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| Author: | RroseSelavy [ Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Steeply and Twin Peaks' Dennis/Denise Bryson?? |
I'm still reading, slowly, though I haven't posted here in a while because I'm behind, so even the Daily Discussion contains spoilers for me. So I don't know if this is old news to everyone else, but I was mentioning the cross-dressing investigator Hugh/Helen Steeply to my boyfriend who hasn't read IJ but is a David Lynch fan and he immediately mentioned David Duchovny's character on Twin Peaks. Namely, cross-dressing DEA investigator Dennis/Denise Bryson. Is this a nod from DFW to DL? Here's a pic (now I can't help but visualize Helen Steeply looking like this): http://starsmedia.ign.com/stars/image/a ... 91-000.jpg |
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| Author: | gregcarlisle [ Tue Sep 08, 2009 4:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Steeply and Twin Peaks' Dennis/Denise Bryson?? |
I believe Wallace was influenced by Lynch/Twin Peaks and make several connections between IJ and images in Twin Peaks (including the one you noted) in Elegant Complexity. There's a line lifted straight from Miguel Ferrar's character: "Look, it's trying to think." In one report, Avril's hair turns white overnight like Leland's. And several more. |
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| Author: | semarleau [ Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Steeply and Twin Peaks' Dennis/Denise Bryson?? |
| Author: | hideously deformed [ Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Steeply and Twin Peaks' Dennis/Denise Bryson?? |
definitely a good catch |
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| Author: | thinkicanhearyou [ Thu Sep 17, 2009 2:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Steeply and Twin Peaks' Dennis/Denise Bryson?? |
that's rad. important to remember, though, that Denise was a transvestite of volition--not "merely" going undercover. Ha. Oh DFW, you really WERE a Twin Peaks junkie! |
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