While doing some research, I discovered that there is another cut of this movie that's fifty minutes longer. It apparently came out on Blu-ray. I was just happy to find a version that wasn't edited for television and modified to fit my screen. I haven't seen this movie in probably ten years, it's nice to see that it still holds up.
It also doesn't seem possible that this movie came out in 1986. Man, has it really been that long? This was Kyle MacLachlan's second film. His first being Dune, also directed by David Lynch. You know it's good because he's not playing the villain. You MacLachlan fans know what I'm talking about.
The villain in this movie is the iconic Frank Booth, played to perfection by Dennis Hopper. I think every writer in Hollywood tried to come up with a reason for their character to huff amyl nitrate after seeing Hoppers performance.
This kind of foreshadows Twin Peaks in a way because you find yourself wondering how nobody in this small town seems to know about this deranged crime lord but yet the movie still works. I guess even small town America has a side that everybody closes their eyes to.
One other interesting factoid about this movie, apparently Dino De Laurentiis had to create De Laurentiis Entertainment Group because the film was so controversial that no other distributor wanted to be associated with it. Their loss.
If you haven't seen it for a while or if you've never seen, go get it. If you happen to find the full length Blu-ray, let me know.
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