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

TC Tiki Chris Member London Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1542	TC Tiki Chris Posted posted on 09/18/2002 On 2002-09-18 07:13, tikifish wrote: I AM CUBA!!! Thie first story is set in an uber-cool tiki bar... the bar is trader vic's in havana. the film was made as propaganda by the soviets to bolster support for the cuban revolution. tv's, apparently, is used to symbolize western/american/capitalist decadence. the commie morals are sort of simplistic & lame...but the film is pure eye-candy to be sure! some of the shots in BOOGIE NIGHTS are an homage to I AM CUBA, in particular, the scene w/ the bikini clad girl diving into the pool. [ Edited by: Tiki Chris on 2002-09-18 07:53 ]

On 2002-09-18 07:13, tikifish wrote:
I AM CUBA!!!
Thie first story is set in an uber-cool tiki bar...

the bar is trader vic's in havana.

the film was made as propaganda by the soviets to bolster support for the cuban revolution.

tv's, apparently, is used to symbolize western/american/capitalist decadence.

the commie morals are sort of simplistic & lame...but the film is pure eye-candy to be sure!

some of the shots in BOOGIE NIGHTS are an homage to I AM CUBA, in particular, the scene w/ the bikini clad girl diving into the pool.

[ Edited by: Tiki Chris on 2002-09-18 07:53 ]

Post #8588 by Tiki Chris on 09/18/2002