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Actors: Nick Nolte, Michael Madsen, Melanie Griffith, Treat Williams
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Mulholland Falls |
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Nick Nolte plays Max Hoover, one of four L.A. cops, who are part of an elite squad. These four men are based on an actual squad in the 1950s known as the Hat Squad, known for their wearing of fedoras. The men run across the death of Allison Pond, a starlet or celebrity of some kind (it's not really explained). Hoover was involved with the woman at one time, but ended it sometime previously. However, he is driven to find out what happened to her, despite the fact that it may cause domestic unrest with his wife. Investigation of the crime leads the men to the Nevada Test Site, near Las Vegas, Nevada. They start suspecting that this crime has nothing to do with a mob hit or a drug deal or other random crime. There is government cover-up involved. Their suspicions rise when soldiers refuse to allow them admittance to question a general. More confrontations arise until they are finally able to find out what happened to Allison Pond. And the knowledge could prove dangerous to Max Hoover.
--BethG, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Mulholland Falls |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How difficult to spot villain?
- Moderately Challenging
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Murder Mystery?
Yes
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 70%
Kind of mystery?
- police procedural
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Profession/status:
- infantry soldier
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Desert?
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
How many deaths in film?
- 3-4
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 2 (a little)
Kind of violence:
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- dropped from large heights
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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