The Coen Bros.' Intolerable Cruelty (2003) may be the first homage to Mulholland Dr. Possible connections:
After a production meeting a film producer returns to his plush LA home in his smart convertible…
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…but what's that in the driveway? The van owned by the local maintenance man and pool guy.
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He enters the house and heads for the bedroom, only to find a freshly vacated marital bed. A comedic fight ensues as the lovers enter the scene.
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After the fight is over and people dash away in their cars, we get a glimpse of the Asian groundskeeper.
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A car screeches along a hillside road in LA, viciously swerving across the road. A woman hangs out of the car screaming and whooping — in my mind there is no doubt that this road is Mulholland Dr.
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The light-colored sedan is being followed by a black limousine. Watch the nocturnal car chasing sequence on YouTube →
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The protagonist orders a hitman called Wheezy Joe to kill the woman he is deeply in love with but who also betrayed him. Joe is handed a document to help him identify the victim.
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