Maps of Movies

Mulholland Drive (2001)

Where Mulholland Drive says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Club Silencio is not a club: a back car park and a theatre, one block from the studio offices

Scenes and places

The crash on Mulholland Drive (2001)

A woman in an evening gown narrowly escapes being shot by her chauffeur when another car crashes into them. Left with amnesia, she stumbles down into the city.

Set in Mulholland Drive — A woman in an evening gown survives a night-time car crash on the winding hillside road above Los Angeles. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A road along the ridge of the Hollywood Hills, running from Hollywood towards Santa Monica.

Betty arrives at LAX (2001)

Betty steps out of the airport taxi, full of hope, to start her acting career in Hollywood.

Set in Los Angeles International Airport — Betty, an aspiring actress from Ontario, lands in Los Angeles. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The busiest airport in Los Angeles.

Filmed at LAX Terminal 2 taxi rank, opposite the zone 5 parking sign — Betty's arrival, handing her bags to the cabbie at the taxi rank outside. (Coordinates are the airport as a whole, not the exact spot.) Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Aunt Ruth's apartment (2001)

Betty arrives at her aunt's flat and finds a confused stranger who says she has no memory. The two decide to work out who the woman is, and she takes the name Rita.

Set in 1612 Havenhurst Drive (fictional address) — The temporarily vacant apartment where Betty stays and where the injured woman is hiding.

A historic apartment block in Hollywood, not on the real Havenhurst Drive.

Winkie's: the dream (2001)

Dan tells his friend he dreamed about this very diner and a monstrous figure out back. They walk round the corner to check, and Dan collapses in fear.

Set in Winkie's Diner (Sunset Boulevard, fictional) — A man tells his friend a nightmare about the diner, and they go out back to look.

A roadside diner in Gardena, south of central Los Angeles.

Adam's golf club at the studio offices (2001)

Pressured to cast an actress he does not want, Adam refuses. Outside the offices he smashes a car's windshield with a golf club.

Set in Ryan Entertainment offices (fictional) — Film director Adam Kesher is pressured to cast a certain actress in his film.

A downtown office building, directly across from the theatre used for Club Silencio.

Adam comes home (2001)

Adam returns home to find his wife with another man. He is beaten and thrown out, and then learns his bank account is frozen.

Set in 6980 Mulholland Drive (fictional address) — Adam's house, where he finds his wife with another man.

A hillside house whose address in the film is not a real address.

The hitman at Pink's (2001)

Joe the hitman, an incompetent killer, stops for a hot dog with his associates.

Set in Pink's Hot Dogs — The hitman Joe and his associates get hot dogs. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A hot dog stand that has stood on this corner since 1939.

Filmed at Pink's Hot Dogs, La Brea Ave at Melrose Ave — Joe the hitman and his associates cross the car park and pass the toilets at the back. Street number differs between the pages (709 vs 711). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Looking for Diane Selwyn (2001)

Rita remembers the name Diane Selwyn and Betty finds an address. They go to the courtyard complex to look for her.

Set in Sierra Bonita apartment complex (fictional address) — The apartment complex where Betty and Rita go to find Diane Selwyn.

A village-like courtyard complex known locally as the Snow White cottages.

Betty's audition (2001)

Betty performs brilliantly at her audition, and a casting agent takes her to see Adam's own audition. She and Adam share a brief, intense glance before she slips away.

Set in Paramount Pictures studio — Betty performs in a producer's office for the film-within-the-film.

A working film studio on Melrose Avenue, whose name was not on the film's release.

Club Silencio (2001)

Woken in the night by Rita's chanting, the two go to Club Silencio, where the host says everything is pre-recorded. A Spanish version of "Crying" moves both to tears.

Set in Club Silencio (fictional) — A late-night theatre where everything performed is pre-recorded.

Two historic downtown theatres, one for the outside and one for the inside.

Filmed at Palace Theatre (rear parking entrance), downtown — Exterior of the club: the back entrance off the car park. Wikipedia coordinates give only three decimals. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Tower Theatre, 802 S Broadway — Interior of the club. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Characters

• Betty — An aspiring actress newly arrived from Deep River, Ontario.
• Rita — A woman with amnesia who takes her name from a movie poster.
• Adam Kesher — A film director pressured to cast a stranger in his new film.

Questions answered on the map

• Where was Club Silencio really filmed?