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Mulholland Drive

Original title: Mulholland Dr.
  • 20012001
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  • 2h 27m
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After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dre... Read allAfter a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
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POPULARITY
664
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  • Director
    • David Lynch
  • Writer
    • David Lynch
  • Stars
    • Naomi Watts
    • Laura Harring
    • Justin Theroux
Top credits
  • Director
    • David Lynch
  • Writer
    • David Lynch
  • Stars
    • Naomi Watts
    • Laura Harring
    • Justin Theroux
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 2KUser reviews
    • 267Critic reviews
    • 85Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 49 wins & 61 nominations total

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    Justin Theroux in Mulholland Drive (2001)
    Michael J. Anderson and Joseph Kearney in Mulholland Drive (2001)
    Justin Theroux in Mulholland Drive (2001)
    Laura Harring and Naomi Watts in Mulholland Drive (2001)
    David Lynch in Mulholland Drive (2001)
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    Philip Seymour Hoffman, Mary-Louise Parker, and Billy Crudup at an event for Mulholland Drive (2001)

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    Naomi Watts
    Naomi Watts
    • Bettyas Betty…
    Laura Harring
    Laura Harring
    • Ritaas Rita
    • (as Laura Elena Harring)
    • …
    Justin Theroux
    Justin Theroux
    • Adamas Adam
    Jeanne Bates
    Jeanne Bates
    • Ireneas Irene
    Dan Birnbaum
    Dan Birnbaum
    • Irene's Companionas Irene's Companion
    Randall Wulff
    • Limo Driveras Limo Driver
    • (as Scott Wulff)
    Robert Forster
    Robert Forster
    • Detective McKnightas Detective McKnight
    Brent Briscoe
    Brent Briscoe
    • Detective Domgaardas Detective Domgaard
    Maya Bond
    • Aunt Ruthas Aunt Ruth
    Patrick Fischler
    Patrick Fischler
    • Danas Dan
    Michael Cooke
    Michael Cooke
    • Herbas Herb
    Bonnie Aarons
    Bonnie Aarons
    • Bumas Bum
    Michael J. Anderson
    Michael J. Anderson
    • Mr. Roqueas Mr. Roque
    Joseph Kearney
    Joseph Kearney
    • Roque's Manservantas Roque's Manservant
    Enrique Buelna
    Enrique Buelna
    • Back of Head Manas Back of Head Man
    Richard Mead
    • Hairy-Armed Manas Hairy-Armed Man
    Sean Everett
    Sean Everett
    • Cab Driver at LAXas Cab Driver at LAX
    • (as Sean E. Markland)
    Ann Miller
    Ann Miller
    • Cocoas Coco
    • Director
      • David Lynch
    • Writer
      • David Lynch
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    • Trivia
      Rebekah Del Rio (the singer at Club Silencio) first met director David Lynch when a talent agent took her, on a whim, to a recording studio where Lynch happened to be and asked her to sing a song for him. She performed an impromptu version of "Llorando" which, also on a whim (and without her knowledge), was being taped by the audio engineer. Years later, Lynch decided to incorporate the song into this film. However, except for a few minor tweaks, this was the exact same recording used in the movie.
    • Goofs
      When Betty and Rita are rehearsing for Betty's audition, Rita can be seen reading from a script with lines for "Betty" and "Rita." However, due to the dream logic of the film, this may be interpreted as a clue to what is really going on.
    • Quotes

      Dan: I just wanted to come here.

      Herb: To Winkie's?

      Dan: This Winkie's.

      Herb: Okay, why this Winkie's?

      Dan: It's kind of embarrassing.

      Herb: Go ahead.

      Dan: I had a dream about this place.

      Herb: [sighs] Oh, boy.

      Dan: See what I mean?

      Herb: Okay, so you had a dream about this place. Tell me.

      Dan: Well, it's the second one I've had, but they're both the same. They start out that I'm in here, but it's not day or night. It's kind of half-night, you know? But it looks just like this... except for the light. And...

      [shaking his head]

      Dan: I'm scared like I can't tell you. Of all people, you're standing right over there... by that counter. You're in both dreams and you're scared too. I get even more frightened when I see how afraid you are and then I realize what it is. There's a man... in back of this place. He's the one who's doing it. I can see him through the wall. I can see his face. I hope that I never see that face, ever, outside of a dream.

      [Dan looks down and shakes his head again, clearly terrified of the memory, and sniffs, as though close to tears. Herb cocks his head, waiting for more. The background music becomes increasingly ominous]

      Dan: That's it.

      Herb: So... you came here to see if he's really out there.

      Dan: [leans in] To get rid of this god-awful feeling.

      Herb: [nodding] Right, then.

      [Herb rises and goes to pay the bill at the counter. Dan turns and looks, and his terror increases as he sees Herb standing in the same location as in his nightmare. Dan turns back to his uneaten breakfast, then turns again to see Herb say silently, "C'mon." They exit to investigate the back of the Winkie's restaurant]

    • Crazy credits
      Credits have the movie director's name as 'Bob Booker' (not 'Brooker' as we hear). Furthermore, many of the characters' names are simply not mentioned at all during the course of the film (Billy Deznutz, Joe Messing, Bondar, etc.) but their character's names are all listed in the closing credits.
    • Alternate versions
      Some scenes were deleted to shorten the running time of the movie. Some of the missing scenes are:
      • An additional scene of the detectives McKnight and Domgaard in the police station talking about the car crash the previous night on Mulholland Drive.
      • A full scene of dialog with the hit man Joe and the pimp Billy in Pinky's Hot Dog stand with Joe asking about information on the missing woman and about the hot dogs served while the drugged out streetwalker Laney looks on.
      • A scene of the Castigliane limo arriving outside Adam Kesher's house where the goon, Kenny, gets out and talks briefly with Taka, the Japanese gardener in the driveway asking if he has seen Adam recently.
      • A scene of Betty arriving on the studio lot and meeting Martha Johnson outside the producer's office and Wally coming out the front door to meet her and take her inside.
      • An extended scene showing the introduction of Mr. Roque of Vincent Darby entering a large office building and taking an elevator to one of the top floors and asking the receptionist if he could enter Mr. Roque's office.
      • During the scene where Mr. Roque relays the message 'the girl is still missing' to various unseen associates, when the unseen man with the hairy arm on the yellow telephone rings his contact, the original scene was not of a telephone under a lamp with a red shade, but a white speaker phone on a bright blue table and a woman's hand (Camila Rhodes?) answering it, but cutting away before she says anything.
      • The scene of Adam meeting with the executives is longer with him first arriving holding a iron golf club demanding why he has been called away from the golf course to this meeting and Ray giving him a vague explanation to the movie he's filming. The scene ends with the Castigliane brothers leaving first and Adam yelling at the executives over them rigging the casting of the lead actress and about the film being kept locked up in the studio safe.
      • A bit scene where after the bruiser Kenny knocks unconscious Adam's wife and the pool man, he walks around Adam's house and sees Adam's wife's jewelry in the kitchen sink which is overflowing with water. Kenny then is shown breaking all of Adam's golf clubs as payback for trashing the limo and then leaves telling the gangsters in the back of the limo that Adam's not home.
      • There is another scene introducing Wilkins (Scott Coffee) who lives in a studio loft above Betty Elms's apartment where Adam phones him just before his meeting with the Cowboy and telling Wilkins about finding his wife in bed with the pool man, and asks Wilkins if he could come over to stay for a while since he has no money. Wilkins agrees, and after hanging up, he yells at his dog crouched in a corner about relieving himself all over the place.
    • Connections
      Edited into Zaum - Andare a parare: Apparire/sparire, essere/riessere: il trucco dell'anima e i fuochi d'artificio dell'immortalità (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Sixteen Reasons
      Written by Doree Post and Bill Post

      Performed by Connie Stevens

      Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.

      By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

    User reviews2K

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    A film you immediately want to watch again
    Getting through David Lynch's catalogue and not all of his films have done it for me (or even been watchable for me). Mulholland Drive, though, was a mesmerising experience, which I thoroughly enjoyed. The fantastic third act revelations make rewatching it urgent!
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    FAQ4

    • What actually happens in Mulholland Drive, and when?
    • What are the answers to David Lynch's clues?
    • Is Diane in "Mulholland Dr." a call girl?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 19, 2001 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Ảo Mộng Thiên Đường
    • Filming locations
      • Caesar's Restaurant - 1016 W. El Segundo Boulevard, Gardena, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Les Films Alain Sarde
      • Asymmetrical Productions
      • Babbo Inc.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,220,243
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $587,591
      • Oct 14, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $20,271,905
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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