Post #390791 by donhonyc on Mon, Jun 30, 2008 9:14 PM

On 2008-06-30 19:09, sneakyjack wrote:
ok so besides the obvious Goodfellas was filmed INSIDE the Hawaii Kai the front I believe is just a front? (bamboo lounge)- Movie style (although I could be wrong)...

ok in the many scenes that are obviously the interior with lights, tapa wall paper, tiki mugs on the tables etc. Here is the best proof I can find (Since the production world of film and tv is generally lazy) and they think "who will notice?" we tiki dorks get lucky.

In the scene "Im funny" just before in the bar we see a rolling coat rack of furs come in to the kitchen:

If you notice on the right side the menu is of drinks - usually for new waiters to figure out what the customer wants. If we look close and this is a still off the screen of an older film we see tiki vessels.

Most importantly is the way the menu is hung it folds open and we can see the left page. I own a newer version of the picture but the "art work" inside is the same.

my pictures:


let me know what you think.

...doesn't look the same to me.