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  • Lynch can create scary scenes in broad daylight, on busy streets - very rare. Excellent.

  • It just sets up the whole scare... but still, it feels like it was completely unexpected. It's just so scary.

  • I do not understand this scene, is this a dream? how do we know in this film when are we in a dream? hey guys, which you would say are the major themes of the film?

  • @almi2ag

    *spoiler*

    Based on the generally accepted interpretation, everything that happens between the beginning of the movie and when Naomi Watts wakes up as Dianne is a dream, and the very end is Dianne's crazy guilty hallucinations.

    I'm not sure how to interpret the man behind Winkie's symbolically, but he seems to be a "keeper" of the Truth Box, i.e. Dianne's guilt and the horror of what she's done.

  • You should make a prank on a friend with this :) Sit down with them just like this and telll them you've had a weird dream...

  • Hahah i actually shouted loudly and my cat ran off in terror :) I will never forget this.

  • the corpse scene was ok because the music lead you into it.. this scene is just out of the blue

  • this is the scariest movie scene i've ever seen. i was frozen with terror!

  • and what about that weird mr. roker?

    and that strange and powerful

    italian family?

  • ive watched 2 david lynch films, so far, inland empire and this one, they both are connected, in a lot of ways, the theater, that blue light, if you see the rabbits series of lynch, there are clues too.

    remember that guy in this movie, that answered a phone, and said, "the girl is not here" (or something like that)

    he is the same guy with glasses that appear on inland empire, and talks to laura. and there he says through the phone: "the girl is here"

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  • This is the scary scene I've heard so much about? Really?

  • yes, it is terrifying when you watch the whole film and realize what it is

  • @PityOnThePawn I agree

  • if anyone is interested ive uploaded all of this

  • it wasnt even the last jump scene that does it, it's him telling you his dream at the start that makes it feel more scary than it is, just directing to perfection.

  • I have an open question that I would like to ask everyone. I welcome as many answers as I can get, short answers included.

    When the man appears, does it actually frighten you? That is, does it produce a similar, heart-thumping effect as those internet screamers that you come across every now and then?

    If not, how would you describe the sensation that watching the climax of the scene gives you?

    Thank you for your time!

  • Oh yes when the strange man appeared it most definately scared me! & it continues to scare me. I could watch hundreds of horror films and not be scared but Mulholland drive takes it that step further.. you believe that you are in your own nightmare, Lynch does that well.

  • I feel like something very dangerous and very frightening from outside has invaded my dreams, like Lynch is manipulating the darkest, most vulgar part of my unconscious. the way this scene plays out is similar to a lot of my nightmares, so he's managed to take something very intimate and personal and betray me. i can't explain! it's just the scariest scene i've ever experienced.

  • what are they're names?

  • typical Lynch. Absolutely immense scene, he is the MASTER of capturing tension.

    He makes the most simplest of scenarios (in this case a man retelling his dream) feel SO real.

    Great scene, Lynch is a genius.

  • I thought the scene where Diane and Rita found the corpse in the house was scarier, actually.

    But I got a lot of relief when, in showing this movie in a film seminar, one of the girls asked us to try to stop and hit fast-forward to skip past that scene...and then when we started it up again, it started RIGHT with the corpse staring at us in the face. :D

  • got to agree with you, the tension in this scene works, but the corpse's face in that boarded up house scene is making my spine tingle just thinking about it now (and I'm glad it's not on YT yet lol). I saw some nasty corpse's on the tv series Rasen related to the Japenese 'Ringu' but that mullholland corpse was dead creepier.

  • I agree. That scene in the boarded up apartment is the creepiest scene in the movie. The scene in this video is merely a matter of suspense and anticipation.

  • I understood the movie after rewatching some scene and reading various analyses and commentaries, but its still not my cup of tea.

    Nevertheless, this scene is definately the most memorable, effective, and terrifying. Very MUCH like a nightmare!

  • Its kind of funny because this movie is 15 years old and finally get some recongnition.

  • this movie is 8 years old dude

  • @ebear444

    What's that got to do with anything?

  • notice what it's in response to....moron.

  • Wow....that worked well. Gotta see this film.

  • This is my favorite scene in the whole movie. It still freaks me out every time I see it.

    To me David Lynch understands dreams better than any other director.

  • The more you think about this the scarier it becomes.

    Of course, if you're very scientifically informed and you think about it too much it will become less scary. The one who's 'doing this'? Basically suggesting that a distant figure applies some sort of airborne force on real-life events, which, considering the physical consequences of this (and philosophical, think determinism) is absolutely preposterous.

  • The camera slowly approaching the wall and not knowing whats around the corner...my god what terror !

    I just watched this over the weekend and thought it was an awesome movie....but I didn't get it. Maybe that is simply the magic of David Lynch.

  • its a scary scene and all but after looking at it again I noticed that guy who pops out in the end oddly resembles Robin Williams lol....

  • i pissed myself when i saw this scene late at night on dvd. i was alone in the house and it was fuckin´ raining outside.

    greetings from germany.

  • lol that was some freaky shit.

  • looks like Bob Marley

    I love how he does this, makes you have absolutely zero comfort watching the movie. The only way I comforted myself was by pausing the screen on the scary face and realize that its a guy w/ nice green eyes, and looks liek bob marley

  • i wish lynch wouldve built off this scene a little more

  • If you're not scared it doesn't mean you're hard.

    It means you failed to immerse yourself in this scene, and therefore expose only your own inadequacies.

  • did u have to see the rest of the movie or something, cuz that wasnt scary at all...

  • This scene is scary in and of itself. It is supposed to give the watcher the same terror they would feel if something that haunted them in their dreams suddenly, and irrationally, came true. You aren't afraid because you have no appreciation for subtlety and suspense and only respond to gore and blood.

  • I just found out that this was filmed at Caesar's resturant in Gardena. I gotta go there.

  • DX goddammit;;;; ugh now my hearts going nuts;;; i was all oh this isnt creepy than BAM;;; i wanna see the rest of the movie 8D

  • jeseus that ia scary bit, i was very creeped out by this bit and i was very uncomfortable watching the rest of the movie because of angelo badamentis score and lynch's slow scary camera work. another scary bit is where the two women find the corpse on the bed...

    David lynch is incredible

  • :-)

    Aye, good movie. Except for one thing: those lesbian 'softcore' scenes. They were really bad, you could tell both actresses were so uncomforotable.

  • nice!

  • ur so gay the movie isnt about lesbians...

  • How is liking lesbians gay? lol

  • yeah just watched it and my friends said that too

  • I thought the scene played out exactly how Lynch wanted it. I didn't think they looked uncomfortable at all. I think they played the emotion of being scared to do something they've never done before (In the characters' lives).

  • Imagine no one had commented this and you would be the only person who would get it and be scared.

  • better yet: imagine no one else saw the face. you read the comments about how disappointed everyone else is, and the video only has one star. "he just fainted out of nowhere? weak"

    imagine how freaky THAT would be.

  • wow, lol'd so hard at this

  • OH JESUS ... this freaked me out when I first saw it ... couldn't watch the rest of the film ... haven't yet.

    The idea that the things you associate with night can happen ANYWHERE ... fucking scary. YOU ARE NOT SAFE ANYWHERE.

    I think I'll watch it tonight.

  • Yeah this scene had me creeped out for the rest of the film. Lynch keeps using slow around corner shots like this one.

  • The way the scene builds up reminds me of when I'd scare the shit out of myself when I was little, thinking that something was going to jump out from around every corner. I just wish the scariness of the face matched how scary I wanted it to be.

  • It's amazing, how from such a simple set-up, Lynch can still make you shit bricks!

  • Fuck me, even though I knew something was coming I still jumped.

  • fuckin' AAARGGHHHH

  • pure psychological terrific scene...just great.

  • I think;

    This is a part of Marta's imagination, and the guy watches his own dream in reality by acting in it.

    and the weird man is a mystic thing in the dark cube which all the decisions come from that.

  • JESUS CHRIST. I've had nightmares exactly like this.

    I think it's a testament to this scene that even the 3-minute run up where he's just talking about the dream is bloosy creepy.

  • It looks like Jonathan Davis.

  • wtf was that? a bum with a hygiene disorder?

  • I shit my pants on that scene I kid you not.

  • when that thing disappeares i just cant stop laughing xDD

  • I can't even watch this again it scares me so much. It reminds me of a recurring childhood nightmare I had about a monster behind the refrigerator. There is just something so -invasive- about the contradiction... the contrast between the harmless, mundane walls and the grotesquery that follows. *gag*

  • SOOOOOOOOOOO scary!!! gives me the chills everytime

  • DEAR GOD, NOT CHEWBACCA!!!

  • holy shit! that's what i said when i saw it

  • I love Inland Empire!  I got the DVD and I rewatch it every so often. David Lynch is a genius.

  • this is the scariest thing i've ever seen in a movie hands down. i just got done watching the movie and i'm still looking over my shoulder. that guy's acting combined with the dreadful music and lynch's under-your-skin directing just put the fear of god into me.

  • I concur. This film redifined the horror genre for me. If you liked this, watch another David Lynch film, Inland Empire.

  • That scared the shit out of me! Great director, too.

  • Shit. That floored the hell out of me the first time I saw it.

  • What the hell I had my volume turned all the way up and i could still barely hear them sometimes

  • What the fuck is this film about?

    And what does this scene have to do with the rest?

  • The first part of the film is Betty dreaming, this scene just shows the random nature of dreams. Evrything in the first part is linked (no matter how random) to the second part which is real life.

  • This isn't random. It's a dream within the dream. Dan is Diane, Herb is Camilla. Dan confronts his fear to get rid of the god awful feeling, Diane confronts 'what she's done', I won't spoil it. Dan can't handle it, neither can Diane. Herb/Camilla is what 'forces' the confrontation. Nothing is random.

  • I remember the first time I saw this scene. I remember constantly pausing the vid bc the buildup was so freaking scary. I didn't know what this guy was talking about but I sure didn't want to either! All horror filmmakers should take note of this scene

  • omg it looks like cher

  • this scene scared the crap out of me when I first saw it. its like a scary scene for deep thinkers

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  • It wouldve been scarier if it was at night

  • I disagree. I think that would have been far too obvious and contrived. We expect ghosties and ghoulies to come out at night; nothing original there. But the fact that the demon haunting that guy's dreams is now out there in the "real" world is a far scarier proposition.

    I think setting this scene during daylight hours was what made it as scary as it is. Lynch knew exactly what he was doing.

  • thats true

  • how can you be so sure?

  • It's exactly like a nightmare. So simple, and absurd when you think about it, but when you wake up you'll be changing your sheets.

  • It's obviously manbearpig!

  • all i can say is HAHAHAHAHHAh thank GOD i watched it with the sound turned down or else i probably would have pissed my pants.

  • I don't know why but I wasn't really shocked when I watched it the first time ... It was just obvious that some uglyface would show up.

  • Thats what my dad said to my mum when I popped out ^^

  • i am scared

  • I don't feel like going to sleep right now after watching this...

  • Heart patient should not watch this scene.

  • this whole film is a dream sequence. Whose dream? I won't tell you.

  • This film totally makes sense, sure there are a lot of loose ends, but the main theme is quite obvious. When Rita opens the blue box, the film splits into the second part. If you watch this last part first it all becomes more clear. The last part of the movie is real, the first part is either a dream or a fantasy of Betty, where her life exiting, successfull and she is in control. In reality she's miserable because she lost Rita and she isn't a great actress like she hoped she would be.

  • It also may be considered a commentary about how the film industry in Hollywood works, and how feelings and desires are shaped/manipulated through film watching.

  • ok, how exactly is it a commentary about how the film industry in Hollywood works?

  • I think tomazco is basically saying that this movie was beyond his intellectual capabilities of understanding. It's okay if you don't understand it, not everyone in the world is created equal..

  • I'm the arrogant runt? You're the one that posted "anyone trying to make sense out of this film is an idiot". Stop being an internet tough guy, you are just making yourself look like a loser.

    If you did say such a thing in real life in front of me then I would probably still say something to a similar extent. If you resort to physical violence to sort things out then that just prooves to me how much of ignorant idiot you are rather than actually arguing over WHY this film is "senseless".

  • The film IS senseless in a way. It's subconscious, abstract stuff. It all comes down to a matter of preference, not intellectual superiority/inferiority. Do you take to Dali or Raphael? That's what it comes down to.

  • I remembered this scene for the longest time. First time I saw it it scared the hell out of me, because I wasn't expecting it to happen in "this kind" of movie. I wasn'r familiar with Lynch's stuff so I had no idea!

  • the gratuitous gore crowd won't get it, but then again, that's to be expected. this is what I'd call "scary for smart folks". there's nothing like the feeling of dread and uncertainty Lynch can conjure.

  • I totally agree. This is the first time I've seen this scene and I felt the build up entirely. The director did a great job and so did the score writer. The guy looked like the orc Krishnak from Return of the King though, but whatever.

  • when you see it for the first time in the context of the flick, it can floor you, literally. I knew Lynch -- and what he was capable of -- yet still I almost fell out of my chair.

    the rational mind is saying, "Come on, how badly can this end, REALLY? I mean, how BAD can it possibly be?", and even as the awful dread builds inexorably, that thought anchors you.

    as it turns out, it ends horribly, and the shock is intensified immeasurably by how unexpected and weird it is.

  • This pretty much sums it up. I knew something was going to be behind that wall, but...

  • That's exactly it. We're so used to these kinds of scenes in horror movies, but the fact that this guy built this thing up so much in his head, and actually saw it makes it terrifying. There's no tricks here, the thing exists and we expect to be surprised with something we hadn't considered, but the surprised is that there is no surprise. SPOILERS --- I really wasn't expecting to see it again later on, and it was still scary as hell.

  • FUCK i had to read the spoilers. i just watched this part and wanted to look it up again. now i'm too scared to go further in the movie : (

  • HEy, its the guy from Lost and Mad Men. I completely forgot that he's in this.

  • the man who controls it all is called Ben Linus ( who he will meet later) isnt he the pure evil

  • its like the jizz in my pants video hahaha

  • this wasn't the only scary scene in this film, infact imo this was the least scary bit, the scariest bit is when the 2 girls enter that house with the number 17, and they find that girl by the bed. i never understood this film anyway, i just assumed it was about 2 LCD abuising lesbiens, and the plot was like pulpfiction you just had to swap the 2 main characters about all the time

  • figures

  • This scene might be one of the scariest scenes ever committed to film.

  • Most all of Horror movies are just forgettable schtick that is nothing more than mindless entertainment. Lynch's take on horror on fear is very real and very fucking effective to the mind.

  • fuckin pure genius man.

  • What a waste of a good breakfast lol

  • he was killed by kira

  • The joke is that David Lynch probably had no idea he was frightening people here. The guy is just such a brillant director.

  • ill be honest, but the scary person at the end didn't get me too good, but the long suspense got me into backbone chills overdrive!! it was directed in a really great way! :)

  • I think the guy having the dreams guest-starred on Lost last week!

  • "By that counter."

    For whatever reason, the way he said that gave me the chills.

  • have anyone here watched lynch's newest movie "Inland Empire?"

    near the end there's a scene much more scary than this.

    you can search "inland empire the phantom" to see it. its the first clip.

    its so great :D

  • scary for smart folks. so much of this is mental.  Lynch can conjure a feeling of dread where it seems completely misplaced. you know that going in. but whoever said the woman isn't scary is dead wrong, even if they're right about the build-up. you're thinking, WTF! how bad can this possibly be, whatever may be back there?!!! it's pretty bad, folks.

  • Leave it to Lynch to create such gripping suspense in a daytime, light setting.

  • this scene is the most scary that i seen in my entire life i was shacking the first time i saw it, inmediatly make me a david lynch fan

  • Mulholland Drive plays exactly like a dream/nightmare. Just like dreams you don't remember every single part of the movie just moments and images that are burned into your subconscious. I will always associate Mulholland Drive with the Winkies Scene. Apparently the "bum" was played by a woman and seeing her without make up...she still looks FREAKY!

  • I think thewhole movie is supposed to be a dream.

  • It was voted the scariest movie scene of ALL TIME, in the whole world ever to be made out of any other horror movie out there.

  • i pissed myself scared cus it was so freaky

  • It isn't the woman who is scary, it's the suspense leading up to it that makes this a legendary scene.

  • This is so fu**in crazy ! I was shaking for 10 seconds :O 5/5

  • I'm scared.

  • Amazing scene, one of my favourite's of Lynch's. A brilliant sense of unease and dread that he gets. Very haunting.

  • wow this scene is just so frightening what a great scene though but every time i see that thing at the end i get goosebumps

  • WTF

  • this scene haunts me

  • wow!!! i had a stuffed nose and that just cleared my sinuses

  • Yes my friend. You go to sleep when you see shame like that. You go to sleep.

  • love the floating camera throughout this scene - it's never steady. great foreshadowing of the dream...

  • i'v spent so long looking for this .. saw it years ago and didnt what it was from .. its so bloody freaky

  • Without exaggeration, probably one of the best moments in the history of cinema. I can see him through the wall, I can see his face.

  • I was so terrified.

  • David Lynch is a pure genius.

  • I know this is the scariest movie scene ever because even after rewatching it a thousand times, it STILL freaks me out!

  • David Lynch should make a scary movie sometime. He has the skill for it.

  • David Lynch is an absolute Genius.

    He does so much with so little.

    He gets inside you and he will not let go.

    ahhhh!!!!!

  • Thanks so much for uploading! My favorite scene from the movie.

  • A good example of the power of dreams on us. Man that was scary!

  • Please don't comment on the internet ever again.

  • very smart video!

    5 stars 4 sure

  • It's awesome how he really made it feel like a nightmare, this genuinly creeped me out.

  • i remember first watching this scene and feeling very anxious, like my heart was going to burst out of my chest...

    the tension in this scene is killer!!

    and the dark man scared the shit out of me!!

  • yesterday we were on shrooms, and at the end we decided to watch this movie. and oh my god. this whole scene creeped me the fuck out. still this movie is insanely beautifull

  • pfff tell me about it..!

  • What language are the subtitles? Italian? Portuguese?

  • portuguese.

  • Portuguese

  • What's the guys name? I find almost all the 'in between parts' of this movie boring, except for this one. I think he acts so good. I've been trying to find out what he's called, his face seems familiar to me. Anyone?

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  • actually it does

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  • It's connected to the film because it can be interpreted that many things in the film are seen in a dream. For instance, Diane constructs Betty in her dream. She dreams that she is this successful, ambitious girl who is going to make it in Hollywood. Also, the creepy guy at the end has something to do with the dreams because he is seen again with the blue box. Diane also sees the young guy with the dark hair when she is talking to the hit man. Finally, the Winkies restaurant is in other scenes.

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  • The actor guy's face actually freaked me out more than the one he was scared of ... lol

  • This reminds me of the scene in Fire Walk With Me when Laura finds BOB hiding in her bedroom.

  • true, true...i think the Hobo has the same role in the Mulholland Drive universe, as BOB has in Twin Peaks universe...

  • Hahahahaha what the fuck

  • Hm. Really.