James Ellroy & Trader Vic's - General Tiki

J JOHN-O Tiki Socialite Dogtown, USA Joined: May 16, 2008 Posts: 2721	J JOHN-O Posted posted on Sun, Apr 25, 2010 5:30 PM Nice, a Tiki and Noir connection !! Well James Ellroy does refer to himself as the "White Knight of the Far Right". Despite his drug hazed early years, his political outlook is that of a William Parker era LAPD beat cop. That might explain why so many of his novel's protagonists are so colorfully portrayed as "hard-boiled dick-swinging White men". It's too bad Curtis Hanson didn't use Trader Vic's as local color in his film. That might have given the place the same LA iconic status as the Formosa Cafe, Frolic Room, and (Richard Neutra's) Lovell House. It would have been much harder to shut down "that historic Tiki restaurant that was in L.A. Confidential". [ Edited by: JOHN-O 2010-04-25 17:40 ]

Nice, a Tiki and Noir connection !!

Well James Ellroy does refer to himself as the "White Knight of the Far Right". Despite his drug hazed early years, his political outlook is that of a William Parker era LAPD beat cop. That might explain why so many of his novel's protagonists are so colorfully portrayed as "hard-boiled dick-swinging White men".

It's too bad Curtis Hanson didn't use Trader Vic's as local color in his film. That might have given the place the same LA iconic status as the Formosa Cafe, Frolic Room, and (Richard Neutra's) Lovell House. It would have been much harder to shut down "that historic Tiki restaurant that was in L.A. Confidential".

[ Edited by: JOHN-O 2010-04-25 17:40 ]

Post #526119 by JOHN-O on Sun, Apr 25, 2010 5:30 PM