"The Falcon and the Snowman"

We get a look at the Studio City Theatre, 13126 Ventura Blvd., in "The Falcon and the Snowman" (Orion Pictures, 1985). The movie is set in the 1974-77 period. Luis Buñuel's "The Exterminating Angel" was a 1962 release. 

This espionage drama, based on a 1979 non-fiction book by Robert Lindsey, is the story of an employee of a military contractor and his drug-pushing friend who became spies for the Soviet Union. The cast includes Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn, Pat Hingle, Joyce Van Patten and Richard Dysart. John Schlesinger directed. The cinematography was by Allen Daviau.

 

Lori Singer is working the boxoffice. The poster on the right is for "The Exterminating Angel." The center poster is for another Buñuel film, the 1972 release "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie." 

Lori had been Timothy Hutton's girlfriend until he kicked her out when the espionage business got too complicated. Near the end of the movie, as the government was closing in on him, he parks across the street and walks over to see her. He says that he always loved her and warned that the FBI would be coming around to ask lots of questions.

Thanks to Eric Schaeffer for spotting the theatre in the film and getting the screenshots. See the page about the Studio City Theatre on the Los Angeles Theatres site for more information about the building. It's now a bookstore.

On IMDb: "The Falcon and the Snowman"