After the success of our Tiki events the past three summers,
we’re back again with more exotic ephemera: more fun feature films, diverting oddball
shorts, vendors, food, music and more! We’ll be showing old-school island adventure
pics FAIR WIND TO JAVA, ALOMA OF THE SOUTH SEAS and HER JUNGLE LOVE (all in
gorgeously saturated color) will screen along with artist Kevin Kidney’s collection
of rare, island-themed TV surprises. Join us in the Egyptian’s Courtyard for a Royal
Southern California-style Luau with exotic musical entertainment from King Kukelele and
his Friki Tikis and the Polynesian Paradise Dancers. There will also be Tiki vendors and
other special surprises in the courtyard on Saturday from 1:00 PM until we shut it down. See photos from last
year's Tiki Weekend!
Friday, July 25 – 7:30 PM
Tiki Double Feature:
FAIR WIND TO JAVA, 1953, Paramount, 92 min. Dir. Joseph
Kane. Fred MacMurray, captain of a late 19th-century ship in the
East Indies, makes like an early Indiana Jones searching for a sunken vessel laden with a
fortune in diamonds. But he has to keep looking over his shoulder when cunning,
bloodthirsty pirates, an angry volcano and last, but not least, a smitten native girl (Vera
Ralston) start to gum up the works. Gorgeous color adventure antics in true Republic
Pictures style. Preserved by UCLA with funds from the Film Foundation. More on this Movie!
NOT ON DVD
ALOMA OF THE SOUTH SEAS, 1941, Universal, 71
min. Dir. Alfred Santell. As a boy, native Jon Hall is sent to be educated
in England. But he returns to his island home to stop a revolution and promptly falls into
the arms of first love Dorothy Lamour. Although shot on Paramount backlots, the
color cinematography was nominated for an Oscar, as were the special effects – a
spectacular earthquake and erupting volcano put an exclamation point on the climactic
finale. A kitschy remake of the silent classic. NOT ON DVD
Saturday, July 26 – 5:00 PM
LUAU DINNER Join us in the Egyptian Courtyard for a Royal
Southern California-style Luau with live music from King Kukelele and his Friki Tikis, the
Polynesian Paradise Dancers, vendors and a bountiful island-themed dinner.
On Saturday, July 26th you have 3 ticket options:
1) Movie Program Only (valid for 7:30 PM film on 7/26 only, regular film prices); 2)
Luau Dinner Only: $22; 3) Movie Program, plus Luau: General: $29; Senior/Student: $27;
Cinematheque Member: $26.
*50 dinners will be sold at the door. To guarantee a dinner ticket please purchase
in advance.
View Luau Menu.
Saturday, July 26 – 7:30 PM
Tiki Clip Show and Film
"Tiki on TV" Approx. 30 min. Watch seldom-seen
Tiki TV classics presented by Los Angeles artist Kevin Kidney. Just as mainland Tiki
restaurants and watering holes perfected the artifice of exotic environments, Hollywood's
hills and backlots masqueraded as the island tropics for television viewers of the
‘50s and ‘60s. Filled with clip highlights from the shows themselves, Kevin's
program will include never-before-seen images and fascinating ephemera -- and explore how
these programs influenced other areas of midcentury American culture, from nightlife to
travel.
HER JUNGLE LOVE, 1938, Universal, 81 min. Dir. George
Archainbaud. Aviator Ray Milland and partner Lynne Overman are searching
for a missing plane when they’re marooned on what seems like a deserted island.
Deserted -- except for the lovely Dorothy Lamour, who is a goddess to the natives
of the adjoining isles and is soon being romanced by hero Milland. Neighboring native
chief J. Carroll Naish hates white men and soon slots our heroes for sacrifice to
crocodiles. But villain Naish doesn’t count on having to deal with the obligatory
erupting volcano. Supremely entertaining, in sumptuous color. More on this
movie! NOT ON DVD
Enchanted
Tiki Luau Blow-Out