"Cheech and Chong's Next Movie"

The boys are carrying a garbage can of gasoline they've siphoned from a tow truck at a station on Sunset in "Cheech and Chong's Next Movie" (Universal, 1980). The film was directed by Tommy Chong. About three minutes into the film as they're carrying the can up Ivar Ave. we get this shot of the south side of the Ivar Theatre just north of Selma.

See the page about the Ivar Theatre on the Los Angeles Theatres site for more photos of the 1951 vintage building. The beginning of the film can be seen on YouTube. Thanks to Sean Ault for spotting the Ivar.

Moments later we get a view looking west on Hollywood Blvd. that includes the Pussycat Theatre, 6656 Hollywood Blvd. (later called the Ritz) and the Egyptian I-II-III at 6712 Hollywood Blvd. This is the TV version of the shot.

See the pages about the Egyptian Theatre  and the Ritz Theatre on the Los Angeles Theatres site for many additional views of the buildings. Thanks to Jonathan Raines for the alert about this shot.

Here's the version you get on the DVD with the top of the signage cropped.  

The Paramount vertical is in the background in this shot riding west on Hollywood Blvd. The biker really wanted a date but got turned down. 

The Paramount is now back to its original name. See the El Capitan pages on the Los Angeles Theatres site for more about this theatre, opened in 1926 as a legit house. 

We get another fast blurry look at the Pussycat as the boys make a U-turn on Hollywood Blvd. And, of course, the film also features a lot of driving around through various neighborhoods near Hollywood.

On IMDb: "Cheech and Chong's Next Movie"