18 Twin Peaks Easters Eggs, In-Jokes And References You Need To See

7. Gordon Cole

Gordon Cole Twin Peaks
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When quizzed on his favourite movies and directors (which is pretty much the go-to question in every interview he ever does) Lynch always reserves special praise for one man and one film above all others, regularly talking about the impact it had on his approach to filmmaking .

"I love Billy Wilder, Sunset Boulevard in particular, and I€™'ve watched it over and over. I loved the world Billy Wilder created."

Lynch being Lynch he wouldn't let a film with such personal significance to him go unmentioned in Twin Peaks, and it's the minor character of Gordon Cole - little more than a movie executive with a handful of lines in the film - who's name makes it into the show. Lynch himself taking up the role of the deaf-as-a-post FBI chief.

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