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A detective examines the mysterious death of George Reeves, TV's Superman.

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Struggling private investigator Louis Simo treats his work more as a means to make a living than a want to do right by what few clients he has. Through connections with the investigation firm for which he used to work, Simo is hired by Helen Bessolo to investigate the death of her son, actor George Reeves. Reeves was best known for his title role in Adventures of Superman, a role which he always despised, in part since it typecast him as a "cartoon", despite it bringing him a certain fame. His June 16, 1959 death by a single gunshot wound while in his bedroom in his Los Angeles home was ruled a suicide by the police, the death which occurred when the house was filled with people. Reeves' story is told in part in flashback as Simo, who is trying to make a name for himself with this case, talks to or tries to talk to some of the players involved, most specifically the wife of MGM General Manager E.J. Mannix, Toni Mannix, with who Reeves was having a relatively open and gift-lucrative ... Written by Huggo

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In a town full of fiction, everyone has a version of the truth. See more »


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Rated R for language, some violence and sexual content | See all certifications »

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£65,735 (UK) (24 November 2006)

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£65,735 (UK) (24 November 2006)
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George Reeves' biographer, actor Jim Beaver, served as historical consultant on this film and was offered a role. He was unable to accept due to conflicts with his Deadwood schedule. Curiously, two of his Deadwood co-stars, Molly Parker and Larry Cedar, do appear in the film. See more »

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During on-the-set scene of George Reeves "flying" during filming of Adventures of Superman, background music is playing on set. Except for playback on musical numbers, there would no need for canned music on set as it would be added later. See more »

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Toni Mannix: [about Leonore Lemon] Does she blow smoke rings with her cunt?
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References Gone with the Wind (1939) See more »

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"On the Sunny Side of the Street"
Written by Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh
Performed by Frankie Laine
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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first 2006 contender for end-of-year awards
15 August 2006 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

HOLLYWOODLAND is now being shown in NYC at special invitation screenings. Saw last night. Probably the first serious contender for end-of-year awards.

Exceptional in quality of script, cinematography, art direction and, especially, its editing.

The four principal actors -- Adrien Brody, Diane Lane, Bob Hoskins and Ben Affleck -- are doing some of their best work to date. I was most impressed by Ben Affleck who I thought would never again appear in a decent movie. He redeems himself here big time.

The narrative weaves interestingly between present tense (in 1959, shortly after George Reeves' death) and the previous ten years or so. A rather long running time of about 2 hours, 10 minutes flies by.


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