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Intolerable Cruelty Connection

MD — car racing on Mulholland Dr.
MD — car racing on Mulholland Dr.

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…
Intolerable Cruelty Intolerable Cruelty — producer in convertible
MD MD — producer in convertible
…but what's that in the driveway? The van owned by the local maintenance man and pool guy.
Intolerable Cruelty Intolerable Cruelty — pool guy van
MD MD — Gene the pool cleaner
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.
Intolerable Cruelty Intolerable Cruelty — bedroom scene
MD MD — Adam's bedroom
After the fight is over and people dash away in their cars, we get a glimpse of the Asian groundskeeper.
Intolerable Cruelty Intolerable Cruelty — Asian groundskeeper
MD MD — gardener
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.
Intolerable Cruelty Intolerable Cruelty — hillside road
MD MD — Mulholland Dr.
The light-colored sedan is being followed by a black limousine. Watch the nocturnal car chasing sequence on YouTube →
Intolerable Cruelty Intolerable Cruelty — black limo follows sedan
MD MD — black limousine
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.
Intolerable Cruelty Intolerable Cruelty — hitman with document
MD MD — Joe the hitman

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