"The State of Things"

We're in the parking lot behind the Cinerama Dome in Wim Wenders film "The State of Things" (Gray City, 1983). It's about a film company running out of money when shooting in Portugal. The director comes to L.A. in search of his missing producer. Patrick Bauchau, Allen Garfield, Samuel Fuller, Roger Corman, Isabelle Weingarten and J. Paul Getty III are among those featured. Henri Alekan was the cinematographer with Fred Murphy doing the L.A. portion. The film was released in Germany in 1982 with the title "Der Stand der Dinge."

 

 

 

A marquee change seen during a drive-by of the Nuart Theatre, 11272 Santa Monica Blvd.

 

 

Patrick Bauchau drives by the Warner Hollywood, 6433 Hollywood Blvd. At the time it was known as the Hollywood Pacific.

 Thanks to Eric Schaefer for spotting the theatres in the film and getting the screenshots. See the pages about the Cinerama Dome, the Nuart Theatre and the Warner Hollywood on the Los Angeles Theatres site for many photos and a history of each theatre.

On IMDb: "The State of Things"