David Lynch's Disney movie (literally) | The Straight Story (1999)

David Lynch's Disney movie (literally) | The Straight Story (1999) | LynchPins Ep 1

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3 ай бұрын

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LynchPins is a David Lynch-themed podcast covering a different David Lynch film each month, from least-Lynchian (The Straight Story) to his most "Lynch" work (Inland Empire?? Eraserhead??). Hopefully we can make Lynch's work more accessible to those who've been too intimidated to get into him, but there's also plenty here for the Lynch superfan (you know who you are, you weirdo). Hosted by Maggie Mae Fish and Adam Ganser.
This episode covers Lynch's 1999 family drama, The Straight Story, starring Richard Farnsworth as an old man who drives a riding mower across multiple states to reconnect with his ailing, estranged brother.
Every episode on Nebula is uncensored and extended, plus they drop a week earlier than KZfaq. Join us next month for The Elephant Man (1980).
Chapters:
0:27 Introduction
6:22 What Happened?
24:25 What Really Happened?
33:02 Wait... What?
45:42 Mubi Ad
47:13 The Spotlight
54:36 End Credits
Check out Maggie's videos on Twin Peaks (part 1) here: • What did David Lynch M...
And (part 2) here: • What did David Lynch M...
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@MaggieMaeFish 3 ай бұрын

Which Lynch movie are you most excited for us to cover?? I'm reeeeeally looking forward to talk about Lost Highway...

@SailorVision 3 ай бұрын

Wild at Heart

@Bolts_Films 3 ай бұрын

Inland Empire!

@majestyzx9081 3 ай бұрын

Mulholland Drive. It might just be the most outwardly Lynchian Lynch film that Lynch has ever Lynched. Plus I just like hearing what people think about the Winkie's scene. You know the one.

@danielthompson2561 3 ай бұрын

Lost Highway is one of the ones that disturbs me most. Honesty, I’m just excited in general. Followed the channel for a long time, and I watch a lot of Lynch. Match made in heaven for me (and I will get the nebula come pay day Friday - I have some Jacob Geller to watch too…) Edit: Inland Freaking Empire - in all the best ways, fuck that film

@ItsYourDistraction 3 ай бұрын

Fire Walk With Me

@MouseChili 3 ай бұрын

David Lynch has actually said he considers this his most experimental film because it was shot in sequence on the same road that Alvin Straight himself actually rode on.

@VampFaye 3 ай бұрын

That opening is everything! Staring at each other, drinking coffee, and trying not to laugh. LOVE IT!!!

@Jendoof 13 күн бұрын

MID ARE YOU KIDDING

@Nathanatos22 3 ай бұрын

31:37 “The conflict is not can he find help; it’s will he accept any help…” I agree. This script easily could have been cloying, but it never is. Instead, it’s subtle and engaging (despite the simple plot), owing in large part to Lynch’s direction. It’s one of the best character studies I’ve ever seen on film.

@BrianKishreviews 3 ай бұрын

Dude, nice, no one ever talks about this wonderful movie - one of the only movies that's ever made me fully cry.

@MrJibbajabbawocky 2 ай бұрын

My friend and I watched it when it popped up on Disney+. We sat in stunned silence when it was over. An absolutely beautiful film.

@AaronHendu 3 ай бұрын

I also have gone blind enough to not be able to drive and am also likely close to death...hopping on a riding mower and driving it long distances for some spiritual mission is definitely something I could see myself doing. In fact...I recently sold all my meager belongings, built an ebike and a solar powered camper to pull behind it and am just about to embark on a spirtiual journey of my own.

@MaggieMaeFish 3 ай бұрын

💖💖

@SidPhoenix2211 2 ай бұрын

Wish you the best of luck with that ❤️✨

@majestyzx9081 3 ай бұрын

I'm glad we're finally getting a video by video discussion of David Lynch's Weather Report. It's really some of his most thought provoking content I've ever experienced on my phone.

@ctons 2 ай бұрын

😡💢

@puppable 3 ай бұрын

The thing that I love most about The Straight Story is that it is such an unburnished, but earnestly loving portrait of humanity. People are portrayed with quirks and rough edges in full view, but every one of these are shown with such a deep and unashamed affection that shines through just about the entire movie. An absolutely fantastic film and not one to be passed over in Lynch's filmography.

@johnsmith8906 3 ай бұрын

I think of The Straight Story as the Lynch movie you can show your mother.

@preludetoulysses525 3 ай бұрын

it's kinda a bummer you guys missed the plot point that Alvin's entire journey is actually a vivid hallucination that takes place within Sissy Spacek's imagination while watching a sprinkler... love this, can't wait for more in this series! Maybe you guys can find that darned highway!

@santos8468 3 ай бұрын

Can we all agree that the casting for Alvin's brother, Lyle, was perfect?

@AaronHendu 3 ай бұрын

The close up face cuts...just the appropriate level of awkwardness...so cozy

@ItsYourDistraction 3 ай бұрын

We definitely need more Straight Story representation in the best of Lynch convo. Got to see it at a drive in last summer. Such a beautiful movie.

@ItsYourDistraction Ай бұрын

@@maxwelllegere1483 have you seen inland empire 😅

@ItsYourDistraction Ай бұрын

@@maxwelllegere1483 If you say so 😅

@NicheCaesar 3 ай бұрын

Criterion needs to get their hands on this movie immediately. It is criminally underrated in Lynch's filmography!

@evilincoln23 2 ай бұрын

I doubt Disney will ever let that happen

@NicheCaesar 2 ай бұрын

@@evilincoln23hey, you never know. They’re not exactly interested in physical media anymore (as evidenced by offloading all of it to Sony) so they might just do it at this point. It wouldn’t be the first Disney movie in the collection (Wall-E).

@evilincoln23 2 ай бұрын

@@NicheCaesar fair enough

@AaronHendu 3 ай бұрын

That was so polite of you to match his beard color with your hair!

@TheCMWProductions1 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, David Lynch's work has also inspired a lot of things in the gaming industry. Silent Hill took a lot of inspiration from his work. Believe it or not, even The Persona series took some things from his work with the Blue Room, which is obviously their version of the Black and White Lodges.

@electricwater8211 3 ай бұрын

Yep. Life is Strange has several overt references to Twin Peaks and a whole TP vibe. Alan Wake and Control are very “Peaky” too.

@aliceyuri 2 ай бұрын

@@electricwater8211 links awakening was inspired by twin peaks as well

@uncomfortablecat 3 ай бұрын

Jay Bauman on the Podcast when!!!!!!????? Also very exited!!!

@Ottrond 3 ай бұрын

that's the second small boy from Milwaukee I think about today (first one being Kotz, poor guy)

@Cheeky_Goose 3 ай бұрын

Omg, new Maggie video just dropped! :D

@toxicwaltzn8175 3 ай бұрын

The Blank Check boys are going to cover Lynch, as he won their March Madness bracket. (Probs end of summer at the earliest) This should make a wonderful partner piece to their pod.

@phantom-K 3 ай бұрын

just the podcast I needed!

@dc526 3 ай бұрын

love this. such lovely vibes and great reads of the movie. hype for the next ep!

@collinmurr3207 3 ай бұрын

This is such a beautiful film. I remember being particularly touched by the couple that offered to drive Alvin all the way to his destination and wanted to stay in touch with them. The kindness expressed by pretty much all of the characters is so moving. Great episode, and looking forward to more!

@pseudocypher 3 ай бұрын

So excited to see you two discuss Lost Highway and Inland Empire!!

@isaaccreek6910 3 ай бұрын

I haven’t been this excited for a series since the Return!

@DavidB75311 3 ай бұрын

I had no idea what to expect and I enjoyed this first instalment so much! I love that you've structured your reviews because I feel like I'd really need structure and organization to make sense of David Lynch's films! And I like the dynamic you have with your friend Adam Ganser! Your friendship really shows and you compliment each other well. I'm looking forward to more instalments.

@terriblecrayon 3 ай бұрын

Great idea! Looking forward to all of them.

@driftless9238 3 ай бұрын

So Hyped for this Show, 2 of my favorite people discussing 1 of my favorite directors

@MarioJaker 3 ай бұрын

I love absolutely everything about this

@PaulRWorthington 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for an interesting and enjoyable video 😊

@ruffshots 3 ай бұрын

I keep forgetting to look at the video, because I'm so used to just hearing you guys talk on your "I'll Show You Mine..." pod, but this is a lovely setting. Very much looking forward to the Lynchian madness that will come

@consciouslogic5872 3 ай бұрын

SO EXCITED!! I'm a huge fan of Lynch movies, despite not always piecing everything together. Any film that sends me down a rabbit-hole is an instant favorite to me.

@PeterBondeVillain 3 ай бұрын

I love David Lynch, and I'm a big fan of Maggie. So ready for this!

@HotStrange 2 ай бұрын

I love this man with all my heart. He’s been the biggest influence on me ever artistically. Our local theater had Lynch month in February with a new film every day and my wife and I got to. We saw Eraserhead, Wild At Heart, FWWM, the Twin Peaks pilot. They also showed everything else except this and Inland Empire.

@C.G.Jr. 3 ай бұрын

I'm so happy you're doing this Maggie lol genuinely. Just finished my Twin Peaks rewatch as well so I'm very heavily in the mood for Lynch. That said, The Straight Stiry is a great place to start. Not only because it's his most "simple" film, but because I really feel more people must see it! Also, I've only now put together just how much you look like Anya Taylor Joy and sometimes sound like Emma Stone, and I feel like I should've noticed that much sooner lol Anyways, I hope to see your script come to life

@CollinGerberding 3 ай бұрын

Yay! A new way to enjoy the mind of Maggie Mae Fish! I've heard Ganser on several Small Beans stuffs. This is very cool.

@kevinr8069 2 ай бұрын

Wow i loved this!

@transagenda 3 ай бұрын

Loved this movie and enjoyed the deep dive into it!

@BunnyStoner 28 күн бұрын

I saw Eraserhead at a rep theatre in Hamilton Ontario in 1978 when i was 14 years old and it re-wired my head for the rest of my life. I have been obsessed with the man's work since that day (and I LOVE DUNE!!!!) - but 'The Straight Story' is something different - it's not only my favorite of all his films - or any film for that matter - it is my favorite THING in this world (food, album, colour, memory, whatever) - i have watched it more than any other movie in my life - maybe 40-50 times? I can shut my eyes and play the entire movie in my head from memory. When the dog barks, when the bee stings, when i'm feeling sad... I go to this film for solace.... Norm McDonald said he loved this movie and called it 'A Hard G' - which i think is perfect... my friends know not to bring the movie up in conversation or I will go nuts and start weeping like an Irishman at last call... and i think it is his MOST 'Lynchian' thing... the acting by everyone in this film is so beautiful and heartfelt - and it is so slllloooowwww - and Angelo Badalamenti's music is Heaven-sent.... and it's Freddie Francis's last film - it's the 'Easy Rider' for the elderly... Dear God I love this film - thank you for posting this. :)

@ForeverInDreams237 2 ай бұрын

Still havent seen this one yet but super excited for all the other episodes to come on this series.

@noodle2904 3 ай бұрын

I felt like aside from not wanting to inconvenience people that the reason he didn't want to go into their house is he's aware of his hygiene, especially because of the trip, and doesn't want to sully their house in that way when they are showing him kindness - and of course struggling to feel worthy of help and wanting to do this trip under his own steam

@theprinceofinadequatelighting 3 ай бұрын

Dangit Maggie, I said I was gonna subscribe to Nebula for this. You're enabling me! Enabler! This was a delightful first episode and I can't wait for the next one. Now if you'll excuse me I have a straight story to watch.

@TheCMWProductions1 3 ай бұрын

Also, I love the little Lynchian easter eggs in the background.

@treybell4498 3 ай бұрын

I LOVE THIS

@oriorb 2 ай бұрын

i already wanna watch the next one!!

@ahobimo732 3 ай бұрын

You two have such weird chemistry, and I love it!

@WelcomeToFalse 3 ай бұрын

So…Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Eraserhead(!), and THIS is his most experimental work? Makes me wonder how Lynch defines “experimental”.

@Lrozzie 3 ай бұрын

He probably went way out of his confort zone making something that isn't weird, who knows?

@WelcomeToFalse 3 ай бұрын

The thought had occurred to me, but I think @MouseChili answered that question.

@mathieuleader8601 3 ай бұрын

Woah a really intense staring contest in the intro

@stasszyman Ай бұрын

I'm waiting for the next episode!!!!

@Inscriptions37 2 ай бұрын

I love this movie for how warm and inviting most of it feels, like going for a walk or a drive on a sunny day, while also hitting you with deeper thoughts and emotions that stay with you. I'm still not sure how a bunch of executives at Disney saw Eraserhead and thought, "Let's get THAT guy to direct our charming family film about an elderly man taking his lawn mower on a road trip," but I'm glad they did. Anyway I'm excited to hear you talk about Wild At Heart, which I just recently watched for the first time, and Blue Velvet, the problematic fave of bisexual film nerds everywhere.

@NyleGames 2 ай бұрын

I grew up in a Transcendental Meditation community and went to a school that practiced it 3 times a day. I have mixed feelings about it, but I think David Lynch captures some philosophies I learned as a kid in a way that doesn’t feel preachy. They certainly have a transcendent feeling.

@merrickwells2490 2 ай бұрын

AHHHH THIS IS EVERYTHING IVE EVER WANTED. MAGGIE MAE FISH MY BLADE IS YOURS

@elliotsteeves112 2 ай бұрын

Oh I can’t wait for Inland Empire

@natalieshark 3 ай бұрын

You could also take Alvin’s refusal to enter people’s homes or accept help is a form of self-imposed penance.

@natalieshark 3 ай бұрын

I made this comment before you bring it up lol

@DanF8 3 ай бұрын

The Black Hawk Bridge, which is where they shot Alvin crossing the Mississippi River, is being torn down and replaced soon

@skottyfailure2018 2 ай бұрын

Wild at heart, lost highway, eraserhead for the movies.. but twin peaks.. that is the 3 part gem I am waiting for.

@marcopolo9446 2 ай бұрын

*SOOO ROMANTIC*

@ChrisHoppe-wordmeme 3 ай бұрын

Twofer. The algorythm must be tithed, but Maggie can be admired.

@antondalemma5484 3 ай бұрын

Getting to know Lynch. Thank you.

@erasercut 3 ай бұрын

Finally a new reason to look through all Lynchmovies again. Most excited? Maybe Wild at Heart I've seen that film so many times, I want to see what I've missed 🤩

@GrandArchPriestOfTheAlgorithm 3 ай бұрын

I don't mean to destress anyone, but there's a possibility that Maggie may take part in fishing.

@marklindsey4112 2 ай бұрын

This was superb. So looking forward to the rest of these. I wonder, do you have any plans to cover the Lynch Frost sitcom On the Air? Would love to see that oddity get a bit of attention.

@MaggieMaeFish 2 ай бұрын

if we cover it, it'd be after we do all his movies and Twin Peaks, so it'd be quite a while until we get to it

@nikolassilea7187 3 ай бұрын

The most Lynchian scene in this movie is the night time shot of the grain elevator at 23:44 with the sound of the elevator suddenly cranked up.

@fsdgfd9769 3 ай бұрын

I thought I'd never need to watch another podcast but this convinced me otherwise lol

@benrobertson1109 3 ай бұрын

great job. adam was great. jokes great. analysis great. tone great. just great

@ailblentyn 3 ай бұрын

The endless hours I spent with schoolfriends in the 80s in discussions of Eraserhead…

@SgtKaneGunlock 3 ай бұрын

as a fan of "ill show you mean if you show e yours" this was a real treat

@Wetcamerainc 3 ай бұрын

The story about the sniper rips my heart out when i rewatch this movie

@Sobreversivo 3 ай бұрын

It seems conversations I have with friends of mine. But I'll incorporate the weird stillness in between.

@krl97a 2 ай бұрын

Big contrast between Mulholland Drive and this. The former described as a "poison Valentine to Hollywood", a running theme through a lot of his work, while The Straight Story is a "love letter" to rural, heartland America.

@SaddestClown 2 ай бұрын

The title segments with the slow fades just killed me.

@hey.its.BrandishJaye 3 ай бұрын

You mentioned The Odyssey, but I see a bit more Dante's Purgatorio.

@AaronHendu 3 ай бұрын

That poor woman related to Chuck Gassley ("deer still dead" politician dude)

@MrJohndoakes Ай бұрын

"Dune" was a glorious mess while being made, but even though Lynch disowned the longer TV cut and was not happy with the theatrical version, it is still very Lynch when it comes to the visuals.

@lucasartscrafts6023 3 ай бұрын

Iowa...Wisconsin...okay, you hooked me.

@miserylitmedia 3 ай бұрын

Literal elements.... as STORY elements???? Yeah, for Lynch films, that tracks ^_^b

@meander112 3 ай бұрын

Engagement for the engagement god!

@alexcampbell7886 3 ай бұрын

Hell yes!

@jacha4673 3 ай бұрын

Your seqment transitions are SO GOOD 😐

@dagga07 3 ай бұрын

Maggie, at around 17:36 where you call the group Yuppies! haha thats the worst description of a yuppie ever lol! Does Yuppie mean the same thing as it does here in England? i just imagined 1980s yuppies sat in a huddle, just made me laugh! Anyway Great video as always. btw Straight story was always one of my favourite Lynchpins glad you reviewed it!

@velvet_echo 3 ай бұрын

I SUPER read Alvin's daughter Rose as autistic. Not just "a speech impediment." Which I thought hit extra hard when it was revealed that she had her children taken away from her. I know so many great parents who have autism and it seemed clear she loved her kids. It irked me a bit but the burning building was a firefighting exercise! Y'all kept saying it was a random building on fire, which, fair, but it was a planned burn by the fire department. That's why those people were watching it, it was a scheduled thing. I DO think it narratively brought us back to thinking about how Rose's kid was hurt badly in a fire. It was likely a traumatic/stressful time in Alvin's life where he felt powerless, like how he is losing control of the mower down a hill. I'm looking forward to more episodes :)

@Sugar3Glider 3 ай бұрын

The _Yes, and_ mentality is strong in this house.

@keatonthecretin3080 2 ай бұрын

A Building on Fire is Entertainment Anywhere sounds like a great Midwestern post-rock band

@lukesmith9455 3 ай бұрын

I think it's brave to start this series in the current climate not on Dune but on the movie about a guy riding on his lawnmower.

@alexwixom4599 2 ай бұрын

MaggieMaeFish-sticks! I'd buy 'em 😆🎣

@fll42 3 ай бұрын

So I thought David Lynch's Straight Story was the name of the podcast, safe to say I really need this content to befriend the guy at the corner.

@livchamps9573 3 ай бұрын

If yooouuuu!!! Can!!!!! Believe it!!!! it's a Maggie once again!

@pizzaprincess 3 ай бұрын

this is so catered to me content that it feels illegal

@renaigh 3 ай бұрын

Old alone break, Old together strong.

@evilincoln23 2 ай бұрын

Definitely my favorite lynch movie

@christostefan 3 ай бұрын

I hope know how many people you saved today. At least one. Elephant man is my Lynch movie

@MouseChili 3 ай бұрын

There is also an Opera of this same story that Dan Moses Schreier made a few years before this movie called The Shoulder

@wavioli 3 ай бұрын

This was actually the first lynch movie I saw

@Nilnot 3 ай бұрын

17:55 So true. Ever hear the phrase, “It was a barn-burner”?

@danielthompson2561 3 ай бұрын

When I was a kid, I used to go with my Babcia (grandma) to the markets to buy groceries. She would haggle in ways that are frankly deplorable. I, as a child, knew it was incredibly inappropriate - like offering £5 for a lamb leg worth £45, and then playing the poor widow card. Everyone loved her. The butchers, the bakers - and so did I.

@MaggieMaeFish 3 ай бұрын

epic

@ameliafox9429 3 ай бұрын

YAYYY maggie mae fish in these trying times

@boofex1 3 ай бұрын

Norm Macdonald loved it apparently

@Hank_Castle 3 ай бұрын

Oh the one I haven’t seen

@computer_toucher 3 ай бұрын

About the dudes watching the fire: Just a controlled practice fire on an old house in the neighbourhood I guess, just a thing that happens and sometimes you're just there to see it. Why not enjoy a cold one and enjoy the nice fire. No symbolism other than "such is rural life" :)