Mulholland Dr. Movie
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A Love Story In The City Of Dreams
A woman in search of stardom. A woman in search of herself - in the city of dreams. A key to a mystery - lies somewhere on Mulholland Drive.
A bright-eyed young actress travels to Hollywood, only to be ensnared in a dark conspiracy involving a woman who was nearly murdered, and now has amnesia because of a car crash. Eventually, both women are pulled into a psychotic illusion involving a dangerous blue box, a director named Adam Kesher, and the mysterious night club Silencio.
| Naomi Watts | Betty Elms/Diane Selwyn |
| Justin Theroux | Adam Kesher |
| Dan Hedaya | Vincenzo Castigliane |
| Laura Harring | Rita/Camilla Rhodes |
| Mark Pellegrino | Joe Messing |
| Ann Miller | Catherine 'Coco' Lenoix/Adam's Mother |
| Brent Briscoe | Detective Neal Domgaard |
| Robert Forster | Detective Harry McKnight |
| Katharine Towne | Cynthia Jenzen |
| Lee Grant | Louise Bonner |
| Scott Coffey | Wilkins |
| Billy Ray Cyrus | Gene |
| Chad Everett | Jimmy Katz |
| Rita Taggart | Linney James |
| James Karen | Wally Brown |
| Lori Heuring | Lorraine Kesher |
| David Lynch |
7.90 out of 10 (58367 votes)
Visitor Reviews
The Ultimate Rubik's Cube.
posted on 28 Aug 2009"Mulholland Dr." is something else. It is a film that will make you question your own sanity in many ways. Naomi Watts is the young, starry-eyed Canadian that wants to make it big in Hollywood. She is naive and thinks that dreams can come true if you want them bad enough. Watts discovers a very beautiful woman with amnesia (Laura Harring in a sizzling performance) in her aunt's house in L.A. and she becomes determined to help Harring out. Harring is mysterious and her near-fatal car crash occurred on the dark and winding Mulholland Dr. Throughout several oddball and very dark scenes take place. A young director (Justin Theroux) learns that Hollywood is run by strange underworld figures that are quiet, but ruthless. Another strange side-story is the mysterious man behind the diner that is seen in another character's dreams. An inept assassin also runs around causing unwanted trouble for himself and others. Then of course there are cameos by Robert Forster and Billy Ray Cyrus. The film twists into darkness as it progresses as Watts' and Harring's relationship turns sexual. A fine line between reality and fantasy is skewered and it comes down to a strange Pandora's box that holds the true secrets to "Mulholland Dr.". Oscar-nominated director David Lynch also shows that not all you see and hear is real, even though one's mind might think so. The film seems artificial at times, showing Hollywood as a nice place where dreams can come true. But then the dreams are turned into vivid nightmares of what could possibly be the true reality. David Lynch somehow makes this whole thing work and he makes it work beautifully in this reviewer's opinion. The film is a trumped-up version of "The Twilight Zone" and it adds many techniques that made Alfred Hitchcock the true master of suspense. Many wonder what this film is truly about. I am not sure. I am not sure Lynch even knows, but I am going to give it a shot. "Mulholland Dr." is the dark side of the human condition. It is a film that shows how easy one can lose one's soul if bad elements are let in. There are figures that seem somewhat supernatural to me in this movie. It seems that many of the characters are "messengers" that are all after one thing: Naomi Watts' soul. Watts lets the elements in and in the end she cannot overcome them. What she thinks she wants seems attractive on the outside, but there are cobras on the inside that will be too strong to fight off. In short, "Mulholland Dr." is a brilliant piece of film-making and it is brilliant due to its unique aspects and the fact that it is what one thinks it is. There is no right or wrong answer and it is a film that makes you think. "Mulholland Dr." is a complicated puzzle for the minds of cinema fanatics. 5 stars out of 5.
A David Lynch Puzzle that's worth taking time to solve
posted on 26 Aug 2009David Lynch is one of those directors that I'm glad is out there making movies, even though I've never fully grooved on his particular style of storytelling. I admire him far more than I embrace him. When all is said and done in the career of David Lynch, he'll be most fondly remembered as the man who made strangely twisted noir like "Blue Velvet" and "Twin Peaks" (which held its sanity for as long as it could.) The David Lynch films that most people find so infuriating are what I like to call his "puzzle box" movies. In films like "Eraserhead" and "Lost Highway", Lynch buries his meaning in dream logic and symbols. His refusal to explain his work only adds fuel to the fire lit by his detractors. "Mullholland Drive" starts out as twisted film noir, but about ninety minutes in Lynch does an abrupt gear change and delves deep into "puzzle box" territory. This will frustrate many viewers because the first half is immensely absorbing, and I'll admit as the final hour played out I was growing increasingly frustrated by what Lynch was doing with characters I had come to embrace. But as I walked out of the theatre, my mind ready to explode, I started thinking, and working my way through it. And as I gnawed at it, like a piece of corn stuck between my teeth, the greatest thing happened. Something that never happened with "Eraserhead", "Lost Highway" or the final episodes of "Twin Peaks". As the pieces came together, the theme of "Mullholland Drive" became very clear to me, and the film went from frustrating to brilliant. This movie is a challenge, and it requires a lot of thought afterwards. (I warn you not to see it alone. The more minds helping you the better.) But this time take comfort in the fact that THIS DAVID LYNCH PUZZLE HAS A SOLUTION! Everything does make sense. Not only that, but once I figured out the story, I marveled at how much more powerful the story was BECAUSE of the way Lynch decided to tell it. For example (and I'll call this not just a minor *spoiler* but a clue) one character exists simultaneously at both the happiest and saddest time in her life. It appears that one actress is playing two characters, because the two personalities are so different. But it's the same person, and by putting them in front of you side by side, the sadness of the situation (the loss of joy) is far more powerful than linear storytelling would have brought across. "Mullholland Drive" is not going to work for everyone. If you hated "Naked Lunch", "Memento" or "Eyes Wide Shut" you're probably going to hate this one too. I however think it's the finest example to date of David Lynch doing what he does best. It's breathtaking, brilliant and one of the best movies I've seen in the last couple of years. (Yet if I hadn't figured the story out, I wouldn't be gushing right now.)
Stop for a second. But read this.
posted on 24 Aug 2009I hate chat rooms and so on. I also can't stand pathetic would-bees that comment on things that they could never create on their own. Mulholland Drive is a prime example of why genetic engineering isn't a bad idea. If we were able to have this implemented we could avoid all the useless commentary on this film. By this I mean those who chose to lay down blanket statements that dismiss some of what, to me, could be some of the most stirring moments ever captured on film. Not only did David Lynch write, direct and score (part of) the film; he combined all his experience to make this film the level to which his filmmaking has progressed. Not everyone should see this film, it isn't for everyone; nothing is. But to those who feel this film with each word, shot or note; this film was made with you in mind. This is not the best film of all time, but I can't think of one that is. Mulholland Drive is simply a beautiful FILM... not a MOVIE.
state-of-the-art sensuality
posted on 24 Aug 2009Amazing the amount of comments this film has provoked. While I have nothing particularly original to say, I want my 15 seconds of fame anyway. I am on the side of those who consider it a masterpiece, though a less 'contained' one than Blue Velvet. However, I think confusion is a very understandable reaction to MD, and people who experience that don't need to feel bad about it. Many commentators here are sure they have 'figured it out,' i.e., what parts are dream, etc. I've seen it a few times (I own it, ok?) but am not completely convinced by anyone's explanations, so far, although some insights have been helpful. I celebrate Lynch's sound and vision. On one (important) level, he is showing how sensual the medium can be. Perhaps one should resist a bit the temptation to over-intellectualize it. In my opinion MD is intended to be felt too. Ideally one enjoys the experience without it being all reductively sorted out.
Depressing, but undeniably gripping!
posted on 22 Aug 2009Laura Harring's career should go sky-high after her portrayal of the amnesiatic and bewildered, Rita. This movie is of a more complex nature, and is not for the general viewer. The movie is quite long, (145 minutes) but feels as though it is only a long hour and a half. The most interesting scene is the ending, when Rita opens the blue-box, and their lives are transformed. Very fast-moving, and just when you think you've unlocked the mystery, ZAP!! You're right back where you've started.9/102001 145 minutes Rated: R CC.
The movie without a story - absolutely awful
posted on 22 Aug 2009After I had seen "Mulholland drive" I felt that it had been a complete waste of time.The movie has a fine beginning. You are presented to a story which seems to be interesting enough, but when you have spend half your time wondering when the plot really will begin, the movie takes a bad turn. Suddenly the story has no meaning at all, it contradicts itself and introduces the same actors as different people in the movie. After the movie changed I just couldn't wait to se the credits roll over the screen, but I was trapped watching the movie become even more strange for yet a considerable amount of time.When the credits finally came the thougts that gathered in the head was "what have I just seen", "Why me, why me", "Why was this ever produced" and if I had been a US-citizen the next thought would have been, if I could sue them for wasting my time.The only good thing I can mention about the movie is that it contains a very hot sex-scene with the beautiful actresses, but I can absolutely not understand how this movie got such a good rating. I rated it 1, and can only recomend it as cruel and inhuman torture.
Dark, Surreal, Erotic, and addictive.
posted on 20 Aug 2009No, it does not make sense. Yet somehow it does. The ending is not a giant slap in the face of random proportion. No, the end of this film, as confusing as it is, is circular. Its as if the clue that brings it all together must be found in our own minds. When I first heard that the film didn't make sense, I expected a big giant goldfish to show up on screen out of nowhere for a completely abstract ending. Instead, what we get is something that connects to earlier characters and plot, and its as if we're missing the special 3-D glasses to see the entire puzzle. But it doesn't matter, having been prepared, I was able to enjoy the film as a piece of dream cinema, and it was great.
The two leads are amazing, and it was hilarious to see the audience in the theatre start to squirm and ask "WTF" as the relationship between them slides from friendship, to love, to dark jealousy and hatred. You can construct your own explanation for this film, but either way, its strangely hypnotic. If you like something different and challenging in your movie going, then Mulholland Drive is for you. Mystery buffs how need an ending and a villain in handcuffs need not apply.
I can't wait to get this on DVD.
One of the absolute worst movies I've ever seen
posted on 18 Aug 2009This movie made no sense, and offered no resolution or answers to the many questions it raised. As the credits rolled I found myself exasperated after waiting patiently to find out who the main characters were and how they REALLY related to each other. This was a bizarre story which made no sense to me, and a total waste of time. Avoid it at all costs if you are looking for a well told story.
Nothing written can make it justice.
posted on 18 Aug 2009othing that is written about this film can make it justice. It's one of the most beautiful and scary movies I've ever seen, and it's a shame that this David Lynch Project never made it to the TV series it was planned to be (as a follow up on Twin Peaks). Nevertheless, as a movie it couldn't be more complete. It's delightful and a relief to see that not all movies made follows the same predictable and boring plot lines. Go see it. SEE IT!
Only Lynch can get away with it.
posted on 16 Aug 2009*Possible Spoilers* What started out as a promising pilot for another TV series ends up as a twisting surreal journey where the people you thought you knew...well.. suddenly change. You can tell where the pilot ends and the extra footage he shot to make it a feature length movie divide. Characters change, the same locations are used in different ways and graphic content goes way up. This movie from anyone else would be seen as silly and pretentious but well there's something about David Lynch than seems to be able to transcend that.
You know he's not being weird for weird's sake and even though it doesn't end up making much sense in a linear way it's always interesting. His mind works quite differently than most people's and he has such a striking style it's fun to watch regardless. Not recomended for the casual watcher or someone who's trying to get into David Lynch. Save this one for later after you're more familiar with his work.
A masterpiece.
posted on 14 Aug 2009David Lynch's Mulholland Dr. is a brilliant masterpiece, and his greatest work to date. Lynch skillfully blends dreams, nightmares, memories and flashbacks with reality to create a strange and twisted film-noir. The story seems to be a simple murder mystery on the surface, but in the hands of Lynch, nothing is done simply. Watch this film, and don't just put it off as a twisted movie that makes no sense. Watch it again, and see why this is one of the best films of 2001. This movie should keep you thinking days after you've seen it.
Lynch's Definite Film.
posted on 14 Aug 2009Mulholland Dr. (2001) Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Ann Miller, Dan Hedaya, Mark Pellegrino, Monty Montgomery, Robert Forster. Directed by David Lynch.Spoilers herein.Thrillers, for the most part, have been part of a successful genre in Hollywood. Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo", "Psycho", and "Rear Window" are key classics from the genre. And finally we have a film that can be compared to them. Mulholland Dr. has just about everything I look for in a film. Great acting, incredible directing, strange script, beautiful cinematography, and most of all, it's weird and fun to figure out. In other words, this is one of the greatest and most brilliant films I have ever seen, and this is Lynch's definite film.Betty Elms is a woman who comes to Los Angeles prepared to become a famous actress. As she stays in her aunt's house, she is surprised to see a woman with amnesia hiding there. She doesn't remember her name or how she got there, but the last thing she does remember is a car accident on Mulholland Drive. Meanwhile, director Adam Kesher is threatened by ruthless assassins for a woman to star in his film, but if he rejects it, he is in for major consequences.There are many short stories in "Mulholland Dr." that won't always make much sense, but in the end they will all come together. Knowing that many of Lynch's films usually don't give an explanation ("Lost Highway" being one), he lets the audience come up with a solution on their own. All involved do an outstanding job – mainly Lynch, Watts and Harring, for taking such risks in the production.For the many people who are looking for a typical thriller, this is not one. It is one to create perfect atmosphere and clues throughout for the plot twist. On top of that, there is a structured dramatic storyline. There are many words to describe "Mulholland Dr.", and some in which I haven't even figured out for myself. 5 stars out of 5.
A Masterpiece of Mystery
posted on 12 Aug 2009It's been a long time since I have seen a movie that made me think this much. Perhaps I have never seen a movie that made me feel this way, but at long last I have, and I am glad I did. There hasn't been a director since Hitchcock that has made such thought provoking, mysterious pieces, that pull every string in your mind, and doesn't let go. The only difference is that Hitchcock told you the secret, whereas is seems that Lynch keeps it to himself. He leaves it up to the watcher to figure out what happened, like a detective solving a case. It reminds me of Robert Forester's character in this same movie. He is on screen for about 2 minutes, and it is like we are playing his role, trying to unravel this mystery. All the clues are there, we just have to look hard enough. I know what the ending meant and all that stuff (it required assistance as I only figured out half of it on my own), but it didn't matter if I ever found out because the movie was still enjoyable, and attempting to figure out what happened is most of the fun. Lynch takes us on this wild ride, and t just gets wilder at the end. Who is real? Who isn't? Are people what they appear to be? The answer is no. The details of this movie hung with me the whole day after I saw it, and i spent the entire time trying to piece together what happened myself, and it was a blast. I only hope more writers/directors are talented enough to deliver a genuinely chilling, mystery such as this wonderful film. Watching this movie was creepier than watching any of those crappy "horror" movies out there. And it was nice to see Lynch get a nod from the Academy for this brilliant work, even though he didn't win. A wonderful movie, with a wonderful cast and an amazing ride.
The Best Time of My Life!
posted on 12 Aug 2009I was traveling through Boulder, Colorado and while I was there, I found out that the movie critic Roger Ebert was at the University of Colorado, so I went to see what he was there for. Apparently, he was hosting the movie Mulholland Drive. Monday, he showed the entire movie from begining to end. For the rest of the week (starting on Tuesday and ending on Friday), he let the audience and himself study (basically comment) each shot of the movie and try to puzzle everything together. It was the best time of my life because while I was there, I met Roger Ebert and got to talk to him. Plus, I thought that he chose the right movie to show us. I'd never seen Mulholland Drive and didn't know who was in it, what it was about, nothing. But, by the end, I thought it was a masterpiece.The movie starts out with a woman (Laura Harring) ending up in a brutal car accident that leaves her with amnesia. She sneaks to a house and meets a wanna be actress named Betty (Naomi Watts). Together, Betty and the woman try to figure out the identity of the woman. Along the way, Betty and the woman fall in love with eachother.I honestly say, that nothing can be spoiled or explained clearly about this movie. You have to see it yourself in order to figure it out. The DVD will list 10 clues by director David Lynch (Blue Velvet, Eraserhead) that will help you solve the movies story and background.The movie was very confusing, but at the same time, I was extremely impressed with it. It was very good and very entertaining. Its a movie that will mess with your mind, but by the end, you will be able to figure out what the hell was up as long as you pay attention.I wanna say, very special thanks to Roger Ebert for being a good host and listener as well as choosing a good movie to show us. Thank You Roger!
A complete mess, Lynch fans only
posted on 12 Aug 2009This film feels like first few episodes of what might have been an interesting TV show that are then tied up with the old cliche "it was just a dream." I could not get into this movie because of the hammy acting and the weirdness for the sake of weirdness. I like odd stories and images but they don't have resonance if there is no logic behind them. Here the director just threw in a bunch of stuff he thought looked neat. I think movies fail if they can't draw the viewer in and at least make some sort of sense. On top of everything else this film is long with far to many shots of folks looking into space and cars pulling in and out of driveways, parking spots, etc. Just a long mess of a movie.You have to give it up to Watts though, she is fantastic and the shooting of the vacuum and the terrifying first shot of the homeless being are wonderful moments.
Answers. Give me answers.
posted on 12 Aug 2009If you didn't watch the second part of this movie, the first part seems really poor. And if you didn't know a little bit about David Lynch you would certainly think this was a horrible movie with bad acting and a confused plot-line that never resolves itself. However, it is a David Lynch movie. That changes things. So what really happened? Is it the mad wanderings of a failed actress, a dream, part of a TV pilot that Lynch wrote for ABC? True, the last part of this statement I read in someone else's review. But it's hard to judge the film without knowing this critical piece of information? Was the movie the entire pilot or just a piece that he re-worked into what we now call "Mulholland Drive"? Was the pilot called "Mulholland Drive?" Answers. I need answers, dammit!
innovative technique, modern story : excellent!
posted on 08 Aug 2009Lynch's expose on the failure of Los Angeles only comes to light as his the final parts of his cinemagraphic technique come together. This movie works on many different levels. Firstly, it's style reminds somewhat of Lost Highway, but also Memento : the movie is primarily a mystery, but also a drama and a thriller. He unfolds the puzzle by using symbolism (the old lady who warns of danger within, the homeless "man"), surreality (dreams), and rearranged-time: it is for the viewer to separate reality from dream, and earlier from later. It's a very innovative technique that extends traditional approaches and brings them into modernity. Secondly, it's about the failure of a girl to make it in the dream world of hollywood (and only at the end do we realise that the first part of the film was not real, it was her dream), and the corruption in hollywood (the power politics behind the creative parts of the film industry) and some of the personalities involved. It's ironic that he should criticise hollywood not only with his artistic style (against the mainstream), but as direct subject matter as well.
Like a face outside of a dream.
posted on 08 Aug 2009Betty is an aspiring actress who is staying over at her Aunt Ruth's house. While she is there she discovers Rita who is suffering from amnesia. Betty tries to help Rita with her memory and just when the viewer has the movie figured out, Lynch stirs the plot and drives it into chaos.A great scene in this movie is when the two men are at Winkies and the one guy is telling the other about his dream. The whole scene is fantastic and the scenes at Winkies reminded me of the opening scene in "Pulp Fiction." The whole movie doesn't make much sense but what it lacks in confusion, it makes up for in great acting and an excellent soundtrack. Every song is perfect and fits every scene.See it before you spit out your espresso.
Strap yourself in
posted on 06 Aug 2009David Lynch is either an acquired taste or just someone you like. If he is someone you like, then you'll definitely enjoy this motion picture.This film is less at arm's length than a few of Lynch's films - it's very moving and quite satisfying. Naomi Watts turns in superb performances in the two lead roles. As usual in Lynch films, the casting is laughably off-the-wall (Ann Miller and Billy Ray Cyrus, to name two). And, as usual, everything is graphic yet subtle. Fascinating subplots run in and out like tributaries flowing into and out of a shining river. The score by Angelo Badalamenti is wonderfully moody.A couple of drawbacks - this film is missing a dominant oddball character, like Frank Booth in "Blue Velvet" or Bobby Peru in "Wild at Heart". And, it's too long, getting a bit flabby near the end.Otherwise, do see it. I give it 8 out of 10.
Lose your mind
posted on 30 Aug 2009**POSSIBLE SPOILERS**About the spoilers, I just mention it because there might be a chance of me unleashing some clue to understand this movie (a small possibility, but there it is after all) by complete randomness: I'll say it plain: I haven't the foggiest of what this movie it's about.Then again, it's truly nice to watch. I don't know why people expects things to have some sense in Lynch's films, as far as they usually don't have any sense in real life either. I've watched every shot of this movie with a criminal pleasure, except maybe for the lesbian scenes, which are gross for my own taste (I was going to say "pointless" but I realized in time that it really wasn't the right word). What is for me, the whole thing is but a party for the viewer's eyes to enjoy, you get into Lynch's speedy car and you let him drive you wherever. From the blackbook-killer (who, with his complete surrealism, made me cry my tears out) to the incredibly eerie shots of the "dream" (weird-faced man) and the melodious Spanish going throughout the film, I've loved every bit of it, and I haven't got a clue of what was the story about.Probably something about a dream; it appears clear to me that the inflexion point lies on the broken "Crying" song: in this glorious creeping moment when the singer faints/dies/whatever and the music keeps on playing a dream is over and another dream starts. To me, Diane has killed herself (or has been killed maybe?), well, anyway, she has died, and all the images are but her death dream. I don't say that because it actually makes any sense, but just because it feels like a Death dream to me. I'd bet something valuable that if you go and shoot yourself the last things in your mind would resemble a Lynch movie, just for the heck of it, and just because his sequences are so anguishing, anxious and (for good and for bad) breathtaking. A horrible, surrealistic and sarcastic hallucination? Might be. And if you don't agree with that, which you shouldn't, I'll give you a cool reason to go and watch this film: 1. Because you don't need a reason. If you do, it's not your kind of movie. 2.If you like hot girls, here you'll get a few. If you don't, you'll get really nice performances anyway (which is not as pleasing I guess, but it worths the effort anytime), but no you won't get hot guys, which is sad, but not a tragedy after all. And 3...oh well, I'm tired of giving reasons: great lights, pretty blue colours, amazing music and a long et cetera.