• WHAT? — “Hollywoodland” (2006), a crime drama about the mysterious death of George Reeves, an actor and star of TV’s “Superman”.
• WHO? – Leonore Lemmon, girlfriend and fiancée of George Reeves (Ben Affleck). She was set to marry Reeves before he died of a gunshot wound to the head. She is played by Robin Tunney.
• WHY? – In the film, she is protrayed as a suspect in the death of Reeves. She is a party girl, and comes to resent him near the end of his life. Although the official cause of death is never found, she is defensive and angry when investigated. Several scenarios are shown, including the possibility that she accidently shot Reeves during a physical altercation. She has a dark humor and a seductive quality. Due to all of this, her mysteriousness makes her an intriguing character.
• PLOT? – An exploration of fame and identity, inspired by one of Hollywood’s most infamous real-life mysteries. June 16, 1959. The glamour of Tinseltown permanently fades for actor George Reeves, the heroic Man of Steel on TV’s Adventures of Superman, as the actor dies in his Hollywood Hills home. Felled by a single gunshot wound, Reeves leaves behind a fiancée - aspiring starlet Leonore Lemmon - and millions of fans who are shocked by his death. But it is his grieving mother, Helen Bessolo, who will not let the questionable circumstances surrounding his demise go unaddressed. Helen seeks justice, or at least answers. The Los Angeles Police Department closes the case, but Helen hires - for $50 a day - private detective Louis Simo. Simo soon ascertains that the torrid affair Reeves had with Toni Mannix, the wife of MGM studio executive Eddie Mannix, might hold the key to the truth. But truth and justice are not so easily found in Hollywood. Simo pursues dangerous and elusive leads in both high and low places and, in trying to turn up the heat, risks getting burned. The detective also uncovers unexpected connections to his own life as the case turns more personal and he learns more about Reeves himself. Behind the icon was a complex man who gave his life to Hollywood in more ways than one.