Initially, "Mulholland Dr." was to mark David Lynch's return to television. It is a retooling of a script originally shot as a 94-minute pilot for a TV series (co-written with TV screenwriter Joyce Eliason) for the channel ABC, which had approved the script, but chose not even to air the pilot once it was done in 1999, despite Lynch's labours to cut the project to their liking. It was left in limbo until 18 month later French company Studio Canal Plus (also producer of 'The Straight Story') agreed to pay ABC $7 million for the pilot, and budget a few million more to turn the pilot into a two-hour, 27-minute movie. The cost of the film doubled to $14 million as sets had to be reconstructed and actors recalled.
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Mulholland Dr. Cast
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Character |
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Naomi Watts
She was 30, now 56 years old
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Robert Förster
He was 20, 41 years old when he died
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Brent Briscoe
He was 37, 56 years old when he died
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as Detective Domgaard |
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Justin Theroux
He was 27, now 53 years old
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James Karen
He was 75, 94 years old when he died
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as Wally Brown |
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Angelo Badalamenti
He was 61, now 87 years old
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as Luigi Castigliane |
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Angelo Badalamenti
He was 61, now 87 years old
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Lori Heuring
She was 25, now 51 years old
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as Lorraine |
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Scott Coffey
He was 31, now 57 years old
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as Wilkins |
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Dan Hedaya
He was 58, now 84 years old
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as Vincenzo Castigliane |
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Chad Everett
He was 61, 75 years old when he died
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as Woody Katz |
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Laura Harring
She was 34, now 60 years old
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Ann Miller
She was 75, 80 years old when she died
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Katharine Towne
She was 20, now 46 years old
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as Cynthia |
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Lee Grant
She was 72, now 98 years old
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as Louise Bonner |
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Billy Ray Cyrus
He was 37, now 63 years old
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as Gene Clean |
Mulholland Dr. Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Neal Edelstein as Producer. |
Production |
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Michael Polaire as Producer. |
Production |
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Tony Krantz as Executive Producer. He was 39 (now 65) years old
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Production |
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Brian Grazer as Executive Producer. He was 47 (now 73) years old
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Production |
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David Lynch as Director. He was 52 (now 78) years old
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Directing |
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David Lynch as Executive Producer. He was 52 (now 78) years old
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Production |
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David Lynch as Writer. He was 52 (now 78) years old
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Writing |
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Ron Howard as Executive Producer. He was 44 (now 70) years old
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Production |
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Peter Deming as Director of Photography. He was 41 (now 67) years old
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Camera |
