Kyle MacLachlan's first-ever film role was a spectacular flop. He got the last laugh.

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Kyle MacLachlan's first-ever film role was a spectacular flop. He got the last laugh.

Prime Video, Showtime, Universal, ABC Photo Archives Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty, Pascal Le Segretain/Getty,From Jeffrey Beaumont in "Blue Velvet" to Agent Dale Cooper in "Twin Peaks," Kyle MacLachlan spent his early career playing boyish heroes who are drawn into worlds that are much darker and stranger than they appear.The contours of that darkness weren't always appreciated at the time. Two of MacLachlan's collaborations with D…