Northwest Passage
The small northwest town of Twin Peaks, Washington is shaken up when the body of the Homecoming Queen, Laura Palmer, is discovered washed up on a riverbank, wrapped in plastic.
- Rated
- Unrated
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Released
- 1989
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1989
Storyline
The small northwest town of Twin Peaks, Washington is shaken up when the body of the Homecoming Queen, Laura Palmer, is discovered washed up on a riverbank, wrapped in plastic.
Top credits
Kyle MacLachlan — Special Agent Dale Cooper
Michael Ontkean — Sheriff Harry S. Truman
Mädchen Amick — Shelly Johnson
Dana Ashbrook — Bobby Briggs
Did you know
• There is an alternate International Pilot which is a self-contained version of the episode that contains twenty minutes of extra footage that solves the murder. This version was filmed for international release and also in case the show was not picked up as a series.
• The name of the hospital in Twin Peaks is Calhoun Memorial. Calhoun was the name of Mark Frost's maternal grandmother, who would tell him stories about Hazel Drew, a 20-year-old governess whose body washed ashore in New York in July 1908. Drew's still-unsolved murder was an inspiration for Laura Palmer.
• The pilot takes place on Friday, February 24, 1989.
User reviews
Heavenly Days!
Hawk, Would You Please Put on the Kitchen Mittens
as good as TV gets
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby, Dolby Stereo
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- Color
- Color
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