A look north toward the Arcade Theatre, 534 S. Broadway, from "No Man's Land" (Orion Pictures, 1987). Thanks to Eric Schaefer for spotting the theatre and getting the shot of Randy Quaid. This film about a rookie cop and a car theft ring was directed by Peter Werner and also stars Charlie Sheen, D.B. Sweeney, Lara Harris and M. Emmet Walsh. The cinematography was by Hiro Narita.
Head to the Los Angeles Theatres site for the pages about the Arcade Theatre where you'll find many photos both vintage and recent.
Later Charlie and D.B. make the rounds of various clubs looking for a guy and end up at the Mayan Theatre, 1038 S. Hill St.
They're pretending it's a basement club. After the shot outside we see the guys coming down a flight of stairs to the balcony lobby level.
A shot deeper into the space. Charlie tells D.B. the guy's not here and that he should check out the bar downstairs. But he actually sees him and heads over to him.
Charlie shoots the guy and he grabs a Mayan warrior as he falls.
See the pages about the Mayan Theatre on the Los Angeles Theatres site. It opened in 1927 as a legit theatre specializing in musical comedies. For the last few decades it's been a nightclub.
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