Inland Empire

2006
R
3h

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

64K

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As an actress begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world becomes nightmarish and surreal.As an actress begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world becomes nightmarish and surreal.As an actress begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world becomes nightmarish and surreal.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

64K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,946

406

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 wins & 20 nominations

Trivia
Marketing executives were so puzzled by the film that they did not know how to promote it. They eventually chose the tagline "a woman in trouble", based on David Lynch's sole explanation of the film as a mystery about a woman in trouble.

Quotes
Nikki: The ambulance guys, they say: "What the fuck happened here?" I say: "He come to a reapin' what he had been sowin', that's what." They say: "Fucker been sowing some kind of heavy shit..."

Connections
Featured in Great Directors (2009)

Soundtracks
Sinner Man
Traditional
Arranged by Nina Simone
Performed by Nina Simone
Published by Warner Bros. Music Corp. (ASCAP)
Courtesy of Mercury Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

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Featured review

7/10

My Experience With This Movie

I've never actually seen this movie. However, I was an actor in it when I was 12 years old. I played "Smithy's Son".

It was a very unique experience filming this movie. While I don't remember all the details I do remember a few things. David Lynch would sit on the couch in between takes and literally come up with the next scene on the spot. I was never really told what my role was in the movie. I was just told to do this and do that and that was it. Upon the conclusion of my part in the movie I was told to not see this movie until I was at least 18. Maybe one day I'll give it a shot!

All in all it was a cool experience to get to work with David Lynch and to see how his mind actually works.