sepix048 I’m not sure that it is, to me it’s more of a Psychological Thriller. Seven, Shutter Island, Identity and A Clockwork Orange to me is Horror though, some don’t think those as Horror’s but I do. But Lost Highway doesn’t have that shock, or Horror like Violence enough to be Horror.

[@sepix048]

@@nu-metalfan2654 since when does horror have to be violent?

[@nu-metalfan2654]

@@sepix048 Most Horror films have violence in it, the only Horror films that I can think of that don’t are the Jump Scare filled ones, but they are Horror because of the Jump Scares.

[@sepix048]

@@nu-metalfan2654 dude i think you never watched a good horror movie

[@jessilane8729]

Yes, I hadn’t even thought of him being in the electric chair...

[@pgmap]

Same! That’s a possibility I didn’t considered.

[@observer8477]

yes cause it makes you stay in facts,trying to find the meaning of all this mess and you think that next minute you will do see it but this never happens till the end but not either...

[@DMOWAIVERS]

Honestly I couldn’t even begin to comprehend what I was watching when I first watched this film. Your explanation is brilliant.

[@Soundguy1014]

Thank you! This movie has bothered me for over 20 years now. This explanation finally puts it to rest for me.

[@davidtoth817]

I wish Lynch would have added more clues to support your interpretation (or any interpretation for that matter), the way he did in Mulholland Drive. That movie was satisfying to me, because I could make sense of it in my own way.

[@ValFinale]

the fact the second part of the movie wasnt real is confirmed simply by the detectives at the end. They see the picture Frank sees as Pete...except this time his imaginary gf Alice isn't in it...because she isn't real.

[@angelashinner]

I feel like that’s the beauty of art. Everyone has their own perception and each perception could make sense. Lynch is a legendary artist.

[@theterminaldave]

>because I could make sense of it in my own way. Lol nice one, i wonder if anyone else caught this (unless you weren't doing it on purpose)

[@caringheart34]

​@@theterminaldaveFunny because that's literally what the movie is about 😂

[@vad8712]

The movie is fantastic, and your explination was great!! The scene with the strange man at the party is still one of my favourite scenes in any movie.......it's so unsettling and when he says "please give me back my phone" lol it still cracks me up.

[@rowleyryan9025]

That scene is still the most suspenseful and unnerving one I’ve ever seen even over horror movies, the only thing that’s ever come close was a scene in Barbarian where a character is waiting staring into darkness and even then that was just tension waiting for a jumpscare. This is definitely in my top 5 movies

[@akhilkumar3090]

What if pete was actually the past version of the protagonist, they got married by running away as they planned but his frustation for his wife never ended (could never forgive her for what she did) and eventually he killed her.

[@cubertmiso]

nice

[@shinycheeto5779]

I like this interpretation. Makes sense to. How else would they be able to afford that nice of a house if Fred plays at a club? With money they fenced

[@TheNotoriousNemo]

​@shinycheeto5779 yeah, that was the first thing I thought, how did he afford the house If he was just a jazz player. The wife started doing porn to make money idk.

[@jorts_master69]

That was my interpretation too lmao and I'm sticking with it

[@wellingtonhdias]

Spot on!!!!

[@mansoursheybani2521]

Very good explanation, for one of the most confusing movies of all time!

[@johannsimonot]

so you never see "inland empire", the most complexe lynch movie (just my opinion) ;)

[@fstein7922]

You should watch The Holy Mountain by Alejandro Jodorowsky if you want to be confused

[@ForeverInDreams237]

That mulholland song from the beginning of the movie!!!

[@revokdaryl1]

Patricia Arquette is so naturally gorgeous and a great actress. She was perfectly cast in this. Lost Highway is one of those films that sticks with you for a lifetime. I hope it's released on 4K Blu Ray at some point.

[@isabeamon1190]

It will be released in 4K this year. Next month, I am hoping to catch a 4K restoration screening of Lost Highway in New York.

[@zeeman1280]

I’ve watched this film once. I was confused from the beginning, this is much appreciated.

[@AvaGamerStuff]

Finally this movie is starting to make sense. Thanks for this.

[@XXXX-yc6wv]

Given Fred says he deliberately remembers things differently than the way they happened, I always interpreted the switch to Pete as Fred languishing in prison remembering events as having happened to someone else.

[@Irys1997]

It’s appropriate that you use the Mulholland Dr music theme, because, for me anyway, Mulholland Dr was kind of a Rosetta Stone to map out the way Lynch thinks. It was a film that you can figure out in its entirety and then apply the lessons learned back to the previous works. I always suspected Lynch was so disappointed that Mulholland Dr was understandable that he created Inland Empire out of revenge.

[@johnrunion5357]

everywhere you go there you are. there is no pete. fred creates pete in his own mind. fred has difficulty sleeping. the prison doctor gives fred a sleep aid and says 'now you'll sleep' thus we enter into the dream world created by fred. with the introduction of mr. eddie even the created world begins to crack. then when andy shows up as andy in the 'dream world' the crack is torn asunder. at the end of the film when the created pete has failed fred in totally escaping his / fred's fate, fred then begins to create another persona. everywhere you go there you are. fred madison = madison ave. ? pete dayton = daytona 500, a race that goes around and around; basically going nowhere. freud said that the two most basic human impulses are sex and violence. the mystery man is the personification of fred's psychosis.

[@dvoidd]

I saw echoes of the twin peaks in this film for sure, it had a very “black lodge universe” theme going on like signature Red curtains, being transported to another reality, a mysterious powerful persona and characters who seem to be pulling the strings backstage, and ( what I thought ) were doppelgänger’s or evil twins. When I first watched this film I thought it was exactly that, there were two worlds colliding through alternative dimension. I think, Like “Mulholland drive” and others David Lynch possibly used similar story hints from Twin Peaks to kind of trick the audience into believing it’s the same thing going on, then gets to give it a nice twist in the ending, like in Mulholland Drive where they were actually dead the whole time. In this case I never even considered that “Lost Highway” everything was just going on in his own head, I thought it was a total alternative universe he entered with his wife and himself changing places with their doppelgänger’s to avoid being killed or a million other theories. You gotta admit the man with the movie camera, the cabin on fire, and the cinematic passageway between the two worlds was literally the dark Highway shots in the the opening scene. After watching this video I must say I’m changing my theory, this one really makes a lot more sense, however, at least I don’t feel too stupid about it, if I’d never seen Twin Peaks I would have came to this conclusion much sooner. Anyway I’m a total sucker for films who make no apologies for not explaining everything and actually making you think, doubt yourself and come up with sometimes crazy theories to explain what you just watched. There is a big difference between a Movie and a Film, and a lot of in between. Lynch is among the filmmakers for sure.

[@batgurrl]

That was almost but not quite a quote from Buckaroo Bonzai- I believe in that one he said no matter where you go, there you are lol

[@69jumponit]

@ourworlds atwar its a story about women seducing men to act in their way. Rene is the pure evil, one night Frank realise it cause he sees the mystery mans face on renes body.

[@69jumponit]

@ourworlds atwar maybe rene/alice/mystery man is one person and cheated all three man...frank, pete and dick laurent.

[@andymacminn1983]

@@dvoidd I hadn't seen Mulholland Drive yet. Could've just said "...like in Mulholland Drive." and left it at that.

[@mattbates6887]

Lost Highway is an amazing film, I only watched it at a superficial level and didn't quite understand what the intention of the film was, however this explanation answers everything. David Lynch is a genius film maker, in this respect.

[@jaredzervos8645]

Ive been thinking about this for years. Saw it first as a teenager. Im 40 now and thats an amazing conclusion lol

[@gotifan]

One of my favorite movies of all time, despite never *really* understanding it. This might just be the best, and simplest, explanation of the film I've ever heard. Putting on the 4k disc again right now.

[@davidagiel8130]

You nailed the summary but it’s so much deeper than that, Lacan’s whole theory of the object of desire, and underpinnings of fantasy are played out perfectly in this film.

[@kevd.6673]

Good breakdown, it isn't as complicated as it seems understanding it better. I've tried Inland Empire twice and got lost both times!

[@designerlarry]

Considering everyone's theories and with finally seeing it. Your analysis is spot on. I think someone apprehensive about watching it, like my girlfriend , because she hated mulholland drive, might do well reading your simple discription. No wild pie in the sky. Just who did what- why and what it means . Answers questions for me. Thanks !

[@TomTheCurator]

My pleasure

[@ofifgamerz2272]

to me.... lost highway is 98% inside the head of a man who, with a iinperfect life has murdered his wife and created a life INSIDE himself to balance jealousy, guilt, rage, loss..... thats hes either felt, or created in his life. the main point of the film is.... we cannot hide who we are, we cannot hide what weve done... there has to be balance. Even if we tell noone..... its always inside us. Dark cannot exist without the light.... and vice versa Almost all of the film takes place inside the head of fred..... there are clues throughout for this... one of the biggest is the mystery man stating hes at freds house and that "Im there right now".... given the mystery man is actually very obviously fred... in abstract projection, that would also tell us that fred is also there right now... . Meaning hes also in his apartment.... therefore we are seeing inside his head.... if you watch the film with these ideas.... everything slots into place.... fire is rage, blond hair is lightness to his wifes hair (darkness).... everything is opposite, its there to create balance. ... its all a creation of fred to counter balance what hapoened in his real world....where he has just gone mad and living surreal existance, after he brutality murdered his wife. essentially its also a story..... of a man gone mad. Lynch is big on balance (dark has to exist so we can see the light.... that runs through twin peaks and mullholland drive). Fred created the light to balance the dark. The flashing at the end.... is both combining in confusion when fred dies in the electric chair as he is put to death for his crime. Theres much much more to it... but thats the gist of it

[@MrDoctorMabuse]

In your aim to be concise you left out too many things. The versions of Renee and Alice are actually much closer to one another then first appears. Fred has trouble handling Renee's also troubled past and what drives him is not so much his lack of being able to satisfy her as his jealousy because he believes she is being unfaithful to him with Andy and his associates and this is echoed in the Pete section, possibly exaggerated by the suppressed emotions in his mind. Lynch also does not make such a clear-cut distinction between which characters are real and which are a fantasy which is reflected by the detectives reappearing.

[@mulhollanddrivehobo6910]

I agree pretty much with everything you said, his video explanation is kinda shallow/lame given how profound the movie was.

[@ValFinale]

his imagination is obviously fueled by people he knows in his life. Think of dreams..do you dream of people you know or completely random. those detectives are one of the last people he sees after his life goes crazy

[@johnwayneasgenghiskhan4699]

The thing that I don't understand is why Pete Dayton's fingerprints are found at the crime scene at Andy's house. I suppose that Pete Dayton was also a character in his real life that he also incorporated into his fantasy. Best explanation that I have on that.

[@aliveslice]

@@johnwayneasgenghiskhan4699 Pete doesn't exist and Andy was never murdered. It's still a fantasy

[@caringheart34]

The detectives are symbolized by Fred's paranoia about his murders and how someone will figure out in his dream/fantasy world. It's also retrospective in real life where he invites agents in his mansion.

[@valkprince]

I know this is an old video, but what a great analysis.

[@MrThidious]

That opinion is pretty much the best explanation I've heard! Thanks for keeping it as simple as you possibly could have! It's such a great movie and so intriguing but if you miss even a minute of it you could be lost throughout the rest of it! Thanks my friend!

[@dallaire3345]

We all have many explanations (or don't), but I kind of agree with yours. Good job.

[@TheBryanScout]

One interpretation I’ve heard is that these events *actually* happened, and that the Mystery Man is the Devil, who’s made some sort of Faustian deal with Fred.

[@ishitvvats2044]

Does make sense

[@hammeredout8146]

YES the events all happened, NO the Mystery Man is not the devil.

[@PistolPete1980]

Mystery man is not the devil, but I think he is a demon

[@shawnborucki9590]

With Lost Highway, the Mystery Man shows him the truth he wanted to forget. And once shown, he kills his wife. The story of Pete shows him the other side of his wife's life that he refused to see. That is why Pete is the embodiment of innocence, with the exception of that one night that his parents were afraid of him. So Pete is a reflection of Fred, and its the truth crashing down on Fred once he puts the pieces together, and in the end. It is after he murders his wife and tries to elude the police, and trying to escape into a new identity (feels closer to home with the Black Lodge) not just an execution, but the pain of becoming someone else after knowing the truth of what happened.

[@rodrigo3732]

I feel dumb now. I,ve just watched the movie and thought it was completely insane.

[@laura9300]

That’s what most people think after watching something of Lynch. Which I don’t understand. Why would you even bother watching something and than say: this is completely insane. Art is general is never “insane”, it always has a message.

[@ce6ej]

@@laura9300 I don’t think he is using “insane” in a way to say that the film was bad, I think he means that it was just extremely confusing and didn’t make sense to him

[@Yeomannn]

@@laura9300 You misinterpreted what he was saying, moron.

[@youmenoww]

yes I think you're spot on, it's similar to Twin Perfect's amazing analysis of Mulholland Drive, simply because Lynch explores the same themes with a different story in that film. While I think you're both right, another interesting thing is this thematic framework is just one level of what Lynch is exploring. There's all the psychosexual stuff, the nature of reality vs nature & dreams, a subversive suggestion of the boundaries between them being perhaps looser than we imagine - the Mystery Man performs the same role as Bob in Twin Peaks - an 'inhabiting spirit' that serves as a conduit between two worlds. With in my opinion the view that perhaps there's some overlap between the two. I'm not sure, it's difficult to say but there seems to be some mind bending questioning of the fabric of reality. And then especially within the fantasy worlds there's a high level intellectual and aesthetic exploration of 20thC history, the early 20thC city, its dreams and urban decay, the decay of those dreams and the same with the 1950's. As the benchmark 20thC American dream or posited as its apex, its ghost lingering in the soul and psyche of America, the decayed dream spawning evil it's rotted so much contrasted with the shimmering innocence of the dream itself back then. Also note the Mystery Man's shack and its reverse slow motion fire is I believe that of the famous nuclear test footage showing that shack erupting in flames from the nuclear blast. This connects directly to Episode 8 of The Return where the nuclear bomb test creates an opening in our world for the evil of Judy spawning Bob into it. It appears an archetypal representation of the evil we've released into the world by tinkering with and detonating nuclear bombs and like Bob in The Return, gives way to the advent of the evil of Mystery Man, in the desert.

[@mikewest5796]

I just watched this movie and like almost every other David Lynch movie, I left dazed and confused. Your 3 minute explanation really made a lot of sense and brought the movie perspective I actually understood.

[@styleforeverygirl]

Thank you, I'm studying lacanianism this movie is a great example. Beautifully explained. Do focus on psychoanalytic topics. Thanks once again.

[@meistergumunryong7277]

omg thank you!!!!!! I didnt imagine that the last scene could be the electric chair omg thats so smart Lynch you are a crazy genius

[@deanswift9132]

I think Lynch is too smart to do a film that is basically Freudian. This is a neat explanation and definitely covers a lot of ground, but there’s more to it, I reckon.

[@southernrail4254]

great voice. i must admit i was skeptical about a 3.5 minute explanation of Lost Highway, but honestly, i like this alot. sure there are many small things that add to it, but this skeleton is pretty much right on and would be amazing for a new Lynch fan to help comprehend wth is going on. Nice job!!!

[@TomTheCurator]

Thanks man, that was my intent!

[@aSpyIntheHaus]

"This is where mechanical excellence and one thousand, four hundred horse power pays off"....

[@jackjager8790]

Just watched this film, great one, currently my 3rd favorite Lynch film ever. Genius director!

[@P_townPrincess]

WOW! Absolutely beautifully executed. I wrote a review on Amazon for this film, back in 2014. I was the only person who reviewed it, and I think (even to this day), still the only one! The scene with Robert Blake and Bill Pullman when they first meet, the music stops, they’re at that party, and it’s just DEAD SILENCE. The conversation is beyond bizarre…woooh still steals my breath away. When asked what this film was about David Lynch said “I don’t know!” This movie changed me, It opened an entire new chapter of new musical tastes , I began to see things differently, and of course David Lynch is the greatest artist when it comes to cinematography, camera, angles, and of course, he always manages to mix bizarre with humor. LOVE THIS FILM. Thank you for your review, you hit the nail on the head, PERFECT!

[@douglaskondor2684]

Yes that definitely clarifies and explains the movie right down to the core " I Like That... I Like That"

[@MSHNKTRL]

Apparently, the synopsis of David Lynch's catalog is: "It was all in the protag's head"

[@marciofranco3175]

I spent my whole college life asking "what happened that night with Pete Dayton". That is starting to make sense now. Thanks.

[@atamuratkalkan3140]

It is a great video. Short. Well explained. Well summarized. All the other videos in youtube are too long and too boring and contains lots of off-topic elements But this video is well edited. Keep up good work....

[@InfightstyleMuayThai]

have to say this is one of the most clear short concise explanations

[@ummagumma00]

Thank you for explaining! I love Lynch but am too stoopid to understand him😂 I used to write off Blake's character as just a vampire😅

[@gustavgnoettgen]

Same like the comment before, well done. Under 3:30 for a movie that so many adult people don't get, thanks for quality content instead of nitwit babbling 👍

[@robschneider8310]

Accurate, precise and straightforward. I agree with your explanation and think your spot on.

[@rupokrp7720]

so simple yet so complete explanation. great work.

[@spotieotie]

Excellent dude. Makes perfect sense

[@andreamati]

Great Analysis👍 I was thinking the other day,that sometimes you wake up and INSIDE your dream,you are sure,that a certain person appeared in it and then you wake up and then you realize,it was a different person all along. Because of that weird feeling I have ,when I wake up from a dream,I had to think of that "transition"sequence ,when Fred becomes that other guy. It's adding to that nightmare-ish Feeling of the movie.

[@thevoidisshining]

This one is actually pretty linear. Renée was caught up in a gross snuff film porn underworld and when Fred found out he killed her and dick Laurent. He couknd handle his guilt so he dissociated into a dream. It's a lot like mulholland drive but with an awesome soundtrack!

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

Lost Highway will always be my favorite David Lynch film however Mullholland Drive and The Straight Story and Eraserhead and Twin Peaks saga and Blue Velvet are all amazing as well.

[@samlaskowski9537]

I think he was dead the entire movie hes just driving through purgatory(the lost highway). He's reliving 2 lives on repeat the highway never truly ends.

[@adampsyreal]

Thank you for explaining this. For years I was so confused by this film.

[@Thurston86]

I watched this when it was new and I was only 11-12! I’ve always wondered since then what exactly happened! My step brother was a big Manson fan and that’s why we wanted to see it.

[@andedelopi9400]

Damn , I really appreciate this . I almost knew every thing expect the last scene and the electronic chair . Thanks !

[@vanhaleine1086]

That was great dude !!! I still think this is one of the best movie ever made so far !!! Cheers from France :D

[@TomTheCurator]

Great taste man cheers

[@mikesnow.]

Just finished watching this film, and was fully stumped trying to understand what I just experienced haha. I liked it, especially the soundtrack. Thanks for the explanation. It might have taken me a while to get all that!

[@Bffgjhyfffgg]

Holly crap this made me realize just how much I missed in this movie. Great analysis. Ill have to go give it another watch.

[@AmyAbdel]

I love your take on this film! Thanks for sharing.

[@dickymclorin1191]

Lost Highway is as simple as the explanation you provided. Nice and clear cut albeit very unique film. I think people go back to this after Mulholland and Inland Empire and try filter this film through those films more complex 'arcs'

[@Striker1A]

Thanks for saving me lots of time and headache.

[@NOISEf7]

only 3.31 minute but this is the best god damn explanation Thank you Tom

[@macha1330]

When I was done watching this movie my face was pure confusion. Thank you for making my face normal again!

[@sassanxersi1027]

Tom, this was a succinct explanation of the plot. However, Fred's agony is not explained the way I think is correct. Fred's frustration is not related to impotence. Fred distrusts his wife, he is in agony, that's why he cannot emotionally get close to the woman, though he loves her. In the last dream of his life he starts from a different starting point with another girl and another life. But mysteriously her beloved woman comes into his life and he succumbs to the woman once again. He loves her and at the same time he hates her.

[@Thitithen_of_Wome]

This is excellent. Now I have to watch it again.

[@isaaccurry3049]

Just watched this for my first time. I saw your YT video but waited. I was completely lost and way off the whole movie but what a ride! Thanks for straightening that conflagration up

[@nazfrde]

"I like to remember things my own way, how i remembered them, not necessarily the way they happened."

[@brunahbsouza]

I was very close to you with the understanding of the film. But I hadn't thoughtabout the final scene in the car like this, it blew my mind.

[@connerbelin6875]

You did awesome man.This is what exactly the movie was.

[@9999Mihas]

superb, short, clear, and smart, you are the best

[@dawnofthedumb]

I had flicks and images of what I thought the meaning of this movie might be. But I think you just nailed it on the head bro. Thank you for posting. ✌️💚

[@djbethell]

The execution begins where the blue light begins in the cell with Fred thrashing around on the bed.

[@ryanjavierortega8513]

Hey, that was a direct and impressive piece of criticism you provided. Thank you.

[@kirklarson1316]

Heard it was based on a Greek myth about repeating life over and over again. I'm drawn to this movie partially due to its perplexity. Mission accomplished Lynch!

[@lemfarba4827]

At 2:24, the guy on the left is Louis Eppolito. He was one half of the infamous Mafia cops. Two New York city detectives that moonlighted as hitmen for the Lucchese crime family. After he retired from the force he tried his hand at acting and landed several small roles, including a cameo in Goodfellas. While retired he and his former partner were indicted by the FBI for crimes they committed for the Lucchese family, including several murders. They were both convicted and died in prison.

[@stephenturner4715]

great explanation

[@necrotic-universe]

Its really cool. I hit that Mystery man was like jealous but i wouldn´t never understand whole movie without this vid.

[@Rendezman562]

my fave Lynch film to date, I def saw it as Lynch's take on time travel

[@batgurrl]

This was great. I just watched it for the third time or so since it came out and did NOT understand the end or much else lol. Thank you for clearing it up for me

[@azzypullup]

I agree. Plus this frees my mind up because I had it tangled right there😮

[@davecrowson448]

That makes total sense.

[@suttercaine1987]

Short, simple and clear explanation. Very smart. I finally know what this movie was all about. Thanks my friend.

[@TomTheCurator]

No problem buddy

[@raquijada74]

For sure

[@nlanderson825]

I think that was a pretty solid explanation.

[@cypressrollins6199]

"You should admit your situation, there'd be more dignity in it."

[@DemonSamraui07]

No country for old men eh 👌👌👌👌 impressive

[@mouse4092]

Wow I have seen this movie so many times and while I knew it was in part about him murdering his wife, I always thought the different layers were metaphorical. You explained it so much better

[@claytonorchard300]

“Give me back my phone.” Goosebumps every time

[@PunmasterSTP]

That was a very succinct summary. Thanks for sharing it!

[@chloe-lk9qg]

This explanation just made this movie so simple.

[@alimbaloch657]

This is very well explained ,thank you

[@TomTheCurator]

No problem