 According to writer Robert Engels (qv), he and director David  Lynch originally conceived this film as the first in a series of of  films exploring the mythology of the Black Lodge. To that effect,  the two inserted four characters as "outs" with which to continue  the story: Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan (qv)), Agent Phillip  Jeffries (David Bowie (I) (qv)), Major Garland Briggs  (Don S. Davis (I) (qv)) and Agent Chester Desmond  (Chris Isaak (qv)). The critical and box