"Stripes"

Much of Ivan Reitman's "Stripes" (Columbia Pictures, 1981) was shot in Kentucky. But when Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and John Candy leave their military base to head to a strip club, they end up on the 500 block of Main St. In the center of the image note the Galway Theatre, 514 S. Main. 

 

The boys are headed to the Pom Pom Bar on the far left. "It's famous. It's world famous." The film also features Warren Oates, John Diehl, Sean Young, P.J. Soles, Judge Reinhold, John Larroquette and six strippers who do mud wrestling. The cinematography was by Bill Butler. Thanks to Kevin Binger for the alert about the Main St. location. He shared a shot from the scene on the Historic Film Locations Facebook group.  

  

The place gets raided and Bill and Harold are rescued by Sean and P.J., playing two MPs who have taken a liking to them.  

Check out the Galway Theatre page on the Los Angeles Theatres site for more about the venue. The building is still around but the space the Galway occupied is no longer a theatre.  

On IMDb: "Stripes" 

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