About this episode

The episode features a discussion on David Lynch's film BLUE VELVET, exploring its themes and connections to other works.

Curtis, John, and Magill FOOTE are BACK for the latest David Lynch watch series entry: 1987's bizarro BLUE VELVET, starring Laura Dern, Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Brad Dourif, and Isabella Rossellini. The boys discuss the latest news and what they watched before diving into the film. Hot topics include its links to TWIN PEAKS, the psychosexual aspects, the weirdness, and its place in Lynch's filmography. Tune in next time for John and John's deep dive into John Cassavetes' FACES (1968)! NEWS OF THE WEEK Shout outs Coyote vs. ACME trailer out now! New releases: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie; The Drama; Undertone; They Will Kill You; Exit 8; Faces of Death; Hunting Matthew Nichols WHAT WE WATCHED THIS WEEK Curtis: Louis Theroux: Into the Manosphere; Lady Bird; The Testament of Ann Lee; The Lost World: Jurassic Park; Girl, Interrupted John Valley: Send Help; Project Hail Mary; Exit 8; Faces of Death; Hunting Matthew Nichols; Equinox Magill: Lee Cronin’s The Mummy; Short films: Skate Witches, Carts of Darkness, Dock Ellis & the LSD No-No, The Wizard of Speed and Time TIME STAMPS (00:00:00) Introduction (00:01:00) Shout Outs/New Releases/What We Watched This Week (01:01:10)…

People in this episode

Hosts: Curtis, John

Guest: Magill FOOTE

Topics covered

• David Lynch
• BLUE VELVET
• film discussion
• psychosexual aspects
• TWIN PEAKS connections
• movie reviews

Keywords

• David Lynch
• BLUE VELVET
• TWIN PEAKS
• film analysis
• movie discussion
• psychosexual themes
• 1986 film
• Curtis
• John
• Magill FOOTE

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: BLUE VELVET, TWIN PEAKS, FACES, Louis Theroux: Into the Manosphere, Lady Bird, The Testament of Ann Lee, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Girl, Interrupted, Send Help, Project Hail Mary

More episodes of The Seat Struck Movie Podcast

• Episode 184: TWISTER (1996) · June 9, 2026 · 1h 20m
• Episode 183: David Lynch Watch Series #5 (TWIN PEAKS, 1990-91) · May 20, 2026 · 2h 29m
• Episode 182: John Cassavetes Watch Series #5: (FACES, 1968) · May 6, 2026 · 1h 58m
• Episode 180: NEW ROSE HOTEL (1998) · April 5, 2026 · 58 min
• Episode 179: Movies By Actors #2: ONE-EYED JACKS (1961) · March 28, 2026 · 1h 19m
• Episode 178: David Lynch Watch Series #3 (DUNE, 1984) · March 9, 2026 · 1h 25m

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