Post #123890 by kimcheebref on Fri, Nov 5, 2004 10:30 PM

8-Mile: starring Eminem, Kim basinger, Brittany Murphy, Mekhi Phifer.

You guys may have seen this or it already has been mentioned. Apologies if it has!

There's a scene around 30 minutes in, where Eminem and his "Posse" are in the old Chin Tiki in Detroit.

But before that, it shows them walking up to it with a really good shot of the outside during the night time. its all lit up. Looks really cool.

When they go inside, it is like a hip 21-30 club. Seems like they didnt change it into looking like a nightclub - but they have dance/hiphop playing. No wooden tikis, but they are drinking out of some R-5 Orchids of Hawaii mugs. there are some oher type mugs as well but i cant really tell.

I think that this bar has been closed a long time, but the outside and the sign are still there. I think that i read in a local paper last year that they may be reopening it- has anyone heard this?

I heard that the original onwers still have the rights to the building. they have reported in the past that tiki statues and things have been stolen from the inside. so i am thinking that they are keeping all there tiki stuff for maybe a reopening?

Sad to say that i have not actually been there, but i am planning on it. but does anyone know anything about this? Or its actual location so that i may visit?

thanks

[ Edited by: kimcheebref on 2004-11-05 22:33 ]