films with huge decadent weird bars/restaurants/costume parties... HELP?

Question

Hi,

I'm trying to find representations for a bar... but a little bit too big, fantastical... lots of tables, levels... and crowded with lots of strange different types of people and creatures mingling.

It should almost be more like a big party than a small bar. Could be decadent costume parties from the 20s or with interesting baroque qualities. Or maybe a sci-fi film where there are loads of different weird characters.

But I need to find wideshots to capture the essence of the size of it all.

Can anyone suggest any films that fit this vibe in any way? All suggestions welcome. Please ask me to elaborate if this doesn't make sense. That's a lot!

Answer 1

Not really.

I could only come up with the rave from "XXX" and the small sequence from "The Matrix". I'm not even certain "Fifthe Element" can help

Answer 2

I'm thinking of the house "party" from Eyes Wide Shut.

First think of the colors. Being that its a bar you'd want something darker and richer. Your safest best would be dark reds. Ands reds would go best with gold and black details.
I would begin with the walls since that would gauge everything else. Wall paper is your best bet. Think of patterned wall paper with perhaps some velvet in it. Here is a sample of what I mean (notice the pattern of women in the design, very cool):
http://www.chowmaster.com/uploaded_images/Strip%20House/DSC02734.JPG

As for stuff to put on the walls fill it with golden mirrors of varying shapes and candle holders and maybe even hang some masquerade style masks as decoration.

The space can be filled with antiquey gothic style furniture (tables and chairs) which you can find at any flea market. Just spray paint it gold or black. Even if the furniture looks like a piece of crap, once its sprayed it'll look cool.

After the wall think of the other details. Put some funky old lamps with beads hanging from the sides. Place some decorations like candelabras here and there, figurines of ladies (pin up style), etc.....

There is this steak house in New York called Strip House, which is where I got the image of that wallpaper. The decorum there is great and what I was suggesting. Its a very high-end place which is what you may want to look for.
Look it up on citysearch.com

Have fun decorating!

Answer 3

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas has, by far, the weirdest bar setting. It has all sorts of actual "Lounge Lizards."

Also, by the same director, look into Brazil. Another equally surreal restaurant.

Or, the British BBC TV version (not the movie!!) of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. You're gonna look for the restaurant at the end of the universe segment.

Cheers!
-Eilish

Answer 4

"The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover" (1989).

Look at the Le Hollandais. It's a restaurant, not a bar, but otherwise, it might fill your bill:

*Neon signs, high ceilings, red wall-paper and curtains, with gold trimmings and swags; crystal; oversized potted palms; an enormous reproduction of "The Banquet of the Officers of the St. George Militia" by Frans Hals; and, of course, lots of Jean-Paul Gaultier.

*If you're looking for curiosities and odd "creatures," the "Thief," Albert Spica, and his gang might be exactly what you're looking for. I've attached a page dedicated to the film, so you can explore plot details and, more importantly, pictures.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Star Wars
Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom (opening scene in Japanese club)

Also, Eyes Wide Shut.

Answer 7

Barb Wire
Triple X
Blade 1 & 2
Species
Stark Raving Mad

Answer 8

zapped (that is a stretch) new years evil, the prowler,
Dracula( the ballroom scene),killer party, Humongous,Hell night,my bloody valentine. Insemonoids of the deep.
Saturday night live's diner of the living dead sketch,

Answer 9

"Just My Luck" from 2006 has a big costume party in the begining.

Answer 10

I remember some weird things in Eyes wide shut,