Movie connections for
Mulholland Dr. (2001) More at IMDbPro »

References

The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)
Gilda (1946)
 -  Rita sees Rita Hayworth's name on a Gilda poster and decides to call herself Rita
Notorious (1946)
 -  the way ingrid bergman meets her husband's mother
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
A Star Is Born (1954)
The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
Les diaboliques (1955)
The Big Knife (1955)
Vertigo (1958)
Mon oncle (1958)
 -  worker carrying red pipe during Pink's Hot Dog Stand scene
Carnival of Souls (1962)
 -  The scene following the Jitterbug contest dream mirrors the opening scenes of 'Carnival', where Mary Henry loses her memory in a drag-racing accident.
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
8½ (1963)
Le mépris (1963)
 -  "silencio" said in the end of both movies
Sylvia (1965)
 -  'The Sylvia North Story', the film Adam is directing, is a reference to 'Sylvia'.
The Oscar (1966)
Persona (1966)
 -  the scene just before the nude scene between actresses comes from that
Blowup (1966)
Belle de jour (1967)
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
The Godfather (1972)
The Stepford Wives (1975)
Track of the Moon Beast (1976)
3 Women (1977)
Blue Velvet (1986)
 -  The sequence where a Roy Orbison song is lip-synched to ominous effect is mirrored in Club Silencio; Betty claims to be from Deep River, Ontario. This is the name of the apartments in Blue Velvet, which David Lynch also directed.
Hellraiser (1987)
Santa sangre (1989)
"Dekalog" (1989)
"Twin Peaks" (1990)
Wild at Heart (1990)
 -  Towards the end of the first section of the film, Camilla begins wearing a blonde wig. This is the same one Perdita Durango wears in Lynch's 'Wild at Heart'.
Jacob's Ladder (1990/I)
Barton Fink (1991)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
 -  The flashes of "blue light" during the Club Silencio parts are similar to when Laura is thinking about the ring (as well as being in the sleazy club) & gets the "visit" from Bob with the "blue flashes" in Fire Walk with Me.
Trois couleurs: Bleu (1993)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
Lost Highway (1997)
Sweet Jane (1998)
Crazy in Alabama (1999)
 -  Both tell the story of a woman who tries to make it in Hollywood. Both have a murder. Both involve a box for hats hiding a clue to the crimes that have been commited.
Body Shots (1999)

Referenced in

Rabbits (2002)
 -  The pink bathrobe worn by Naomi Watts is the same she wore in Mulholland Dr. Also all three actors of Rabbits are also starring in MD.
Femme Fatale (2002)
Demonlover (2002)
S1m0ne (2002)
Adaptation. (2002)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
 -  Spielberg borrowed painting
Watching the Alien (2003) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
 -  1. Scene at the beginning when G. Rush comes home and sees the van of the adulterer. 2. Next scene when the fast car drives by (with RR & his girlfriend).
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V)
 -  one-sheet poster displayed
The Year of the Rat (2003) (V)
 -  Kristin Cloke references the film in an interview situation
Red Cockroaches (2003)
 -  Often mentioned in reviews
Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin (2004) (V)
 -  mentionned once by Eli Roth
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004)
 -  The floor shown in the opening scene, interwoven with images spoofing Lost Highway and typical Lynchian motives mentioned by the narrator.
A Conversation with Quentin Tarantino & Scott Spiegel (2004) (V)
 -  This movie gets mentioned.
Ellie Parker (2005)
 -  Ellie passes the movie poster while walking to her manager's room.
Film Geek (2005)
 -  on shelf in video store
Naturaleza muerta (2005)
 -  Poster seen in Alex's room.
Crescendo (2005)
 -  duality and character's name Diana
Southland Tales (2006)
 -  The scene involving Rebekah Del Rio is a reference to the Silencio scene in Mulholland Drive
50 Films to See Before You Die (2006) (TV)
 -  Makes the countdown, is talked about.
Inland Empire (2006)
 -  The end credit sequence features characters from Mulholland Dr.
Anima nera (2007)
 -  for the car crash sequence
"30 Rock: Secrets and Lies (#2.8)" (2007)
 -  Pete wants to watch the lesbian scene from it
Le son de Lynch (2007) (TV)
 -  This documentary analyses the main place that David Lynch gives to the sound in his movie Mulholland.
Pale Blue Balloons (2008)
 -  A poster of this movie is seen on the wall
Afstiros katallilo (2008)
 -  Mentioned in a dialogue
Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009) (V)
 -  George to Mason "All you're missing the little blue box."
"The X Factor: (#6.19)" (2009)
 -  Referenced by name.
No Kind of Life (2009) (V)
 -  Discussed by characters

Featured in

Celluloid Dreams (2002)
The 2002 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2002) (TV)
 -  clips
The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002) (TV)
"SexTV: SexTV's Most Memorable Moments in Masturbation History (#7.20)" (2005)
 -  Clip from show is used in this episode.
The Pervert's Guide to Cinema (2006)
 -  excerpt in movie
50 Films to See Before You Die (2006) (TV)
 -  Clips shown.
"Se eida...: I Kaiti, i Loucy kai i Bom (#1.13)" (2008)
 -  on TV

Spoofed in

My Big Fat Independent Movie (2005)
 -  Guy walking down the street sees and says 'hey' to hot lesbians, creepy cowboy, and a filthy mysterious bum
Waiting... (2005/I)
 -  When Bishop (the cook) meets Mitch (the new guy) first (9min), he talks like the cowboy in the corral-scene (66min) of 'Mulholland Drive'

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