We spend about half the running time of Allan Arkush's "Get Crazy" (Embassy Pictures, 1983) at the Wiltern Theatre, 3790 Wilshire Blvd. It's a rock and roll theatre called the Saturn run by Allen Garfield somewhat modeled on the director's experiences at the Fillmore East. The film also features Daniel Stern, Gail Edwards, Paul Bartel, Mary Woronov, Lou Reed, Malcolm McDowell and many more.
See the pages about the Wiltern Theatre
on the Los Angeles Theatres site for the history of this deco landmark
along with hundreds of photos of all areas of the building.
Yes, lots of jumping off the balcony during the show.
The full film is on YouTube. The director talks about the film's distribution problems in "Trailers From Hell," also on YouTube.
On IMDb: "Get Crazy"
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