Lost Highway - S15 E118

About this episode

The episode explores David Lynch's 'Lost Highway' with guest Jamie, delving into its complex themes and characters.

We hope you don’t get lost on the highway to this episode because we’re taking a detour into the obtuse, dreamlike world of 90s cinema with David Lynch’s 1997 head-scratcher, Lost Highway. As the fourth entry in our Liminal Spaces season, we’re trying to figure out if we’re on a road to nowhere or just stuck in a psychogenic fugue state. To help us navigate this noir nightmare. We’ve bought back Jamie from the Final Transmission podcast! You might remember Jamie from his debut in our Season 4 episode about The Blair Witch Project, and he’s returned to help us solve a movie that even the director refuses to explain. We tackle the ethereal dualities of Patricia Arquette, wonder why Bill Pullman is so committed to strobe jazz sax solos, and witness the final, heartbreaking performance of Richard Pryor. We also dive into the horror of the Mystery Man played by Robert Blake, discuss the 90s movies trend of circular plagiarism, and finally address why Balthazar Getty has been a rising star since the Filofax era. Plus, Dan reveals his theory that the script was written by Barry Gibb and we explore the cinema of industrial soundtracks featuring Rammstein, Marilyn Manson and David Bowie…

People in this episode

Host: Dan

Guest: Jamie

Topics covered

• 90s cinema
• David Lynch
• film analysis
• psychogenic fugue
• noir
• industrial soundtracks

Keywords

• Lost Highway
• David Lynch
• 90s cinema
• film analysis
• Patricia Arquette
• Bill Pullman
• Richard Pryor
• noir
• industrial soundtracks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Final Transmission podcast

Books & works: Lost Highway, The Blair Witch Project, Rammstein, Marilyn Manson, David Bowie

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