After a car wreck on Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.
Apple Tower Theatre, 802, South Broadway, Jewelry District, Financial District, Downtown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90013, United States of America
Downtown Palace Theatre, 630, South Broadway, Jewelry District, Historic Core, Downtown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90013, United States of America
David Lynch’s hypnotic neo-noir is a dream and a nightmare of Hollywood itself – and filmed entirely across Los Angeles, from the winding road that gives it its name to the faded downtown theatres that become the eerie Club Silencio.
Where was Mulholland Drive filmed?
Mulholland Drive was filmed across Los Angeles – Mulholland Drive itself, Hollywood, and the historic theatres of Downtown LA.
Every Mulholland Drive location, explained
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The road – Mulholland Drive
The film’s opening and title come from the real Mulholland Drive winding through the Hollywood Hills.
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Club Silencio – Downtown theatres
The uncanny Club Silencio used the historic Tower Theatre and Palace Theatre on Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles.
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Winkie’s diner – Gardena
The dread-soaked diner scenes used a location in Gardena, south Los Angeles.
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Hollywood – the studio world
The film-industry scenes used Hollywood, around Sunset Boulevard and Beachwood.
Planning a visit
Mulholland Drive and the grand old theatres of Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles are real, accessible pieces of the city Lynch turned into a waking dream.
Mulholland Drive Fun Facts
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Named for a real road The film takes its title from the actual Mulholland Drive in the Hollywood Hills.
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Started as a TV pilot The project began as a rejected television pilot before Lynch reshaped it into a film.
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'Silencio' The Club Silencio sequence became one of Lynch’s most iconic scenes.
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A career-maker The film launched Naomi Watts to stardom.
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Best Director at Cannes Lynch won the Best Director prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where was Mulholland Drive filmed?
Across Los Angeles – Mulholland Drive itself, Hollywood, and the historic theatres of Downtown LA.
What theatre is Club Silencio?
The Tower and Palace theatres on Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles.
Can you visit the locations?
Yes – Mulholland Drive and the Downtown LA theatres are all accessible.
