Episode 2

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Published on:

29th Jan 2026

Mulholland Drive - The Diner Scene - A Five Minute Intro To David Lynch And His Producer & Editor Mary Sweeney

Everything you need to know about David Lynch's style in five minutes! You really should watch the whole film eventually, but a five minute scene that appears fifteen minutes into David Lynch's masterpiece "Mulholland Drive" is all you really need.

That said, you really should also know about Lynch's producer, editor, and sometimes screenwriter of twenty years, Mary Sweeney!

Please, note: this scene is a little bit scary, but aren't almost all thing David Lynch?

LINKS TO FULL INTERVIEWS WITH MARY SWEENEY:

Director's Club - "Editor of Lost Highway"

The Third Story - 2018

The Third Story - Mary Sweeney Returns

DePaul University - David Lynch's Producer

CREATIVES:

Director & Writer: David Lynch

Producers: Neal Edelstein, Tony Krantz, Michael Polaire, Alain Sarde, and Mary Sweeney

Composer: Angelo Badalamenti

Cinematographer: Peter Deming

Editor: Mary Sweeney

Production Designer: Jack Fisk

Costume Designer: Amy Stofsky


CAST:

Naomi Watts as Betty Elms / Diane Selwyn

Laura Elena Harring as Rita / Camilla Rhodes

Justin Theroux as Adam Kesher

Ann Miller as Coco Lenoix

Mark Pellegrino as Joe

Robert Forster as Detective McKnight

Dan Hedaya as Vincenzo Castigliane

Monty Montgomery as The Cowboy

Lee Grant as Louise Bonner

Billy Ray Cyrus as Gene

Patrick Fischler as Dan

Melissa George as Camilla Rhodes

Michael J. Anderson as Mr. Roque

Rebekah Del Rio as Herself

Bonnie Aarons as The Bum


SOUND DESIGN ATTRIBUTION:

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