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"Mulholland Drive" and "Twin Peaks: The Return" may not have happened without little ol' Alvin Straight.

"'Blue Velvet' still sits with me in such a deep way," Qualley told IndieWire while honoring the late auteur.

Fremaux programmed "Mulholland Drive" at Cannes in 2001, beginning a relationship with the filmmaker that continued until Lynch's passing this past week.

"It's bonkers," said Magaro, comparing it to the films of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, as well as Terrence Malick's "Badlands."

"Laughs are an interesting thing in film because often they can come from pure comedy or from something uncomfortable," said Pearce in a recent interview with The New York Times.

Recently, the filmmaker tested AI to see if it could generate ideas for films by himself, Spielberg, Tarantino, and even Bergman.