Living in Hollywood can make you famous. Dying in Hollywood can make you a legend. Hollywood Land inspired by one of Hollywood's most infamous real-life mysteries follows a 1950's private detective who investigating the mysterious death of Superman star George Reeves uncovers unexpected connections to his own life as the case turns ever more personal. The torrid affair Reeves had with the wife of a studio executive might hold the key to the truth.
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Drama based on a true story. George Reeves (Ben Affleck) was a journeyman actor who had played a small role in 'Gone With the Wind' and appeared on screen with the likes of James Cagney, Rita Hayworth and Marlene Dietrich, but his career was not exactly booming when he was cast as comic book hero Superman in a 1951 B-movie, 'Superman and the Mole Men'. A year later, the producers of the movie launched a syndicated Superman television series with Reeves returning as the Man of Steel. The show became a major hit, and Reeves was a star at last. However, on June 16, 1959, to the shock of many, Reeves was found dead of a gunshot wound. Police soon declared Reeves' death a suicide and closed the case, but his mother (Lois Smith) refused to believe her son took his own life, and hired Louis Simo (Adrien Brody), a private detective, to find out the truth about her son's passing.
Please note this is a region B Blu-ray and will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Playing Superman on TV brought aspiring film actor George Reeves stardom but it also held him back as far as more serious acting roles went When a 45-year-old Reeves was found dead in his home in 1959 his death was ruled a suicide and attributed to this B-level frustration The result of a single bullet wound Reeves&39;s death caused controversy in and around Hollywood where popular theories related his death to either his starlet fiancé Leonore Lemmon (Robin Tunney) or his famously ongoing and unique relationship with Toni Mannix (a fabulous Diane Lane) the wife of mob-connected MGM head Eddie Mannix (Bob Hoskins) HOLLYWOODLAND explores Reeves&39;s life and tragic end from the perspective of Louis Simo (Adrien Brody) a private investigator hired by Reeves&39;s mother shortly after his death Cutting back and forth between scenes of Reevess life and Simo&39;s detective work the film draws parallels between two men kept from appreciating the present by dreams of future grandeur Ben Affleck returns to form as Reeves a man whose hindering celebrity status may have reminded the actor of his own despite breaking onto the scene with an Academy Award for writing GOOD WILL HUNTING in 1997 Affleck&39;s career was at one point overshadowed by a romance as familiar to the public as Superman&39;s cape With close attention to detail first-time director Allen Coulter creates two distinct worlds specific to their time Simo&39;s noir-ish and seedy LA forming a bleak contrast to the glamorous formal Tinseltown Reeves so longed to be embraced by An accomplished act for a first time director HOLLYWOODLAND offers viewers a believable look into Hollywood&39;s most glamorous bygone era
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