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The Mulholland Dam played a prominent role in the 1974 disaster film Earthquake, although it was named the "Hollywood Reservoir Dam" in the film. After a giant earthquake destroys much of Los Angeles, the dam threatens to collapse, which it does due to aftershocks, and floods Hollywood down to the Mid-Wilshire district of the city.
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