At last we know why Laura Palmer was wrapped in plastic when she washed up on the shores of Twin Peaks two and a half years ago-to keep her fresh, of course. It worked: This August Laura returns, alive if unwell, in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, David Lynch's R-rated, 2-hour-14-minute prequel to the strictly PG-13 TV series. Which is good news for Sheryl Lee: Originally hired for just four days of playing dead in the Peaks pilot, the 25-year-old actress has vaulted to a starring role in the movie, which details Laura's nightmare wanderings through Northwest passages of sex, drugs, and molestation in the last week of her life. ''Because it's a film, we can take it a lot further,'' says Lee, who is currently starring in Broadway's Salome opposite Al Pacino. ''For Laura to go through all the things that you only heard about on TV was very interesting. People don't take the path Laura took unless they're in great pain. So for me, the film wasn't necessarily about defending her-it was about showing that every one of us has the potential to walk on the wild side.'' Lee says another sequel is possible, but Laura's life-after-death story may finally have reached a uniquely Lynchian happy ending: In the film, it is said, Laura doesn't just die-she goes to heaven. ^
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