Tikis in films - General Tiki

MM Molokai Mike Member the birthplace of the Mai Tai Joined: Jun 26, 2003 Posts: 513	MM Molokai Mike Posted posted on Wed, May 31, 2006 12:08 PM On 2006-05-31 10:30, fatuhiva wrote: .. there's also another Elvis film where he gets in a bar brawl at some tiki joint, but I can't remember the name, but the scene is good. I think there was a part where a guy ducks a punch and the puncher lands his fist on a tiki instead That's "Girl Happy"(1965)-the fight follows a burlesque performance in a Tiki bar (yep, Tiki and burlesque operated side by side even then - a concept revived by Otto's Tiki Oasis) There's also lots of Tikis in "Clambake" (1967) Never start a fight with the King in a Tiki Bar...

On 2006-05-31 10:30, fatuhiva wrote:

.. there's also another Elvis film where he gets in a bar brawl at some tiki joint, but I can't remember the name, but the scene is good. I think there was a part where a guy ducks a punch and the puncher lands his fist on a tiki instead

That's "Girl Happy"(1965)-the fight follows a burlesque performance in a Tiki bar (yep, Tiki and burlesque operated side by side even then - a concept revived by Otto's Tiki Oasis)
There's also lots of Tikis in "Clambake" (1967)
Never start a fight with the King in a Tiki Bar...

Post #235006 by Molokai Mike on Wed, May 31, 2006 12:08 PM