In November of 2004, toy giant Mezco acquired the rights to Walter Hill’s iconic 1979 film The Warriors. I assume this use of Barbie poses no legal risk, as this is not a commercial, and merely a lovely moment of surreal play. This comes not too long after Lynch used a Barbie in an ad for his signature line of coffee, but was asked by toy company Mattel Inc to take it down. In Lynch’s own voice, Trixie says her form of meditation consists of getting naked and “laying in the sun at the beach,” then Trixie and Lynch have a short dialogue. Instead of just, you know, accepting the award, Lynch allowed “Trixie,” a Barbie doll shot in close-up, to serve as his proxy. ![]() ![]() There’s also the haunting public service announcement he did on New York City’s rat problem-pickup your garbage, people! His line of women’s sportswear was a great left turn, but dude has topped himself with this acceptance speech for his 2015 Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Award in recognition of his contributions to transcendental meditation. There’s the time he campaigned for Laura Dern’s Oscar by just hanging out in high traffic areas of Los Angeles with a giant sign and a live cow. The films and television of David Lynch delight us with their strangeness, but they often pale in comparison to the man’s “extracurricular” projects.
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