Before starring in the 2001 film directed by Lynch, Watts had starred in 1995’s Tank Girl and 1996’s Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering. Watts noted that due to the lack of big opportunities, she had “planned on going home multiple times” and then got a call from Lynch.

David Lynch transformed the landscape of cinema with films like “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive,” and changed the parameters of television with “Twin Peaks.” From one project to the next, he repeatedly merged the surreal and nightmarish with the wholesome and quaint,

Lynch has directed 10 feature-length films with prolific actors like Anthony Hopkins, Laura Dern, Nicholas Cage, and Kyle MacLachlan, as well as the beloved television show he co-created with Mark Frost, 'Twin Peaks.' Lynch's first full-length film is available to stream on Max and to purchase or rent on Prime Video and YouTube.

American film and TV director David Lynch died aged 78, as tributes pour in for the legend who directed Mulholland Drive, Twin Peaks and the Elephant Man

His sinister, surreal vision of America made him a leading counterculture auteur — with movies such as Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart and Mulholland Drive, and the groundbreaking TV series Twin Peaks.

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Lynch broke through in the 1970s with the surreal “Eraserhead” and rarely failed to startle and inspire audiences, peers and critics in the following decades.

Mulholland Drive from 2001 is another standout surrealist film in Lynch's remarkable repertoire. The dreamlike yet convoluted film stars Naomi Watts as an innocent aspiring Hollywood starlet named Betty, who moves to Los Angeles in pursuit of fame.

The filmmaker's death comes just days before his 79th birthday. In a near 60-year career, David Lynch's surrealist films lead to Oscar nominations, while cult classic Twin Peaks won multiple Emmy Awards.

American filmmaker David Lynch has died at the age of 78. Here's how to watch his most notable movies and TV shows in Canada, Mulholland Drive, Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet.

Naomi Watts said on Tuesday that she almost quit acting before David Lynch cast her in Mulholland Drive.

Watts said "the chips were down" and she was "desperate" for work after "10 years into flunking auditions" in Hollywood before Lynch agreed to work with her.