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How about this for the first homage to Mulholland Dr. - the Coen bros' "Intolerable Cruelty" (2003):

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Intolerable Cruelty

Mulholland Dr.

A film producer returns to his plush LA home in his smart convertible after a production meeting.

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What should he find in the driveway? The van owned by the local maintenance man and pool guy.

 

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He enters and heads for the bedroom to find... a freshly vacated marital bed. A comedic fight ensues when the lovers enter the scene.

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When the fight is over and people dash away in their cars, we get a glimpse on the Asian groundskeeper. 

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A car screeches along a hillside road in LA, viciously swerving across the road. A woman hangs out of the car screaming and whooping. In my mind there is no doubt that this road is Mulholland Dr.

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The light colored sedan is being followed by a black limousine.

Watch the nocturnal car chasing sequence on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0FIu8LWrgM

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The protagonist orders a hitman named Wheezy Joe to kill the woman he is deeply in love but who betrayed him. Joe is handed a document to help him identifying the victim.

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