tiki bar scene in old (or not so old) movie - General Tiki

T tikibars Tiki Socialite Aku Hall, Chicago Joined: Apr 11, 2002 Posts: 2034	T tikibars Posted posted on Mon, Dec 23, 2002 1:24 PM The interresting and challenging mystery that I have been trying to unravel while watching a lot of these movies is figuring out which of them take place on location in real Tiki Bars, and which ones were on sets. I posted a message about the Bamboo Lounge in Goodfellas a few weeks ago, wondering about this, and no one replied! (sniff sniff no one loves me..). I had flirted with the idea of making a sidebar in my book listing Tiki movies, but my publisher rejected it as being too off-topic (had to also axe some other cool pop culture sites to visit that aren't strictly Tiki - Superdawg in Chicago is a must-visit...). Anyway: I Am Cuba: Sven MADE me sit down and watch this amazing piece of communist propaganda last time I was in LA. Incredible not only for the scenes shot in Havana's Trader Vics, but for the whole surreal tone of the film, and the amazing cinematography. Don't forget Gene Hackman's The Package, which includes scenes shot at Ciral's House of Tiki on Chicago's Hyde Park area. This bar closed just a few weeks after Kahiki did. Also, pick up the first season of Twin Peaks on DVD - there are a few lengthy scenes in Dr. Jacoby's (Russ Tamblyn) office, which incldes a mural of a Hawaiian Sunset, and coconut tree with a secret coconut that figures intot the plot, a muzak system that plays Hawaiian music, several Tiki masks (apparently from Oceanic Arts), a box of paper umbrellas, each labeled with a reminder of a signifigant event that took place while a particular drink was being consumed, and other Tiki/Hawaiiana stuff in the wacky shrink's office.

The interresting and challenging mystery that I have been trying to unravel while watching a lot of these movies is figuring out which of them take place on location in real Tiki Bars, and which ones were on sets. I posted a message about the Bamboo Lounge in Goodfellas a few weeks ago, wondering about this, and no one replied! (sniff sniff no one loves me..).

I had flirted with the idea of making a sidebar in my book listing Tiki movies, but my publisher rejected it as being too off-topic (had to also axe some other cool pop culture sites to visit that aren't strictly Tiki - Superdawg in Chicago is a must-visit...).

Anyway:

I Am Cuba: Sven MADE me sit down and watch this amazing piece of communist propaganda last time I was in LA. Incredible not only for the scenes shot in Havana's Trader Vics, but for the whole surreal tone of the film, and the amazing cinematography.

Don't forget Gene Hackman's The Package, which includes scenes shot at Ciral's House of Tiki on Chicago's Hyde Park area. This bar closed just a few weeks after Kahiki did.

Also, pick up the first season of Twin Peaks on DVD - there are a few lengthy scenes in Dr. Jacoby's (Russ Tamblyn) office, which incldes a mural of a Hawaiian Sunset, and coconut tree with a secret coconut that figures intot the plot, a muzak system that plays Hawaiian music, several Tiki masks (apparently from Oceanic Arts), a box of paper umbrellas, each labeled with a reminder of a signifigant event that took place while a particular drink was being consumed, and other Tiki/Hawaiiana stuff in the wacky shrink's office.

Post #17095 by tikibars on Mon, Dec 23, 2002 1:24 PM