Mulholland Drive Movie Review 2001

David Lynch is back to his old trippy surrealistic tricks again, folks. Lush visuals and atmospheric Badalamenti music are once again the key ingredients in this hypnotic look at Hollywood through a kaleidoscope. Betty (Watts), an aspiring actress staying at her aunt's vacant apartment, comes home to find mystery girl Rita (Harring) taking a shower there. Rita, who has taken her name from a movie poster, has amnesia, and Betty tries to help her piece her life together. Meanwhile, successful young director Adam (Theroux) is threatened with death unless he casts a certain actress favored by a wheelchair-bound dwarf who issues orders over a cell phone. Then (if you can believe it) things get even weirder. Originally conceived as a pilot for ABC television, but reshot as a feature. Execs must have guessed the public wasn't ready for "Laverne and Shirley Drop Acid."

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 146 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Amnesia, Not-So-True Identity, L.A., Behind the Scenes

Screenplay

David Lynch

Cast

Naomi Watts, Laura Elena Harring, Justin Theroux, Ann Miller, Dan Hedaya, Lafayette Montgomery, Michael J. Anderson, Scott Coffey, Chad Everett, Melissa George, James Karen, Katharine Towne, Billy Ray Cyrus, Angelo Badalamenti, Mark Pellegrino, Lee Grant, Kathrine (Kate) Forster, Missy (Melissa) Crider, Brent Briscoe, Marcus Graham, Vincent Castellanos, Michael Des Barres, Robert Forster

Cinematography

Peter Deming

Director

David Lynch

Music

Angelo Badalamenti

Other

Susumo Tokonow, Edward Novick, Mary Sweeney, Peter Jamison, Amy Stofsky, Jack Fisk

Producer

Mary Sweeney, Alain Sarde, Neal Edelstein, Michael Polaire, Tony Krantz, StudioCanal, Asymmetrical Productions, Universal Pictures

Awards

Cesar 2001: Foreign Film; Ind. Spirit 2002: Cinematog.; L.A. Film Critics 2001: Director (Lynch); Natl. Bd. of Review 2001: Breakthrough Perf. (Watts); N.Y. Film Critics 2001: Film; Natl. Soc. Film Critics 2001: Actress (Watts), Film.