Mulholland Dr. (2001)

A Universal/StudioCanal Picture
Directed by: David Lynch
Starring: Naomi Watts (Betty), Laura Elena Harring (Rita), Justin Theroux (Adam), Ann Miller (CoCo), Robert Forster (Detective)
Running Time: 2 hours, 27 minutes
MPAA Rating: R

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DVD Technical Specs:
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
Audio Options: DTS 5.1, DD 5.1
NO CHAPTER STOPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SPECIAL FEATURES
Movie Trailer (whooptie doo...)
Cast and Crew Info
And that's it, unless you count 'interactive menus'
This is what you would call a "bare-bones" disc.

Lowdown: This one takes a few watchings until you understand what the hell is happening. Once you do though, the ride is well worth it. Although a bare disc, still a recommended addition to your library.

"No Hay Banda......"

Welcome once again to the strange and beautiful world of David Lynch. You're not in Twin Peaks, nor are you in Dune, or even the quaint yet twisted world of Blue Velvet. Nope, when you enter David Lynch's Mulholland Drive, you have entered into Hollywood, baby. L.A., dude! But even by saying that I'm full of it, as this is no Hollywood you or I have ever seen. You find yourself in a Hollywood that only exists in David Lynch's unique mind, and boy oh boy, what a ride this movie turns out to be.

You are immediately presented a series of images that have apparently no common thread: a first-person view of sobbing; an attempted murder interrupted by a car accident; a jitterbug contest; I could easily go on with a few more examples. You really don't get a narrative flow until about a half hour in, but at that point is where things slowly but surely make a sort of sense. What sense can be made? A detective story with a Hollywood dreamer and an amnesiac trying to piece together what happened the night before. Or is that everything? Add into the mix a Hollywood director, the Italian Mafia, a mysterious starlet who "is the girl", and a blue key that no one knows what it unlocks.

So perhaps the above didn't sell you on the movie. But c'mon, you know you're curious. And believe me, if after watching this movie once you don't have any yearning to see it again immediately, well, good on ya, but I sure had to see it again. And read about it on the Internet..... and watch it again..... Your mind should be throughly blown when you've finished watching this. Not to mention the fact that both Naomi Watts and Laura Elena Harring are freakin' hot. And if the whole mystery thing doesn't do anything for you, there's actually some serious lesbian action. No joke. I wouldn't tease you like that.

Scenes to Remember: The unbelievable performance in Spanish of Roy Orbison's "Crying" at the Club Silencio; Betty and Rita comfort each other; The Cowboy Meeting; The Party on Mulholland