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20 Years After "Twin Peaks" And He Still Freaks Me The F*ck Out

By TK | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (18)



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It’s been a while since there’s been any news about Matthew Vaughn’s upcoming X-Men: First Class. We know it covers the early years of the X-Men, it focuses on Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Magneto (Michael Fassbender), and it will feature a shitload of mutants (have we learned nothing from X3?). The newest addition to the cast is Ray Wise, who will play the US Secretary Of State. No real word on how large or important the role is, but still… Ray Wise is pretty cool.

No, he’s not. I lied. Ray Wise scares the piss out of me. He always has. He’s been in a billion projects — “Reaper” as The Devil, random episodes of “Mad Men,” “Psych,” “Dollhouse,” Superman/Doomsday, “24,” and of course, Robocop. His IMDB page dates back to 1969. Christ, he was in 8 episodes of “Dallas.”

But to me, he’ll always be seared into my memory as Leland Palmer, Laura Palmers bugfuck crazy father in David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks.” I’ll never see him any other way. Every time I see him, I’ll think of this:

Or this:

Yikes.

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Posted by: Paultera at December 1, 2010 11:51 AM

The pictures are blocked where I am, but I really hope one of these is what my friends and I dubbed the Leland Face.

Oh and damn fine pie!

Posted by: L4NkYb at December 1, 2010 12:01 PM

Glad I'm not the only one! Ray Wise is AWESOME, but will always terrify me.

Posted by: Edith at December 1, 2010 12:19 PM

While I love me some Ray Wise, he'd be put to better use as the Shadow King than some generic U.S. senator. But, still, kudos to Vaughn -- Wise is as good as villains get.

Posted by: RobP at December 1, 2010 12:26 PM

And IIRC, Ray Wise is going to be on Psych tonight, as they do a parody/homage to Twin Peaks, featuring many of the same actors!

Posted by: jmd at December 1, 2010 12:27 PM

I will always remember him for his business hugs.

Posted by: MattGaz at December 1, 2010 12:29 PM

I'm with you, TK. Ray Wise may have started out as Leland, but he ended as Bob, and managed to be even creepier than the guy actually playing Bob. I remember staying up late watching the season 2 premiere, and comatose Ronette's having a flashback to Bob attacking her, and I have never been more scared in my life. Couldn't sleep a wink after that. And then Leland-as-Bob attacking Maddy--many felt it was sick and exploitive, which it was, but it was also terrifyingly real. Can't stand denim jackets or latex gloves to this day. I tell my boss I'm allergic to latex and that's why I need the special purple nitrile gloves, but really, it's because of the rest of that scene up there.

Posted by: DeadBessie at December 1, 2010 1:09 PM

I love him so much. My BF at the time made me a Twin Peaks mix VHS of only Leland moments and it brings a tear of joy to my eyes. He was superb as Satan in Reaper. He made Jeepers Creepers 2 way better than 1. He's the effing light of my life.

Posted by: Poptart at December 1, 2010 1:44 PM

"And then Leland-as-Bob attacking Maddy"

It's happening...again.

Posted by: L4NkYb at December 1, 2010 2:21 PM

Also...it's been 20 years?

I watched Twin Peaks in high school. I still have the original VHS box set of the first season, which cost me $100 and were a bitch to track down due to the lack of internet. I'm OLD.

*sobs*

Posted by: DeadBessie at December 1, 2010 2:28 PM

Ray Wise is one of those actors that will always find a job because only someone like him can pull smarmy and sleazy with unbridled fun.

And if the Devil looks like Ray Wise, I'd be willing to work out some kind of deal.

Posted by: bignick at December 1, 2010 4:26 PM

Ray Wise gave me my favorite Twin Peaks moment ever (with the exception of almost every scene involving Sherilyn Fenn). It was...

Ohhhhhh...
Mares eats oats
And does eat oats
And little lambs eat ivy
A kid'll eat ivy, too
Wouldn't you?

Twin Peaks remains my second-favorite television series ever. I've enjoyed Ray Wise's career over the years. I watched every episode of Reaper just because he rocked the Devil so well.

Posted by: DarthCorleone at December 1, 2010 4:55 PM

ah, twin peaks. a true original.

Posted by: splinter at December 1, 2010 5:16 PM

I've never seen Twin Peaks, but if it is on Netflix, I'm about to add it to my que.

Posted by: Viking at December 1, 2010 6:48 PM

Add it to your what?

Posted by: Wapshin at December 1, 2010 7:39 PM

Viking, fair warning--season 1 is a thing of beauty, terrifying, eerie, touching and unlike anything else you've ever seen, so by all means add it to your queue. Season 2 is pretty much a total crapfest. I say this as a die hard Twin Peaks fan. It has a few moments, but mostly it goes completely off the rails and bears little resemblance to the first season. I remember one reviewer saying that season 2 made him feel like David Lynch was making fun of him for being stupid enough to watch his show. It becomes insulting.

Season 1 still rocks, though, so watch it. The music is uniquely awesome too.

Posted by: DeadBessie at December 2, 2010 8:44 AM

I'm interested to see what the true Peaks fans thought of Psyche. Ray Wise was hilarious! Best part was the comments after they saw the lady with the log.

But hey, the important thing is, it was the first time I saw the Got-dammed pineapple!

Posted by: EJ at December 2, 2010 10:18 PM

Re: the Twin Peaks spoof on that "Psych" show. Loved it, never saw the show before but I thought it was a lot of fun. "Leo the cinnamon owl", LOL. Ray Wise explaining how his hair went gray was hysterical. More "in" jokes than I expected, too. Great to see Bobby Briggs again, and Harold Smith!! Recommended to any TP fans.

DeadBessie: Lynch didn't have a whole lot to do with season 2, he did come back to direct the finale (which was far and away the best season 2 episode). The show did lose focus after "who killed Laura Palmer?" played out, too many guest directors and really poorly-conceived subplots, although it did have its moments. Especially if you've ever wondered what David Duchovny would look like as a woman. The first 13 episodes are still just remarkable, though.

Posted by: Dr Remulak at December 3, 2010 8:17 PM