Diijon, a tired magician, gives up his act to study the power of the mind. His wife Victoria, once supportive, now is struggling to pay bills. She urges her stubborn and older husband to return to the magic field where Diijon was considered one of the greats. He refuses but does reluctantly agree to do a hypnotism nightclub act at Victoria's urging. The act goes bad and he's la...
大卫·林奇最初计划将《穆赫兰道》拍成电视剧集，美国ABC广播电视公司对此表示出浓厚的兴趣。出自林奇之手的《双峰镇》被认为是美国电视史上一部具里程碑意义的重要作品，而《穆赫兰道》无疑将标志着林奇重返电视界。正是在拍摄《双峰镇》剧集时，大卫·林奇产生了《穆赫兰道》的构思。当时林奇在穆赫兰大道上取外景，突然之间闪现出灵感：“‘穆赫兰大道’，这好像是个不错的电影名！”
但开拍不久，ABC临时变卦，枪毙拍摄计划。而《穆赫兰道》已拍完的素材只够剪成2个小时的电影，而且没有结尾。尽管大卫·林奇对作品再三修改，依然没有得到电视公司的通过。在影片制作陷入僵局之时，林奇转而前往欧洲市场寻求支持，并最终得到法国制片皮埃尔·埃德尔曼的赞助。林奇对剧本改动了三分之一，将作品修改为电影。他说：“这是个奇妙的过程，一部讲述生与死的影片同样走过死而复生的道路，如今它获得了全新的面貌...
A female reporter investigates the death of a woman who, on fire, leapt off of a building to her death. Her investigation leads her to discover the existence of a strange cult dedicated Egyptan god Isis--and the cult wants her as its new queen.
