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VampiressRN
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From: Sin City Lincoln Hills (NorCal)
|  Posted: 2007-03-10 06:19 am Permalink
Rockford Files....the TV show. Never noticed before, but Rockford has a huge tiki mask in his trailer over the oven in his kitchen.
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snackbar
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From: Grand Fenwick
| Posted: 2007-04-01 02:16 am Permalink
Tiki party scene from Sci-Fi comedy Evolution (2001)
Tray with hula girl and Hawaiian warrior-hat
Tiki statue in the back and a crash course Dutch
Moai party lights hanging from the bar
Another big tiki in the back
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PockyTiki
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| Posted: 2007-04-02 1:51 pm Permalink
I don't know if anyone's mentioned this yet, but what about The Incredibles?
just throwing it out there. 
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squeezix
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Posts: 5 | Posted: 2007-04-07 05:11 am Permalink
I watched a classic film the other night that had several scenes in what was called a "chinese restaurant" but appeared to be a polynesian type of place in NYC. I don't know if this restaurant existed or if it was scenery...but it was neat to see eitherway.
The film was The Apartment (1960). It starred Jack Lemon and Shirley McClain (sp?). The whole film was interesting from the perspective of the late 50's/60's era. But, the scenes of Shirley meeting her "lover" in the tiki bar were particularly interesting.
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snackbar
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From: Grand Fenwick
| Posted: 2007-04-07 1:01 pm Permalink
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On 2007-01-03 11:49, bigbrotiki wrote:
Seen this Monday on the Twilight Zone Marathon, in the 1962 episode "A piano in the house" that, when it plays, lets everyone speak out their true feelings:
The player piano has a small white Maori Tiki mask stuck in the center, and is initially purchased at a curio shop where two more Maori carvings can be seen: By the door when the lead character leaves (a whacky one!) and on a shelf in the back ground.
Does any one have the boxed DVD set and can post screenshots?
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bigbrotiki
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| Posted: 2007-04-07 3:17 pm Permalink
Great, man, thank you, made to order! Is there a program/tool to capture DVD stills off my powerbook, or my TV/DVD player? I need to get some "I am Cuba" imagery...
Mahalo!
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snackbar
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From: Grand Fenwick
| Posted: 2007-04-07 3:41 pm Permalink
I made the stills on my pc using VideoLan or VLC-player that you can download here. It's free and plays everything, except for vinylrecords.
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rupe33
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| Posted: 2007-04-08 06:37 am Permalink
Hadn't seen this one mentioned, at least while searching for "Scorsese"...
Was re-watching Martin Scorsese's CASINO last night, and noticed 2 things:
1) Sharon Stone's first appearance seems to possibly be at the Peppermill Lounge, with its fire/water thing right next to her.
2) at one point when they're moving through the casino, they pass by some moai heads and the green neon appears to say AKU AKU (even though that room was at the Stardust).
The end credits indicate the film was shot at the Riviera hotel & casino. Already sent the DVD back to Netflix, or I'd post some screenshots.
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tikibars
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From: Aku Hall, Chicago
| Posted: 2007-04-08 10:39 am Permalink
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On 2007-04-07 15:17, bigbrotiki wrote:
Great, man, thank you, made to order! Is there a program/tool to capture DVD stills off my powerbook, or my TV/DVD player? I need to get some "I am Cuba" imagery...
Mahalo!
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There is freeware for Mac called - appropriately enough - DVD Capture that lets you do screengrabs from your Apple DVD Player app.
Also VLC PLayer lets you do screen grabs natively, with just a keystroke - and it will play your DVDs as well as avi and all other major video file formats.
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snackbar
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From: Grand Fenwick
| Posted: 2007-04-10 08:59 am Permalink
A few more pics from movies, most of them are already mentioned in this thread
Bar scene from The Apartment (1960)
Just a few Tikis in sight, but it's a great bar.
Clambake (1967)
Lot's of Tikis here:
No wait, here:
The Simpsons, Days Of Wine and D'Oh'ses
The Simpsons, The Wettest Stories Ever Told
The scene is set in Tahiti:
One ugly Tiki:
A few by the huts:
And on Easter Island:
The Moai in The Incredibles (2004)
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PockyTiki
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From: central MA
| Posted: 2007-04-10 09:05 am Permalink
AHA!! I knew there were Moais in the INcredibles! I wasn't hallucenating afterall!
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davealmost
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| Posted: 2007-04-22 7:54 pm Permalink
i dont know if anyone else has mentioned this one... but this month comcast on-demand has a short flick called "teenage diary" that has a scene in an old unnamed restaurant. there's plenty of tikis in it. it's free and in the something weird section.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480469/
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woofmutt
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From: Seattilite Telstar
| Posted: 2007-04-27 7:55 pm Permalink
Just saw Teenage Diary on Something Weird. It's a rambling short film with a Christian message. A date begins with a young couple discussing Bible verses in his car...Then it's off to the Tiki bar! Several large tikis. Couldn't tell if the restaurant was a real location or a scene. There is a zoom in on a menu that just says "Tiki" on it.
Meanwhile, back at home, the girl's mom and dad are fighting about her date and dress. The dad says he's going out and mom says "You're not going to the Alibi again, not tonight!"
Back at the Tiki bar there is a brief floor show complete with a dancer and flaming torch lighting a pool of fire beneath a large tiki.
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Passerby
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From: Swampscott, MA
| Posted: 2007-05-15 6:37 pm Permalink
Here's a quick scene from Mars Attacks!
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captnkirk
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From: Hockessin, Delaware
| Posted: 2007-05-16 12:28 pm Permalink
I just watched the movie Orgazmo.
It is a comedy from the creators of South Park.
In the final fight the heros girlfriend is tied up next to a fake volcano and two tikis.
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