Mulholland Dr. (2001)
Preview:
The story may not be linear and exhibits several instances of temporal disruption. A dark-haired woman (Laura Elena Harring) escapes her own murder by being the sole survivor of a car accident on Mulholland Drive. Injured and in shock, she descends into Los Angeles and sneaks into an apartment which an older, red-headed woman has recently vacated. An aspiring actress named Betty Elms (Naomi Watts) arrives at the same apartment and finds the dark-haired woman confused, not knowing her own name. The dark-haired woman assumes the name “Rita” when she sees a poster for the film Gilda (1946), starring Rita Hayworth. To assist her in discovering her identity, they look in Rita’s purse where they find a large amount of money and an unusual blue key.
A man in a diner called Winkies tells his companion about a nightmare in which he dreamt there was a horrible figure behind the diner. When they investigate, the figure appears, causing the man with the nightmare to collapse in fright. Later, a bungling hit man attempts to steal a book full of phone numbers and leaves three people dead. A Hollywood director named Adam Kesher (Justin Theroux) has his film commandeered by apparent mobsters, who insist he cast an unknown actress named Camilla Rhodes (Melissa George) as the lead in his film. After he resists, he returns home to find his wife having an affair and is thrown out of his house. He later learns that his bank has closed his line of credit and he is broke. He agrees to meet a mysterious figure called The Cowboy, who urges him to cast Camilla Rhodes for his own good.
| Director | David Lynch |
| Screen Writer | David Lynch |
| Genre | Drama |
| Release Date | October 12, 2001 |
| Starring | Naomi Watts
Laura Elena Harring Justin Theroux Ann Miller Dan Hedaya Robert Forster Melissa George |
| Studio | Lleju Productions
Harbor Light Entertainment Plum Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
