Mulholland Drive (2001)
Coming Out at 19 October 2001 in theaters.
“Mulholland Dr.”
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Mulholland Drive is neo-noir mystery film written and directed by David Lynch and starring Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Ann Miller, Mark Pellegrino and Robert Forster. It tells the story of an aspiring actress named Betty Elms (Watts), newly arrived in Los Angeles, who meets and befriends an amnesiac woman (Harring) recovering from a car accident. The story follows several other vignettes and characters, including a Hollywood film director (Theroux).
Originally conceived as a television pilot, a large portion of the film was shot in 1999 with Lynch’s plan to keep it open-ended for a potential series. After viewing Lynch’s cut, however, television executives rejected it. Lynch then provided an ending to the project, making it a feature film. The half-pilot, half-feature result, along with Lynch’s characteristic style, has left the general meaning of the film’s events open to interpretation. Lynch has declined to offer an explanation of his intentions for the narrative, leaving audiences, critics, and cast members to speculate on what transpires. He gave the film the tagline “A love story in the city of dreams”.
Categorized as a psychological thriller, Mulholland Drive earned Lynch the Prix de la mise en scène (Best Director Award) at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, sharing the prize with Joel Coen for The Man Who Wasn’t There. Furthermore, Lynch would also earn an Academy Award nomination for Best Director. The film launched Harring’s career, boosted Watts’ Hollywood profile considerably, and was the last feature film to star veteran Hollywood actress Ann Miller.
Mulholland Drive is now widely regarded as one of Lynch’s finest works and one of the greatest films of the 21st century, ranking 28th in the 2012 Sight & Sound critics’ poll of the best films ever made and topping a 2016 poll by BBC Culture of the best films since 2000. A. O. Scott of The New York Times writes that while some might consider the plot an “offense against narrative order … the film is an intoxicating liberation from sense, with moments of feeling all the more powerful for seeming to emerge from the murky night world of the
Director: David Lynch
Writer: David Lynch
Stars: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Patrick Fischler, Robert Forster, Ann Miller, Mark Pellegrino
Cast:
| Naomi Watts | … | Betty / Diane Selwyn |
| Jeanne Bates | … | Irene |
| Dan Birnbaum | … | Irene’s Companion |
| Laura Harring | … | Rita / Camilla Rhodes |
| Randall Wulff | … | Limo Driver |
| Robert Forster | … | Detective McKnight |
| Brent Briscoe | … | Detective Domgaard |
| Maya Bond | … | Aunt Ruth |
| Patrick Fischler | … | Dan |
| Michael Cooke | … | Herb |
| Bonnie Aarons | … | Bum |
| Michael J. Anderson | … | Mr. Roque |
| Joseph Kearney | … | Roque’s Manservant |
| Enrique Buelna | … | Back of Head Man |
| Richard Mead | … | Hairy-Armed Man |
| Sean Everett | … | Cab Driver at LAX |
| Ann Miller | … | Coco |
| Angelo Badalamenti | … | Luigi Castigliane |
| Dan Hedaya | … | Vincenzo Castigliane |
| Daniel Rey | … | Valet Attendant |
| Justin Theroux | … | Adam |
| David Schroeder | … | Robert Smith |
| Robert Katims | … | Ray Hott |
| Marcus Graham | … | Mr. Darby |
| Tom Morris | … | Espresso Man |
| Melissa George | … | Camilla Rhodes |
| Mo Gallini | … | Castigliane Limo Driver |
| Mark Pellegrino | … | Joe |
| Vincent Castellanos | … | Ed |
| Diane Nelson | … | Heavy-Set Woman |
| Charles Croughwell | … | Vacuum Man |
| Rena Riffel | … | Laney |
| Michael Des Barres | … | Billy |
| Lori Heuring | … | Lorraine |
| Billy Ray Cyrus | … | Gene |
| Tad Horino | … | Taka |
| Missy Crider | … | Waitress at Winkies |
| Tony Longo | … | Kenny |
| Geno Silva | … | Hotel Manager / Emcee |
| Katharine Towne | … | Cynthia |
| Lee Grant | … | Louise Bonner |
| Monty Montgomery | … | Cowboy |
| Kate Forster | … | Martha Johnson |
| James Karen | … | Wally Brown |
| Chad Everett | … | Jimmy Katz |
| Wayne Grace | … | Bob Booker |
| Rita Taggart | … | Linney James |
| Michele Hicks | … | Nicki Pelazza |
| Lisa K. Ferguson | … | 1st AC |
| William Ostrander | … | 2nd Assistant Director |
| Elizabeth Lackey | … | Carol |
| Brian Beacock | … | Backup Singer #1 |
| Blake Lindsley | … | Backup Singer #2 |
| Adrien Curry | … | Backup Singer #3 |
| Tyrah M. Lindsey | … | Backup Singer #4 |
| Michael D. Weatherred | … | Hank – Assistant Director |
| Michael Fairman | … | Jason |
| Johanna Stein | … | Woman in #12 |
| Richard Green | … | The Magician |
| Conte Candoli | … | Trumpet Player |
| Cori Glazer | … | Blue-Haired Lady |
| Rebekah Del Rio | … | Rebekah Del Rio |
| Lyssie Powell | … | Blond in Bed |
| Scott Coffey | … | Wilkins |
| Kimberly Clever | … | Dancer |
| Joshua Collazo | … | Dancer |
| David Frutos | … | Dancer |
| Peter Loggins | … | Dancer |
| Theresa Salazar | … | Dancer |
| Thea Samuels | … | Dancer |
| Christian Thompson | … | Dancer |
| Phoebe Augustine | … | Woman in Club Silencio |
| Jehshua Barnes | … | Young Actor |
| Elina Madison | … | Starlet |
| Arnold Montey | … | Police Officer |
| Marc Kenneth Robinson | … | Police officer |
| Samantha Schacher | … | Teenager |
| Desi Singh | … | First Cab Driver |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia