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73-435: The Tiffany opened on November 2, 1966 and was owned by producer Robert L. Lippert and veteran exhibitor Harold Goldman. It was equipped with 400 seats, and boasted “Continental Seating” with no aisle up the middle for “maximum audience viewing and comfort.” It was designed by architect Jack Edwards and built by Lippert Construction Company, with carpets provided by B.F. Shearer and seats from Haywood –Wakefield. The interior of

146-419: A Bob Steele western called Wildfire , filmed in then-unusual Cinecolor . Veteran producer Edward Finney partnered with Lippert in 1946. For the next few years Screen Guild entered into agreements with independent producers Finney, William Berke , William David, Jack Schwarz , Walter Colmes , and Ron Ormond to guarantee a steady supply of releases. One of the most controversial Screen Guild releases

219-724: A 2-week musical engagement, in May) 1990: A Shayna Maidel 1992: Woman in Mind ( Helen Mirren, Paxton Whitehead, Angela Payton, J.D. Cullum, Marsha Dietlein, John Getz, Tony Carlin) Maps for Drowner s ( Lisa Kudrow , Marion Ross , Norman Reedus - 6 weeks, beginning in April) 1992: Give 'Em Hell, Harry ( Jason Alexander ) 1994: Oleanna ( Kyra Sedgwick ) 1994: Marvin's Room ( Mary Steenburgen , Jane Cecil, Tim Monsion) 1995: Staccato (Eugene Robert Glazer, Cameron Watson, Sarah MacDonnell, Anthony Russell, Edith Fields) 1995: Why We Have

292-865: A Body (Amy Resnick, K. K. Dodds, Shareen Mitchell) 1995: Fatty 1995: Twist of Fate (Lisa Raggio, Dan Gerrity, Tia Texada) 1996: The Apple Doesn't Fall Far Drom The Tree (Directed by Leonard Nimoy —opened Feb 22) 1996: Kindertransport (Holland Taylor, Kala Savage, Jane Kaczmarek , Elizabeth Hoffman) 1996 All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten ( Beth Howland , Robert Mandan , David Naughton , Michael Tucci ) 1996: Tight Quarters (Rio Hibler-Kerr, John Ganun, Reece Holland, Tony Spinosa, James Michael Connor, Julianne Buescher, Ric Stoneback, Gary Paul Clark, Chuck Rosen) 1996: The All Night Strut (Steve Gideon, Lance Roberts, Andrea Chamberlain and Sharon Young-Fuller) 1997: Star Dust ( Joan Van Ark , Vanessa Marshall) 1997: There Once Was

365-964: A Girl From Pawtucket (Joanne Baron, Jackie Green) 1997: Lullaby of Broadway (Nathan Holland, Kirby Tepper, James Matthew Campbell) 1998: Crooks 1998: The Last Session 1999: The Rocky Horror Show ( David Arquette , Eric Leviton, Bob Simon, Timothy A. Fitz-Gerald, Lacey Kohl, Donnie Kehr, Kirsten Benton, Hynden Walch, Paxton Whitehead) 1999: Wet Weather Cover (Oliver Cotton, Richard Zavaglia, Ian Ogilvy) 1999: Talk About Money ( John Saxon , Tom Astor) 1999: Scent of Rain: A Love Story Really! (Nicholas Conlon, Ryan Idol) 2000: Detachments (Glenne Headly) 2000: Confidentially, Cole (Bryan Schimmel, Cliff Hayden) 2000: A Private Spirit . . . The Music and Wit of Noel Coward (Don Snell) 2001: Call Waiting . . . A Painful Comedy! (Caroline Aaron) 2001: Diablogues (Alan Goodson, Joe Hulser Larry Cox, Christy Keefe, Samantha Bennett) 2001: An Intimate Evening With Lypsinka (John Epperson - benefit for

438-543: A chain of 139 movie theaters. He helped finance more than 300 films, including the directorial debuts of Sam Fuller , James Clavell , and Burt Kennedy . His films include I Shot Jesse James (1949) and The Fly (1958) and was known as "King of the Bs ". In 1962, Lippert said, "the word around Hollywood is: Lippert makes a lot of cheap pictures but he's never made a stinker". Born in Alameda, California and adopted by

511-471: A director for anything. No wonder they all have ulcers." In 1959, Lippert renamed Regal as Associated Producers Incorporated (API) to make more low-budget films for double features (API having similar initials to exploitation specialist American International Pictures may have been coincidental). The core of API was Harry Spalding and Maury Dexter . All API's productions were done in-house. In October 1959, Lippert said making "little Bs" for $ 100,000

584-403: A director, so he agreed to direct the three films he had been contracted to write for Lippert: I Shot Jesse James , The Baron of Arizona and The Steel Helmet , all for no extra money, accepting just the directing credit. The Fuller films received excellent reviews. A 1949 New York Times profile said Lippert owned 61 theaters. It also reported (erroneously) that he had directed most of

657-754: A disease Bostwick had in real life. In 2008, he appeared in an episode of TV series Ugly Betty as an attorney to the Meade family. In 2007, Bostwick gained a recurring role, as Grandpa Clyde Flynn on the animated television series, Phineas and Ferb . Bostwick is also the spokesperson for Optimum Voice . In June 2009, he played Father Jimmy, the ineffective exorcist in the independent horror comedy The Selling , written by Gabriel Diani and directed by Emily Lou. Other television credits include guest appearances in Charlie's Angels , Hawaii Five-O , The Golden Palace , Grace Under Fire , and Las Vegas . Bostwick

730-575: A live theater through 2002, and in 2004, it briefly became the home of the Actors Studio , though it closed at the end of that year. It remained closed and available for lease until 2013. On August 8, 2013, CIM Group began demolition of the Tiffany and the surrounding structures to make way for its re-christened Sunset/La Cienega Project, a hotel development at 8490 Sunset Boulevard and residential development at 8500 Sunset Boulevard. On August 26,

803-535: A long, long time ago as a lost tribe in California and has ended up as a theatrical performing company in New York City." In 1970, Bostwick was a member of a pop band called The Klowns, assembled and promoted by Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus , whose members performed wearing stylized clown makeup and costumes. Their sole album, released in 1970, was produced by Jeff Barry , and generated

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876-523: A lot of money in sticks." In 1962, Lippert criticized Hollywood for the "slow suicide" in movie going, blaming involvement of New York bankers in creative matters, inflated overhead, union featherbedding and obsolete theaters. "The economics of this business have gone cock-eyed", he added. "The total gross of pictures has dropped from 20-30% and the costs have doubled. It's nuts." By this stage, he estimated that he had made "about 300 films" including 100 for Fox in five years. "One year, I made 26, more than

949-415: A minor Billboard hit single, "Lady Love." Bostwick replaced C.C. Courtney in the musical Salvation . His next stage appearance was in the 1971 rock opera Soon , which closed after three performances. In 1972, Bostwick originated the role of bad boy Danny Zuko in the stage production of Grease , earning a Tony Award nomination for his performance. This was followed by a voice role as Terr in

1022-561: A mistress, Margia Dean , who would be cast in the company's films at Lippert's insistence. Lippert died of a heart attack , his second, at home in Alameda, California on November 16, 1976. His cremated remains were interred at the Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Colma, California . Hopalong Cassidy Westerns Other reissues: Barry Bostwick Barry Knapp Bostwick (born February 24, 1945)

1095-508: A new company was formed by Lippert, now called Regal Films, to make low-budget films for Fox at the rate of one per month, starting with Alaskan Highway . The company was headed by George Warren, a cost controller for MGM, with William Magginetti as production supervisor and Harry Spaulding as story editor. Lippert was described as being "associated" with the company. "We use hack writers or new writers and beat-up faces or new faces", he said later. "No, I don't direct any of them. I wouldn't be

1168-583: A process more elaborate than ordinary black-and-white. Lippert used Cinecolor and sepiatone to dress up his more ambitious features, and embellished others by using tinted film stock for special effects (mint green for Lost Continent , pinkish red-sepia for the Mars sequences in Rocketship X-M ). He even anticipated the 3-D film craze by publicizing a special, deep-focus photographic lens developed by Stephen E. Garutso, which Lippert promoted as giving

1241-452: A production unit, led by Lippert, called Regal Pictures in 1956 to produce B pictures in that process. Lippert's company was contracted to make 20 pictures a year for seven years, each to be shot in seven days for no more than $ 100,000. Due to Lippert's problems with the film unions over not paying residuals to actors and writers of his films when they were sold to television, Fox chose not to publicize Lippert's participation. Ed Baumgarten

1314-553: A recurring role as Roger Frank on the sitcom Cougar Town which starred Courteney Cox . In season three of the show, we learn that Bostwick's character has become mayor of the town the comedy is set in, Gulf Haven. In 2015, he portrayed Collin Winthrop, father of the Gig Harbor Killer, in the season-ending CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode "The End Game." He has also had a return to cult musical horror films in

1387-421: A recurring role between 2004 and 2007 on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit . He has also had leading roles in various mini-series, including George Washington , its sequel George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation , Scruples , A Woman of Substance , War and Remembrance , and Till We Meet Again . Bostwick served as host of the nationally televised annual Capitol Fourth celebration on

1460-400: A small stock company of supporting actors, including Margia Dean , Mara Lynn, Don Castle , and Reed Hadley . Lippert's most ubiquitous actor was probably the diminutive Sid Melton . He appeared as a supporting comedian in many of Lippert's productions and starred in three hour-long comedies. Lippert also contracted with independent producers. In 1950 Ron Ormond hired two former members of

1533-590: A special anniversary screening on June 19, 1981. He also signed the one sheet, as well as presenting the theater with a pair of original briefs that he wore in the film. Bostwick discusses the experience on the 35th Anniversary edition DVD's special features interview, Don't Dream It, Be It: The Search for the 35th Anniversary Shadowcast . Other local celebrities were spotted at midnight shows as well, including Jane Fonda , David Carradine , Ann Robinson , Steve Vai , and even Captain Kangaroo himself, Bob Keeshan . By

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1606-581: A stereoscopic effect without special projection equipment. In addition to his original productions, Lippert reissued older films to theaters under his own brand name, including several Hopalong Cassidy westerns and the Laurel and Hardy feature Babes in Toyland (reissued by Lippert as March of the Wooden Soldiers ). Lippert read a 1949 Life magazine article about a proposed rocket landing on

1679-421: A time as a circus performer. He also attended NYU's Graduate Acting Program , graduating in 1968. Bostwick was a member of First National Nothing, who released one album, 1970's "If You Sit Real Still and Hold My Hand, You Will Hear Absolutely Nothing." They are described on the album as "A rock-theater commune made up of musicians, actors, dancers, singers, designers, writers, composers, and friends that started

1752-580: A time when major studios withheld their film libraries from TV to protect their theatrical interests. The American Federation of Musicians stepped in, and Lippert had to rescore some of the films and pay an amount to the musicians' music fund. Lippert went ahead with the sale but clashed with the Screen Actors Guild and was blackballed by the Guild as a result. He was going to make films for television with Hal Roach, Jr. , but problems with

1825-642: A variety of rock films. It was not unusual for a film like Lawrence of Arabia to show one week, followed by The Song Remains the Same the next. Many gay themed films played there as well, at a time when such content was seldom seen or brushed aside by mainstream theaters. A unique attribute of the Tiffany was the moderate angle of the theater, creating the perfect projection conditions for 3D films. The Tiffany often took advantage of these conditions, showing many rare revivals of 3D movies including Dial M for Murder , House of Wax and Kiss Me Kate . The layout of

1898-717: Is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Brad Majors in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) and Mayor Randall Winston in the sitcom Spin City (1996–2002). Bostwick has also had considerable success in musical theatre , winning a Tony Award for his role in The Robber Bridegroom and performing the role of Danny Zuko in the original production of Grease . Bostwick was born February 24, 1945, in San Mateo, California . He

1971-542: Is the son of Elizabeth "Betty" (née Defendorf), a housewife, and Henry "Bud" Bostwick, a city planner and actor. His only sibling, older brother Henry "Pete" Bostwick, died at the age of 32 in a car accident on July 20, 1973. Bostwick attended San Diego's United States International University in 1967, majoring in acting, got his start on the Hillbarn Theatre stage now located in Foster City, and worked for

2044-668: The Hopalong Cassidy franchise, Russell Hayden and James Ellison , to co-star in a new series of six western features, with ingenue Betty Adams (later established as Julie Adams ) and a stock company of actors familiar from westerns. With typical economy, Ormond arranged for all six scripts to be filmed simultaneously, to take advantage of the sets, locations, and actors on hand. The six features were filmed within one month. The "name" cast ensembles were only part of Lippert's successful formula. Other selling angles were achieved when certain of Lippert's features could be marketed in

2117-500: The Moon . He rushed into production his version called Rocketship X-M , released a year later in 1950; he changed the film's destination to Mars to avoid copying exactly the same idea being utilized by producer George Pal in his large-budget, high-profile Destination Moon . Rocketship X-M succeeded in becoming the first post-war science fiction outer space drama to appear in theaters, but only by 20 days, while capitalizing on all

2190-645: The National Mall in Washington, D.C. for eight years. Bostwick was also seen in a Pepsi Twist commercial. In the Cold Case episode "Creatures of the Night," in which he is the main suspect, the theme of the episode revolves around The Rocky Horror Picture Show , which is among his best-known performances to date. In 2003, Bostwick appeared on Scrubs as a patient diagnosed with prostate cancer ,

2263-507: The comedy horror film Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves . In 2020, Bostwick executive produced and starred in the short film Molly Robber as Ron Baker, which won an Audience Award at the 2020 Austin Film Festival and was an official selection at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival . Bostwick married Stacey Nelkin in 1987, and they were divorced in 1991. He married his second wife Sherri Ellen Jensen in 1993; they have two children,

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2336-559: The American Foundation for AIDS Research) 2001: Seltzer-Man (David Proval) 2001: Joe Louis Blues (Russell Hornsby, Shelley Robertson, Ellis E. Williams, Barry Primus, Sterling Macer Jr., Gregg Daniel) 2001: Back From Broadway (Hershey Felder, James Barbour ) 2002: Five One Act Plays: Stolen Child (Mike Weaver, Lanette Ware) Boise, Idaho , Daniel on a Thursday , Homecoming and Who's on Top The Tiffany's facade remained relatively unchanged until May 1997, when

2409-805: The English-dubbed version of Fantastic Planet in 1973. He later starred with Tim Curry and Susan Sarandon in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), portraying Brad Majors. He also won a Tony Award for his performance in the 1977 musical The Robber Bridegroom . In 1981, Bostwick starred in the TV series adaptation of the 1978 film Foul Play , with his role modeled after Chevy Chase 's and co-star Deborah Raffin in Goldie Hawn 's part. The following year, he starred in Megaforce . Bostwick starred, along with Carl Weintraub , as Rick Armstrong in

2482-571: The Hammer films he was to distribute. The first film produced under the contract was The Last Page , which starred George Brent . When Darryl F. Zanuck announced his CinemaScope process, he faced hostility from many theater owners who had gone to great expense to convert their theaters to show 3-D films that Hollywood had stopped making. Zanuck assured them that they could have a large supply of CinemaScope product because Fox would make CinemaScope lenses available to other film companies and start

2555-633: The SAG dispute had not been resolved and Lippert announced he was leaving film production. In 1951, Lippert signed a four-year production and distribution contract with the British company Hammer Films by which Lippert would distribute Hammer movies in America, and Hammer would distribute Lippert's films in the UK. To ensure familiarity with American audiences, Lippert insisted on an American star supplied by him in

2628-666: The Screen Actors Guild led to their cancellation. He ended up making only two, Tales of Robin Hood and Present Arms (released as As You Were ). |In October 1951, Lippert signed a three-picture deal with the recently blacklisted Carl Foreman . He also signed a two-picture deal with blacklisted Paul Henreid but no films appear to have resulted; Henreid signed instead with Columbia Pictures . In 1951, Lippert entered into an arrangement with Famous Artist Corporation to make features with their talent. By January 1952, however,

2701-663: The Tiffany Theater was completed on August 30, 2013. All that remains of the historic block is a marker in the sidewalk at what was 8524 Sunset Blvd, designating it as the shooting location of 77 Sunset Strip. Robert L. Lippert Robert Lenard Lippert (March 31, 1909 – November 16, 1976) was an American film producer and cinema chain owner. He was president and chief operating officer of Lippert Theatres, Affiliated Theatres and Transcontinental Theatres, all based in San Francisco, and at his height, he owned

2774-467: The Tiffany began showing The Rocky Horror Picture Show at midnights on Friday and Saturday nights. It rapidly became a hub of the Rocky Horror cult while remaining a prime destination for a variety of overlooked films, new and old. In the days before home video rental, the Tiffany became known for showing quality prints of classics like MGM musicals and other vintage titles, while also showcasing

2847-502: The Tiffany during this period, including Variety Senior Editor Steven Gaydos who managed the Tiffany, and Emmy-winning screenwriter Rene Balcer who worked as an usher exclusively for the Rocky Horror Picture Show screenings. Rocky Horror stars Tim Curry and Susan Sarandon each came to the Tiffany in the late '70s and signed the movie's permanent one sheet in the theater's lobby. Barry Bostwick attended

2920-448: The Tiffany was the only theater with the original, uncut, version of Rocky Horror including the then scarce “Super Heroes” ending. The Tiffany was legendary in its day for the over-the-top audience participation , which included a real-life hopeful transsexual, Garrett Gafford, appearing in the pre-show cast as Frank N Furter. On more than one occasion, a real motorcycle rode around the theater during Meatloaf's “Hot Patootie” number in

2993-401: The Tiffany's historic sign letters were part of an archival rescue by Tommy Gelinas of Valley Relics Museum and Alison Martino 's Vintage Los Angeles preservation group. Jason Relic Hunter removed the sign with the help of a crew of volunteers, while a small group of the theater's former patrons gathered to watch. The theater letters are now displayed at Valley Relics Museum. The demolition of

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3066-483: The Westerns his company had made. Lippert tried to add luster to his productions, but only if it could be done economically. His studio became a haven for actors whose careers were interrupted when their studios, no longer making lower-budget pictures, released them from their contracts. Robert Lippert was able to sign major-studio talent for a fraction of the usual rate, giving his productions more marquee value. Among

3139-510: The character 'Walker', portrayed by Lee Marvin first sees the 'Yost' character played by Keenan Wynn. The theatre can be seen from the roof of the Lou Costello Building opposite and is showing the 1965 Danish sex comedy "Eric Soya's 17" , also known as "Sytten". By 1968, the Tiffany was hosting live performances by the improv troop, The Committee , featuring future celebrities Howard Hessman, Peter Bonerz and Rob Reiner. The act

3212-454: The established names who worked for Lippert were George Raft , Veronica Lake , Zachary Scott , Robert Hutton , Joan Leslie , Cesar Romero , George Reeves , Ralph Byrd , Richard Arlen , Don "Red" Barry , Robert Alda , Gloria Jean , Sabu , Jon Hall , Ellen Drew , Preston Foster , Jean Porter , Anne Gwynne , Jack Holt , Dick Foran , Hugh Beaumont , Tom Neal , Robert Lowery , John Howard , and Julie Bishop . Lippert maintained

3285-484: The form of Terrance Zdunich 's Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival , which is a sequel to the 2012 short film The Devil's Carnival , of which he was not previously a cast member, being a newcomer to the franchise. He starred in Darren Lynn Bousman 's segment of the anthology film Tales of Halloween , which was his second time acting under Bousman after Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival , and appeared in

3358-780: The founder of the Redwood Theatres. He also owned a number of drive-ins . The 139 theaters he eventually owned were mostly in Northern California and southern Oregon , as well as some in Southern California and Arizona . "Every theater owner thinks he can make pictures better than the ones they sent him," Lippert later said. "So back in 1943 [sic] I tried it" (the year was actually 1945). Dissatisfied with what he believed to be exorbitant rental fees charged by major studios , Lippert formed Screen Guild Productions in 1945, its first release being

3431-861: The little picture'." Lippert said that he wanted to make more Westerns "because they're cheap" but did not because "television had saturated the market." Faced with increasing production costs in Hollywood, Lippert announced in 1962 that he would be making films in England, Italy ( The Last Man on Earth ), and the Philippines. Fox ended Regal/API when its own production schedule had declined and it didn't have enough "A" features to support its "B" pictures. In March 1966, Fox announced that Lippert would return to film production with Country Music . Lippert's association with Fox ended after 250 films with The Last Shot You Hear that began filming in 1967 but

3504-639: The more high-profile offerings was a four-month run of an updated The Rocky Horror Show , which opened on January 29, 1999 and starred David Arquette . Not coincidentally, the original Rocky Horror Show had its US opening at the Roxy Theater , a few blocks down the Sunset Strip from the Tiffany. 1985: Rain 1986: The Killing of Michael Malloy 1989: Wolverines ( Tom Patchett ) 1989: King of Hearts (Edward Winter, Courteney Cox , Michael Spound, Larry Randolph) 1990: Blossom Dearie (in

3577-469: The movie as well. As a result of the mayhem, a number of media outlets began to cover the wild activities. It has been noted by patrons in the late '70s and early '80s that the line outside the Tiffany waiting to get into Rocky Horror was as much fun as the movie itself. Part of the draw was the friendly environment fostered by the Tiffany's management and staff. Much of the staff was made up of hired audience members and theater regulars. A "party" atmosphere

3650-490: The outfit's productions were all shot at independent sound stages because they could not afford to shoot at 20th Century Fox, due to the high cost of rental and overhead they charged. The films were entirely financed and released by Fox, but Regal was independent. Dexter says "the only stipulation production-wise was that we had to give Bausch and Lomb screen credit on each film for CinemaScope camera lenses, as well as being charged back to Fox, $ 3,000 of each budget. Impressed by

3723-554: The owner of a hardware store, Robert Lippert became fascinated by the cinema at an early age. As a youngster , he worked a variety of jobs in local theaters, including projectionist and assistant manager. As a manager of a cinema during the Depression , Lippert encouraged regular attendance with promotions such as "Dish Night" and "Book Night." Lippert went from cinema manager to owning a chain of cinemas in Alameda in 1942, during

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3796-530: The paste-ups: "Having similar situations and dialogue, these episodes would be better if shown separately. Any dramatic effect achieved in the first loses its punch when so closely duplicated by a second story following immediately afterwards." Lippert later acquired episodes of the TV series Ramar of the Jungle and combined them into action features. In 1951 Lippert announced plans to sell his films to television, at

3869-499: The peak years of theater attendance. Lippert's theaters in Los Angeles adopted a " grindhouse " policy, screening older and cheaper films for a continuous 24 hours with an admission price of 25 cents. Not only did his theaters attract shift workers and late-night revelers, but also servicemen on leave who could not find cheap accommodations and would sleep in the chairs. In May 1948, he merged his theater chain with George Mann's,

3942-622: The publicity surrounding the Pal film. More importantly, it became the first feature film drama to warn of the dangers and folly of full-scale atomic war. Lippert was anxious to enter the new and profitable field of commercial television. In 1950 he filmed a new detective series intended for sale to television -- but appearing in movie theaters first. Six half-hour episodes were filmed with co-stars Hugh Beaumont and Edward Brophy , which were then combined into three theatrical features: Pier 23 , Danger Zone , and Roaring City . Trade reviewers noticed

4015-422: The rest of the studios." "Most Bs cost $ 100,000 or $ 200,000", he said. "We shoot them in six or seven days. There's hardly any re-shooting. Unless something is glaringly wrong, we let 'em go. What the hell, people don't care. They want to be entertained. I've heard people coming out of my theaters after seeing a double bill that featured a big production, 'Everybody died' or 'How that girl suffered. Thank God for

4088-455: The revamped Tiffany were a trio of vintage Sherlock Holmes films ( The Scarlet Claw, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Sherlock Holmes Faces Death ) followed by the first showing in over 20 years of the 1953 3D film Kiss Me Kate . Cooper operated other revival theaters in the Los Angeles area, including the Tiffany's sister theater, the Vagabond, near downtown. On June 10, 1977,

4161-410: The short-lived ABC sitcom Dads during the 1986–87 season. From 1996 to 2002, Bostwick portrayed Randall Winston, the mayor of New York City in the sitcom Spin City opposite Michael J. Fox and his successor, Charlie Sheen . In 2006, Bostwick replaced Peter Scolari as Mr. Tyler, the father of Amanda Bynes 's and Jennie Garth 's lead characters, on What I Like About You . Bostwick had

4234-599: The signed poster and the underwear (framed and autographed) were auctioned off that night along with several other artifacts from the Tiffany's lobby. The Tiffany was ready to reopen in June, 1985 as two separate 99-seat live theaters, though there was a several month delay due to a conflict with Actors Equity. Once the Union's issues were resolved, the Tiffany became an active home for small, but respected, performances, featuring some well-known or soon-to be famous cast members. Among

4307-459: The song “Damnit, Janet” by a group of regular attendees at precise time actor Barry Bostwick sang a line reciting the letters. The letters appeared on the screen as if they were actually projected there, to the boisterous delight of the audience. As Rocky Horror became more popular, the crowds grew and 2 AM shows were added on Friday and Saturday nights. In the summer of 1979, there was a midnight show on Thursday nights as well. That same summer,

4380-497: The theater also enhanced the Rocky Horror experience as well, with a low-situated screen and a perfectly located aisle in the middle of the theater, audience participation included creating a variety of shadow-images on the screen by holding up hands or props at various times in the movie. One of the biggest reactions at the Tiffany's Rocky Horror screenings came on nights when the marquee letters “J-A-N-E-T” were held up during

4453-399: The theater was designed by Ben Mayer with the new façade and marquee designed by Heath & Company for the structure that was originally built in 1935. One of its unique design elements was that the entrance was located to the right side of the screen and in the middle of the auditorium separating it into long top and bottom sections instead of the more common left, center and right design. At

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4526-460: The theater was shut down for interior improvements and an exterior redesign, modernizing the look by covering the upstairs suite windows with stucco. It reopened in September of the same year. In 1999, there was talk of moving the theater across the street as part of a re-development plan for the entire block, though "The Sunset Millennium Project" was postponed for many years. The Tiffany remained

4599-455: The time Cooper's lease ran out in 1983, home video was rapidly making revival theaters irrelevant. Additionally, Rocky Horror was playing in more theaters than ever, cutting into the Tiffany's main source of income. Cooper let go of the theater, and it was announced that it would soon be converted into a “legitimate theater.” The Tiffany closed its doors after its final midnight screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show on March 13, 1983. Both

4672-480: The time, the $ 250,000 theater was the most expensive house Lippert had ever built. The newly opened Tiffany Theater can be seen in the Mondo documentary The Forbidden . In that film, the marquee displays " Young Aphrodites " and Bergman's " Smiles of a Summer Night ." "Young Aphrodites" was the first film to be shown there, with gala champagne opening. It can also be seen in the 1967 John Boorman film "Point Blank" when

4745-636: The unit's profits, Fox extended Regal's contract by a further 16 films with an "exploitation angle" that would be approved by Fox. In November 1957, Regal announced that they would make ten films in three months. Regal made a deal with actors and directors to play them a percentage of any money from the sale of films to television. It did not make a deal with writers, and the Screen Writers Guild forbade its writers to work for Lippert. Regal stopped making films. In 1960, Lippert sold 30 Regal films to television for $ 1 million. In October 1958,

4818-751: Was The Burning Cross (1947), which concerned the Ku Klux Klan . In the main, however, Lippert concentrated on simple entertainments for small-town and neighborhood theaters: musicals, comedies, detective stories, action-adventure stories, and westerns. Screen Guild became Lippert Pictures in 1948, using rental stages and the Corriganville Movie Ranch for the production of its films. Between 1948 and 1955, 130 Lippert features were made and released. Lippert's fortunes and reputation improved when he sponsored screenwriter and former newspaper reporter Samuel Fuller . Fuller wanted to become

4891-445: Was declared obscene by a local Judge. Although cast members testified it was simulated, several performers were arrested for performing a scene "allegedly involving sexual intercourse." In the summer of 1971, the Tiffany adopted a policy of showing two films for 49 cents. By the mid ‘70s, the theater was closed, reopening on March 16, 1977 as a revival theater and art house leased by film enthusiast Tommy Cooper. The first films shown at

4964-476: Was encouraged, and enhanced by the large number of repeat patrons and performers who attended Rocky Horror. Up until the early '80s, the midnight showings at the Tiffany were complete sell-outs every week. Many of the regulars were allowed to attend ticketless, and sat on the floor up front or in the aisles. It was not uncommon for die-hards to remain through the 2 AM shows as well, which kept things lively all night long. Many up-and-coming Hollywood figures worked at

5037-454: Was filmed, and it debuted as a feature film at the Tiffany in May, 1978. The Committee was followed by the "Sensual Musical Fantasy" As You Like It (based on Shakespeare's play), which took the stage for several months. In 1970, it was replaced by a live show called "Man and Wife," which was advertised as a "documentary performance" depicting scenes from a marriage. Legal trouble erupted as the show

5110-399: Was no longer as lucrative because "it is now in the same category as the short TV feature which people can see for free." He persuaded Fox to start financing his films up to $ 300,000 and a shooting schedule of around 15 days starting with The Sad Horse . "I have an angle on everything", he said in 1960, adding that he found it profitable to focus on small towns and country areas. "There's

5183-409: Was not released until 1969. After stopping producing, Lippert doubled his chain of theaters from 70 to 139 and managed them until his death. In 1926, he married Ruth Robinson and they remained married until his death. He has a son, Robert L. Lippert Jr., and a daughter, Judith Ann. His son followed his father into producing and also helping manage the theater chain. Maury Dexter says Lippert had

5256-510: Was officially appointed the head of Regal, but Lippert had overall control. Regal Pictures filmed its movies with CinemaScope lenses, but due to 20th Century-Fox insisting that only its "A" films would carry the CInemaScope label, Regal's product used the term "Regalscope" in its films' credits. Beginning with Stagecoach to Fury (1956), Regal produced 25 pictures in its first year. Maury Dexter , who worked at Regal, later recalled

5329-611: Was supposed to appear on the third season of Private Practice as "the Captain," a father of the Addison Montgomery character, but had to resign due to a scheduling conflict. In 2011, Bostwick portrayed a small-town sheriff in the John Landis –produced thriller Some Guy Who Kills People In October 2010, Bostwick briefly appeared in the Rocky Horror -themed Glee episode. From 2010 to 2014, Bostwick had

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