Mulholland Falls Movie Review 1995

Noir meets the nuclear age in this stylish period piece from New Zealand director Tamahori. Nolte plays the leader of the Hat Squad, a vicious group of fedora-sporting detectives assigned to bust organized crime in '50s L.A. at all costs. While investigating the murder of his ex-mistress, Nolte and cohorts Madsen, Palminteri and Penn discover evidence linking the murder to a general (Malkovich) in charge of the top secret nuclear program. Although the cast is dripping with big name stars, the best performance is put in by the glossy set design of Richard Sylbert, who probably had a strong case of deja vu, having previously done "Chinatown."

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 107 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Period Piece: 1950s, Organized Crime, Contemporary Noir, Shrinks, Blackmail, Buddy Cops, It's a Conspiracy, Man!

Screenplay

Pete Dexter

Cast

Nick Nolte, Melanie Griffith, Chazz Palminteri, Michael Madsen, Christopher Penn, Treat Williams, Jennifer Connelly, Andrew McCarthy, John Malkovich, Daniel Baldwin, Bruce Dern, Ed Lauter

Cinematography

Haskell Wexler

Director

Lee Tamahori

Music

Dave Grusin

Other

William L. Petersen, Rob Lowe

Producer

Lili Fini Zanuck, Richard D. Zanuck, MGM

Awards

Golden Raspberries 1996: Worst Support. Actress (Griffith).