Mulholland Falls
Short description
Mulholland Falls is set in early 1950s Los Angeles, where Max Hoover leads a small elite police unit known as the Hat Squad. The squad operates outside the usual rules in its fight against organized crime, using methods that are as forceful as those of the criminals it pursues. Hoover's position is threatened when a young woman, Allison Pond, is found murdered, and his connection to her puts his marriage, his career and his safety at risk. The investigation draws the squad toward powerful figures connected to military and atomic energy matters. The film is a crime drama with mystery and thriller elements.
Lee Tamahori directed the film, his second feature after Once Were Warriors (1994), and Peter Dexter wrote the screenplay. Nick Nolte plays Max Hoover, with Melanie Griffith as his wife Katherine, Chazz Palminteri, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn and Treat Williams among the credited cast of twenty-five. Richard D. Zanuck and Lili Fini Zanuck produced for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with The Zanuck Company and LARGO Entertainment.
Released in April 1996, the film runs 107 minutes. Made for about 29 million US dollars, it took roughly 12 million worldwide, a return well below its cost that points to a limited commercial performance. On TMDB it holds a rating of 6 out of 10 from 338 votes, indicating a moderate reception among those who have logged it.
What's left behind the scenes
- The military personnel who participated in the atomic bomb tests signed non-disclosure agreements. Many of them remained true to their word, even as they died from radiation in subsequent years. The U.S. Congress revoked these non-disclosure agreements in 1996, allowing them to speak about what had happened and seek medical treatment.
- The role of the police chief was offered to Jack Nicholson. He turned it down and recommended Bruce Dern for the part.
- The detectives featured in the film were based on the members of the so-called 'hat squad,' as the four Los Angeles police officers were known. As shown in the movie, the LAPD granted them, along with a larger crime-fighting group (later renamed the 'Intelligence Division'), the authority to prevent organized crime from the East Coast from moving into Los Angeles. It is claimed that the actual LAPD units employed tactics comparable to those necessary for combating organized crime.
- The film features a 1949 Buick Roadmaster convertible with the famous ventiports on the front fenders (four on each side).
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