On The Air Marathon
- Thu, Jun 5
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Director: David Lynch Run Time: 165 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1992
Starring: Ian Buchanan, Miguel Ferrer, Nancye Ferguson
Created by: Mark Frost and David Lynch
Co-presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and featuring a conversation with cast members Ian Buchanan and Nancye Ferguson!
Join us as we continue our celebration of the life and work of the brilliant David Lynch with a special 7 episode run of his and Mark Frost’s criminally underseen TV show On The Air. Weird, absurd, and absolutely screwball, this bizarre slice of forgotten television was pulled after only three episodes aired. Now is your chance to see the entire run including the pilot written and directed by David Lynch. It’s 1957 and The Lester Guy Show is gearing up to be beamed live to televisions all over the country. The new variety show is helmed by none other than Lester Guy (Ian Buchanan, Dick Tremain on Twin Peaks) with stern network executive Bud Budwaller (Miguel Ferrer as in “F*&k you Albert” from Twin Peaks) overseeing the misbegotten production. And anything and everything that can go wrong, inevitably will. With plenty of Lynchian (albeit more wacky than dark) touches, and a slew of Lynchian cohorts including Johanna Ray, Angelo Badalamenti, and Peter Deming, no Lynch fan should miss this special deep-cut tribute to the maestro!
Complete series! Episodes 1-7 newly digitized from studio tape masters by the UCLA Film & Television Archive
Please note that this screening is first-come-first-served, and your RSVP does not guarantee entry. As we are hoping to accommodate as many people as possible, all free screenings are overbooked to account for no-shows. We recommend an early to on-time arrival, we may not be able to accommodate late entries.
The Lynchian Legacy
Vidiots remembers one of the most groundbreaking and visionary artists of all time, the hugely inspired, inspirational, and influential maestro David Lynch. A man that virtually created the Midnight Movie, changed the face of cinema and television forever, and brought art films to the mainstream, Lynch was a powerful force of creativity and magic, and his passing is a loss so immense it reverberates in every part of our collective subconscious that he touched with his unending gifts.
Accessibility Options: Amplified Audio, please see the box office for devices.