Lost Highway & Lot 49

[William Karlin]

Actually, it does take place in LA.  (I saw it again last night)  At some
point in the film, I think when Alice calls the cab, "Van Nuys" is
mentioned...now I'm *just* a New Yorker, but that sounds like CA to me.

Lurkingly yours,

Will




On Wed, 19 Mar 1997 MantaRay at aol.com wrote:

> Lynch never specifically said the pic takes place in LA nor did he say it
> takes place in the present. That's his way of keeping his mysteries and
> seeming contradictions intact. 
> 
> I, though a Lynch fanatic, miss the connection b/t the two, other than the
> fact they're attempted neo-noirs which might take place in LA, my fucked-up
> hometown.
> 
> MantaRay
> 
> 
> >The locale WAS so obviously L.A. as not to require express mention, BUT
> >was anyone besides me puzzled by why then THE ELECTRIC CHAIR was brought
> into a
> >California setting? I think I am remembering right and I realize I am off
> the point.
> >(Or am I?)
>