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Dunno. I mean, I've told it to people, but I'm not sure I've told it in a public forum. It's a good one. Makes me cackle. I heard it from one of the people Lynch leaned on the hardest on that film, the guy who tracked down the warehouse space in Northridge that Lynch rented as a "soundstage." (1/10)

Lynch rented it because he was able to keep it for a long time for a relatively low cost and he could leave his sets up as long as he wanted without worrying about another film needing the space after them. It could be open-ended, which is how that film worked. Total movie jazz.

It wasn't sound-proofed. It wasn't air-conditioned. It was a rough little space to work in sometimes. And on one particular day, David just wasn't getting what he wanted. They'd been there for months by this point. That day, Lynch just wasn't feeling it and he was getting frustrated.

So eventually he kicks everyone out. On that particular day, he was shooting with Laura Dern and several young women who were all dressed in skimpy clothing. No one was naked, but they certainly weren't overdressed, either. So they all go stand outside, a few of them smoking, while they wait.