The Cowboy and the Frenchman + The Short Films of David Lynch

Three cowboys run into a mysterious, well-dressed Frenchman in this short comedy from David Lynch.

  • Director

    David Lynch

  • Total running time 81min

  • Digital

Commissioned for French television as part of a series titled ‘The French as Seen by...’, David Lynch’s delightful slapstick comedy western The Cowboy and the Frenchman explores a culture clash between some American cowboys and a mysterious Frenchman they capture. Brimming fun and Lynchian humour, the short also marks Lynch's first collaboration with Harry Dean Stanton. We present it here accompanied with a selection of Lynch’s other short films.

The Cowboy and the Frenchman
USA-France 1988. Director David Lynch. 26min. Digital
Six Men Getting Sick
USA 1967. Director David Lynch. 4min. Digital
The Alphabet
USA 1968. Director David Lynch. 4min. Digital
The Grandmother
USA 1970. Director David Lynch. 34min. Digital
The Amputee - Version 1 and Version 2
USA 1974. Director David Lynch. 9min. Digital
Premonitions Following an Evil Deed
USA 1995. Director David Lynch. 1min. Digital