Greater than 450 gadgets from the private archive of David Lynch, who handed away in January 2025, have been offered this previous Wednesday at an estate auction. Whereas memorabilia from beloved movies like Mulholland Drive and Misplaced Freeway drew excessive bids, probably the most coveted merchandise was associated to certainly one of the late filmmaker’s well-known unfinished initiatives.
In keeping with a press launch from Julien’s Auctions, which hosted the occasion with Turner Basic Motion pictures, a set of 11 scripts from Lynch’s misplaced movie Ronnie Rocket: The Absurd Thriller of the Unusual Forces of Existence offered for $195,000, making it the highest-selling merchandise of the occasion.
Lynch started creating Ronnie Rocket within the late Nineteen Seventies and returned to it all through the ’80s, however repeatedly shelved it whereas engaged on different movies like The Elephant Man, Dune, and Blue Velvet. Nonetheless, he by no means totally gave up hope, telling writer David Breskin in 2013 that it was not a useless mission.
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Different notable gadgets from the public sale included a Misplaced Freeway script that additionally went for $195,000, a three-script bundle from the making of Mulholland Drive ($104,000), a crimson leather-based director’s chair together with his identify emblazoned on the again ($91,000), and scripts from the Twin Peaks pilot with the unique title, Northwest Passage, crossed out ($91,000).
As well as, a gaggle of scripts from the Twin Peaks prequel movie, Fireplace Stroll with Me, fetched $78,000, and a private 35mm print of Eraserhead offered for $52,000. Lynch’s private gadgets drew heavy curiosity as properly, together with his La Marzocco dwelling espresso machine and 2012 Danny Ferrington customized five-neck console metal guitar promoting for $45,500 and $39,000, respectively.
All informed, the auctioned gadgets introduced in $4.25 million. See a full breakdown of “The David Lynch Assortment” here.
Lynch passed away on January sixteenth, 2025, on the age of 78 from cardiac arrest after affected by emphysema since 2020.
Editor’s Notice: Learn Michael Roffman’s essay on David Lynch’s lasting, singular legacy.
