Bars and Hotels in Film

The bar, pub or hotel are at the heart of westernsome of the most memorable lines in film history, In
culture. Most people have a favourite well equippedall the bars in the all the world,' and, Play it one more
bar as a place to relax, meet friends or arrangetime for me Sam.' (often misquoted as Play it again
business, so it is no wonder that they have featuredSam.')
in so many TV and films.3. Cheers. Perhaps the most famous bar in American
The bar is often central to many TV shows and filmshistory. Sam Malone's cheers, the bar where
that some have become even more famous that theeverybody knew your name is familiar to a hole
characters that frequent them. Bars, hotels and pubsgeneration who watched as the former baseball
can take on a life of their own and become as dearplayer and austere bar manager clashed.
to people as the places they visit in their real lives.2. The Queen Victoria. The East end pub in Britain's
Whilst there have been numerous bars, hotels andmost popular soap opera, Eastenders is the setting
pubs in film and TV, here are my top five:for some of the shows most popular story lines.
5. Tiki Bar - Not the most famous bar and mostMurder and extra marital affairs were and still area
people will never have heard of it but the barregular occurrence at The Queen Vic.
featured in the film Cocktail as at was the only film1. Rover's Return - The pub on Coronation Street,
to have bar-keeping as central theme. The Tiki Barthe UK's longest running soap opera has been
was where Tom Cruises character juggled baropening its doors several nights a week to audience
accessories and cocktail glasses to an upbeat 80'sof millions for fifty years. Landlords have come and
soundtrack.gone but the Rover's Return remains an icon of UK
4. Rick's Café Américain - the backdrop for thepub culture.
seminal classic - Casablanca. It was the location for