Hollywoodland
Instrueret af Allen CoulterDen 16. juni 1959 dør Superman. Eller rettere: skuespilleren George Reeves. Den populære helt i tv-serien om Superman bliver fundet skudt gennem hovedet, sandsynligvis selvmord. Det er den lille tvivl i 'sandsynligvis', som privatdetektiven Louis Simo begynder at bore i. Reeves' kæreste var en halv time om at rapportere dødsfaldet til politiet, selv om hun holdt fest nede i stueetagen. Og han havde lige fortalt, at han ikke ville gifte sig med hende – hævder Reeves' mor. Samtidig kommer Simo på sporet af en af Hollywoods velbevarede hemmeligheder, nemlig, at Reeves i årevis har været Toni Mannix' elsker. Det er hende, der har betalt for huset, for rollen som Superman gav popularitet, men ikke mange penge. Og i baggrunden finder Simo hendes mand, MGM's berygtede fixer Eddie Mannix, der både har skabt og knust karrierer.
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- Vincent Reggiannini4. januar 2026This is a haunting movie filled with imperfect people. Selfish people, bullies, victims, uncaring mothers and quite possibly a severely depressed man about 40 years late to his stardom. George Reeves had everything Hollywood wanted in a movie star, but not in the time he existed. In the 1930-1945 he would have been a mega-star, boiler-plate plunked into every cookie cutter Hollywood rehash of the same tired old tropes. But in his lifetime he was stuck in the doldrums of television, which in the late ‘50s and ‘60s was a graveyard for has-beens and “never have beens”. He had big dreams that faded fast, like they do for 90% of the people who venture into that environment. There people are used and discarded like yesterday’s newspaper without so much as an after-thought. People are products in this landscape - used, abused, exploited and run through every wringer in every possible way. This movie paints several sad tales of what might have happened with Reeves. Was he suicidal? Was he killed by a jealous ex-lover, or perhaps a selfish younger girlfriend who never quite understood him? Was he put down by a Hollywood heavy hitter, someone with money, a dark past and plenty of reasons and capabilities to carry out a hit? Affleck does a decent job of painting the many faces of his character, lending to the mystery of what might have really happened. Adrian Brody takes us through the many versions of this event as a fictional detective who has his own problems, yet it’s done in a very convincing and heartfelt way. This is no thrown together hash of off-the-wall theories, it’s an interesting story of many flawed people interacting within the Hollywood environment of exploitation and selfishness.
- carmen.s2920. september 2025Absolutely loved this movie with the multiple endings showing the various theories as to George Reeves death.
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- september 2006 blev Hollywoodland udgivet.
Hollywoodland blev instrueret af Allen Coulter.
Hollywoodland har en spilletid på 2 t 6 m.
Hollywoodland blev produceret af Glenn Williamson.
Den 16. juni 1959 dør Superman. Eller rettere: skuespilleren George Reeves. Den populære helt i tv-serien om Superman bliver fundet skudt gennem hovedet, sandsynligvis selvmord. Det er den lille tvivl i 'sandsynligvis', som privatdetektiven Louis Simo begynder at bore i. Reeves' kæreste var en halv time om at rapportere dødsfaldet til politiet, selv om hun holdt fest nede i stueetagen. Og han havde lige fortalt, at han ikke ville gifte sig med hende – hævder Reeves' mor. Samtidig kommer Simo på sporet af en af Hollywoods velbevarede hemmeligheder, nemlig, at Reeves i årevis har været Toni Mannix' elsker. Det er hende, der har betalt for huset, for rollen som Superman gav popularitet, men ikke mange penge. Og i baggrunden finder Simo hendes mand, MGM's berygtede fixer Eddie Mannix, der både har skabt og knust karrierer.
Nøglepersonerne i Hollywoodland er Louis Simo (Adrien Brody), Toni Mannix (Diane Lane), George Reeves (Ben Affleck).
Hollywoodland er bedømt 15.
Hollywoodland er en Drama, Thriller, Kriminalitet-film.
Hollywoodland har en publikumsbedømmelse på 4.8 ud af 10.
Hollywoodland havde et budget på 28 mio. US$.
Hollywoodland har indtjent 16,8 mio. US$ ved billetlugen.