Although he agreed to be in the film, MacLachlan wanted a smaller role, forcing Lynch and co-writer Robert Engels to rewrite the screenplay so that Teresa Banks's murder was investigated by Agent Chester Desmond and not by Cooper as originally planned.
Iako je na kraju pristao nastupiti u filmu, MacLachlan je želio manju ulogu, prisilivši Lyncha i ko-scenarista Roberta Engelsa da iznova napišu scenarij u kojem istragu ubojstva Terese Banks vodi agent Chester Desmond, a ne Cooper kao što je originalno bilo planirano.