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* [[Gainax Ending]]: [[The Other Wiki]]'s description of the ending: "The concluding scene of the film takes place in Nikki's house, where she sits with many other people, among them [[Laura Elena Harring]], Nastassja Kinski and Ben Harper. A one-legged woman who was mentioned in Sue's monologue looks around and says, 'Sweet!' Niko, the Japanese girl with a blonde wig and a monkey, is also present. The end credits roll over a group of women dancing and lip-synching to Nina Simone's ''Sinnerman'' while a lumberjack saws a log to the beat." So...yeah.
** This trope is debatable though, considering that the rest of the movie is no less strange.
* [[Hair
* [[Le Film Artistique]].
* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]:A very strange example, considering that it'ss practically impossible to tell which of those characters are real and which are not, and several actors play visually identical, yet separate characters.
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* [[Mind Screw]]: ''And '''HOW!''''' It's <s>up there with ''Eraserhead''.</s> ''[[Serial Escalation|above and beyond Eraserhead]]''
* [[Nightmare Face]]: [http://api.ning.com/files/-jTS6W3nJqm58uuppaYSG0nyNTVVOTjcc1HUbl4TWuI_/InlandEmpireScream2.jpg Here is is], ripe with [[Uncanny Valley]]. The rest of the film does this to several characters with lighting tricks.
* {{spoiler|[[No Plot, No Problem]]}}: This movie was produced without a script. Very frequently Lynch would just show up on the set and gave people their lines, clearly having written them no more than a few hours before. When people would ask him what the film was supposed to be about he would respond with a cryptic poem. The general consensus is that {{spoiler|there is no plot}}
** Though there isn't a (coherent script, whether there {{spoiler|isn't a plot}} is questionable and not as relevant as one would expect. It's inarguable that there's several recurring motifs and characters, though.See [[Writing By the Seat of Your Pants]]
* [[Nothing Is Scarier]]: This film will give you nightmares just from buildup alone. You see it's runtime? About two-thirds of that is soul-crushing buildup and atmosphere.
{{quote| '''Nikki''': Damn! This sounds like dialogue from our script!}}
* [[Precision F
* [[Proscenium Reveal]]: The cry of "That's a wrap!" and the applause after {{spoiler|[[Laura Dern]]'s "death scene"}}.
* [[Self
** The Barbecue scene....just....what
** The Phantom standing around with a lightblub in his mouth. Nikki walks up to him, gets scared, grabs a screwdriver, and runs away.
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* [[Sudden Musical Ending]]: Of all the films to have one.
* [[Surreal Horror]]: Emphasis on the surreal. And the horror.
* [[Surreal Humor]]: See [[Self
* [[Wham Line]]:
{{quote| '''Neighbor''': Is there a...murder...in your film? <br />
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'''Neighbor''': I think you are wrong about that. <br />
'''Nikki''': Sorry? <br />
'''Neighbor''': BRUTAL [[Precision F
* [[World of Symbolism]]: Possibly [[David Lynch]]'s favorite setting.
* [[Writing By the Seat of Your Pants]]: The film was written on a scene-by-scene basis, making for a rather surreal "story." The interview segments were apparently filmed first, with the rest of the film revolving loosely around them.
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