[Two possible explanations for Jürgen's appearance in TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME]
A. Jürgen Gets A Call From His Agent, Bob
Bob: David Lynch is looking for someone to wear a beard and do a little
knee-slapping. The first audition is tomorrow at ten. You interested?
Jürgen: I beg your pardon?
Bob: David Lynch is looking for an experienced knee-slapper. Small role.
Two slaps and you're out.
Jürgen: I've never slapped my knee on camera before.
Bob: But you've done it off-camera?
Jürgen: I guess so. That's it? Just slap the knee and go home?
Bob: That's it. Put on a fake beard and slap the knee.
Jürgen: Not much in it, is there?
Bob: Well, the only other thing I have at the moment is an Uma Thurman
vehicle that's going to -
Jürgen: Tell Lynch I'll be there tomorrow at ten.
B. Jürgen's Agent Bob Gets A Call From David Lynch
David: Bobby, David Lynch here. Is Jürgen Prochnow available for a role
in a film version of Twin Peaks? We start shooting next week and there's
a part in it that I need him for. I just can't see anybody else doing
it.
Bob: Great! What's the part?
David: I want him to wear a beard that looks like a dead cat and slap his
knee at a midget.
Bob:
David: You there?
Bob: Yeah, um - I'm not quite sure I caught that.
David: We'll get the makeup artist who did GETTYSBERG to, you know, make
him look stupid, and he'll do a little chair-dancing kind of deal. Two
seconds, he's out. Easy money.
Bob:
David: You there?
Bob: Yeah, um - why do you particularly need Jürgen Prochnow for that?
David: Bob, baby, how can you ask? Jürg's one of the best slappers in
the business.
Bob: How about Jim Carrey? He likes slapping himself.
David: No, no, no, no. Where's the pathos?
Bob: Keifer Sutherland?
David: He already has a part in this.
Bob: Oh.
David: Bob, sweetie, what's the problem here?
Bob: Well, it's just...it's...well, it's...um...
David: I'm sorry. Aren't you the same agent who let Prochnow play a
cowboy? Twice?
Bob:
David: You there?
Bob: I'll send him over.