Movie Description The murder of a well-connected seductress swings the true-life maverick 1950's L.A. police unit known as the "Hat Squad" into action in this atmospheric thriller. Unconcerned with protocol, this group of tough cops makes up their own rules, but when one of them is implicated in the murder they may be faced with more than they can handle.
| Credits | | Cast: | Andrew McCarthy, Jennifer Connelly, Melanie Griffith, Michael Madsen, Treat Williams |
| Details | | Sound: | HiFi Sound, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound |
Notes Released theatrically in the USA April 26, 1996. The film grossed $8 million domestically.
Co-produced by Zanuck Company Productions.
Color by Technicolor; prints by DeLuxe; in DTS sound.
In the early 1990s, a short-lived television series called "The Hat Squad" aired on CBS. It was also based on the real-life "Hat Squad" detectives.
Soundtrack on Edel America Records.
Rated BBFC 18 by the British Board of Film Classification.
Copyright 1995 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc.
Editorial Reviews "...Nick Nolte is perfect..." Sight and Sound - p.48 - John Wrathall (09/01/1996)
"...[Malkovich is] the most perversely intriguing thing in the movie. A pleasantly diverting CHINATOWN knockoff..." Entertainment Weekly - pp.131-2 - Ty Burr (08/23/1996)
"...Loaded with talent on both sides of the camera....Malkovich weighs in with another eccentric characterization..." Variety - Todd McCarthy (04/22/1996)
"...Mr. Nolte gives an especially solid performance....[Ms. Griffith gives] an unusually acute performance..." New York Times - p.C16 - Janet Maslin (04/26/1996)
"...MULHOLLAND FALLS combines a vivid sense of place with a visceral directorial style that fuses controlled fury onto everything it touches..." Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan (04/26/1996)
"...It's a masterfully atmospheric film noir..." Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (04/26/1996)
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