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Mulholland Falls

  • 19961996
  • RR
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
17K
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Melanie Griffith, Michael Madsen, Nick Nolte, Chazz Palminteri, and Chris Penn in Mulholland Falls (1996)
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In 1950's Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman.In 1950's Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman.In 1950's Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman.

IMDb RATING
6.3/10
17K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Lee Tamahori
  • Writers
    • Peter Dexter(story)
    • Floyd Mutrux(story)
  • Stars
    • Nick Nolte
    • Melanie Griffith
    • Jennifer Connelly
Top credits
  • Director
    • Lee Tamahori
  • Writers
    • Peter Dexter(story)
    • Floyd Mutrux(story)
  • Stars
    • Nick Nolte
    • Melanie Griffith
    • Jennifer Connelly
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    • 131User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Chris Penn in Mulholland Falls (1996)
    Melanie Griffith in Mulholland Falls (1996)
    Michael Madsen in Mulholland Falls (1996)
    Jennifer Connelly in Mulholland Falls (1996)
    Chazz Palminteri in Mulholland Falls (1996)
    Nick Nolte in Mulholland Falls (1996)
    John Malkovich, Nick Nolte, Chazz Palminteri, Treat Williams, and Kyle Chandler in Mulholland Falls (1996)
    Michael Madsen, Nick Nolte, Chazz Palminteri, and Chris Penn in Mulholland Falls (1996)
    Melanie Griffith and Nick Nolte in Mulholland Falls (1996)
    Nick Nolte, Chazz Palminteri, Treat Williams, and Kyle Chandler in Mulholland Falls (1996)
    John Malkovich in Mulholland Falls (1996)
    Jennifer Connelly in Mulholland Falls (1996)

    Top cast

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    Nick Nolte
    Nick Nolte
    • Max Hooveras Max Hoover
    Melanie Griffith
    Melanie Griffith
    • Katherine Hooveras Katherine Hoover
    Jennifer Connelly
    Jennifer Connelly
    • Allison Pondas Allison Pond
    Chazz Palminteri
    Chazz Palminteri
    • Elleroy Coolidgeas Elleroy Coolidge
    Michael Madsen
    Michael Madsen
    • Eddie Hallas Eddie Hall
    Chris Penn
    Chris Penn
    • Arthur Relyeaas Arthur Relyea
    Treat Williams
    Treat Williams
    • Colonel Nathan Fitzgeraldas Colonel Nathan Fitzgerald
    Daniel Baldwin
    Daniel Baldwin
    • McCaffertyas McCafferty
    Andrew McCarthy
    Andrew McCarthy
    • Jimmy Fieldsas Jimmy Fields
    John Malkovich
    John Malkovich
    • General Thomas Timmsas General Thomas Timms
    Kyle Chandler
    Kyle Chandler
    • Captainas Captain
    Ed Lauter
    Ed Lauter
    • Earlas Earl
    Larry Garrison
    Larry Garrison
    • Perino's Maitre d'as Perino's Maitre d'
    Chelsea Harrington
    • Lolitaas Lolita
    Johnna Johnson
    • Bar Womanas Bar Woman
    Rick Johnson
    Rick Johnson
    • Staff Car Sergeantas Staff Car Sergeant
    Britt Burr
    • Staff Car Driveras Staff Car Driver
    Melinda Clarke
    Melinda Clarke
    • Cigarette Girlas Cigarette Girl
    • Director
      • Lee Tamahori
    • Writers
      • Peter Dexter(story) (screenplay)
      • Floyd Mutrux(story)
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    Storyline

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    This film is about the adventures of a 1940's special anti-gangster police squad in Los Angeles, the infamous 'Hat Squad.' The four members of this squad are big, tough, no-nonsense cops who don't hesitate to break the law, if it suits their purposes. When a local woman is murdered, their investigation turns up the fact that she had been romantically linked to several prominent men and had secret films taken of her liaisons. Since one of those men is the powerful U.S. Army General at the head of the then-new Atomic Energy Commission and another is the (married) leader of the Hat Squad, complications ensue. The FBI even gets involved in an attempted cover-up. —Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>
    • neo noir
    • murder
    • military
    • 1950s
    • breasts
    • 66 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • This isn't America, this is Los Angeles
    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Mystery
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for sexuality, violence and language
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The story based the film's four detectives on the real life LAPD foursome known as the Hat Squad. As portrayed in the film, the LAPD leadership empowered them and the larger "Gangster Squad", subsequently renamed the "Intelligence Division", to specifically interdict the movement of East Coast organized crime into Los Angeles. The actual LAPD units allegedly used tactics commensurate with the level necessary to counter and repulse organized crime groups.
    • Goofs
      When Hoover and his men are caught trespassing by Colonel Fitzgerald and the MP's, there is an offstage ADR line heard as one of the men speak on the radio, "Sierra, Tango, Zero, One." "Sierra, Tango" is the phonetic alphabet representing the letters "S" and "T". However, this is the current phonetic alphabet which became effective in 1957. The ADR line should have read, "Sugar, Tare, Zero, One" to be authentic to the period.
    • Quotes

      Lieutenant Max Hoover: See, that's federal property. This isn't. This is L.A. This is my town. Out here you're a trespasser. Out here I can pick you up, burn your house, fuck your wife, and kill your dog. And the only thing that'll protect you is if I can't find you. And I already found you.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Celtic Pride/Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie/Mrs. Winterbourne/The Substitute/Fear/Sweet Nothing (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Harbour Lights
      Written by Jimmy Kennedy and Will Grosz (as Hugh Williams)

      Arranged by Jimmie Haskell

      Performed by Aaron Neville

      Aaron Neville appears courtesy of A&M Records

    User reviews131

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    If you're paying attention, it's not a half-bad movie.
    First of all, let's get this straight - the story takes place in 1953, not the '40's. Now - you've got these four guys riding around in a convertible in bad L.A. There's a comic aspect to this little ritual, kind of Abbott and Costello times 2, but it's hard to know who's the straight man.

    The plot is not a new one, but the violence has (at least) the merit of being real person-to-person violence (as differentiated from being acted in front of a blue screen and digitally augmented). There are too many "name" actors here, and (I'll grant) not much character development, but it's a chance to watch Nick Nolte and Bruce Dern do their signature performances - Nick, impassive and looming large, has played this role many times before, and always to good effect. He was better doing it in "Q&A", but that was TOO real, and a much too scary. Bruce Dern's overacting is almost reassuring and one of the few animated performances in the picture.

    Melanie is subdued, being the window dressing, and they have her wearing shoulder pads, which wasn't a fifties thing, but she gives a good performance without any of the lip-licking she usually resorts to. The photography is good, the desert ominous, and watching evil Treat Williams get thrown out of the plane most entertaining.

    It's not Chekov, it's not anything wonderful at all, but it reeks of ambience. I'd recommend it as an evening's entertanment. Much better, certainly, than the stuff that passes as entertainment on the big screen most of the time.

    Sure wish they'd given Michael Madsen more screen time - what if they'd pushed Chaz Palmintieri out of the plane early on and beefed Mike's role? Whadya say?
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    • Feb 15, 2001

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 26, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • MGM's Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kurtlar şehri
    • Filming locations
      • Perino's Restaurant - 4101 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Largo Entertainment
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • Polygram Filmed Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $29,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,526,099
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,306,221
      • Apr 28, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,526,099
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • DTS-Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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