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Documentary on the History of the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood: Sunset Strip - A documentary on the famous Los Angeles street.
Sunset Strip (2012)
Director: Hans Fjellestad
Writers: Hans Fjellestad, Gabriella Gross, Joe Mundo
Stars: Cisco Adler, Lou Adler, Ahmed Ahmed
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2012 (United States)
Filming Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Synopsis:
A history documentary about the Sunset Strip, a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) stretch of the Sunset Boulevard located in West Hollywood. It starts with the brothels and speakeasies operating there in the 1920s, then proceeds to the story of famous nightclubs such as the Trocadero and the Whisky a Go Go. It also examines the connection of the Sunset Strip to rock music, and names some of the rock musicians who worked there.
Reviews:
"I thought this was a really interesting film about the Sunset Strip. I loved all the footage from all the different eras on the strip. For example, there is footage in there from when it was just a road but nothing on either side of it but dirt, just emptiness. This original strip (not the Vegas one) has so much history. It's great hearing celebrities (like Johnny Depp, Ozzy and Sharon Osborne, Peter Fonda) telling their stories as they re-live their personal memories from famous hotels and clubs. Also in the film, there's footage and recollections of both River Phoenix and John Belushi's deaths on this famous strip. It's an awesome strip so you've got to have both happy times and sad times to go along with it. There's just a lot of good stuff in this film."
- written by "snoozee11" on IMDb.com
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[@whosaidcate4034]

Lifelong resident of LA. I’ve never seen such a great a documentary that encapsulates the culture of Sunset circa 80’s-90’s. Thank you for ride ♥️

[@shawnhussain7713]

Moving to LA in November. Waited my entire life in NJ lol. I know it’s not what it is but I’m excited to get out there. Saw the strip once but was too young to understand the significance. Can’t wait to go there again!

[@robin9876]

I lived alot of this in 1985. Dated The Rainbow DJ, had birthdays there. My boyfriend played the Whisky...& alot went on. Love seeing all this history. Sunset was packed! Fun just hanging on The Strip. I also dated Dave Navarro (seen here). Wow - my life in the 80's. Earlier stuff is cool to know!

[@mjrydsfast]

Sounds memorable. I hung out at the Rainbow a few times. Paul, Dio's bodyguard, was the door man. A picture of him in Circus Magazine hung in the front with him playing onstage with George Lynch 's guitar. He let me go upstairs where I met, and still think about, Taurus, the pretty black gal who monopolized a stool up there. Great memories.

[@robin9876]

Good for you!!@@mjrydsfast

[@lim8581]

The documentary on the Sunset Strip takes you on a nostalgic journey through its rich history. From the speakeasies of the 1920s to iconic nightclubs, it's a captivating tale of music and culture. Thanks for this engaging exploration of a legendary stretch of road.

[@dotlund1096]

This is an incredible film. 👍

[@BobbyJardine-vs8yc]

A documentary mainly about junkies and losers.

[@robin9876]

But it was fun as heck!@@BobbyJardine-vs8yc

[@Grgaforniateezy]

Saw this doc a few years ago on prime and loved it. Been a LA resident since 2007 and this is one of the best docs about Sunset Strip. Really dove into the rich history which gives you a different respect for everything that came out of such a small, dense area. 49:33 😂😂😂💯💯💯💯

[@carolethorn3211]

The "cartoon synopsis" at the end was FANTASTICALLY ABSURD! I could've watched an hour of that - with its catchy little tune! Perfect!

[@angelinainhollywoodland9023]

I lived in Hollywood a long time and I am looking forward to moving back. For a small town (which is really what it is) it is one of the most facinating places I have ever been. I have been to London and I have been to Spain, but good ol' Hollywood does beat them all.

[@danielhall-wl4ql]

yep , I grew up there , I lived beside Slash , I was the one that taught him his first chords on the guitar , yep , then I woke up in Kentucky and been here ever since .

[@jacobsimon]

I grew up near the Sunset Strip, used to hang out at Pandora's Box, it had a beatnik vibe, saw John Coltrane at Ciro's as a teenager, and Jimi Hendrix at Whiskey a Go Go and much more. I came of age in the 1960s. This documentary captures it, but there was so much more.

[@Botmoot]

Did they not show ‘the doors?’ Cool documentary. Sad there’s no good music after the internet and social media generations came through and that kind of fun or creativity will never happen gain

[@Sabotage_Labs]

Yea.... It's just harder to find. Corporate America killed Rock but...still some young kids out there keeping it alive. Even making new music from that influence. Greta Van Fleet is a great example.

[@jipangoo]

What you're looking at here is diversity and with that: spontaneity. With the internet that all disappeared.

[@amacmti]

The bit about the energy you can feel is absolutely spot on❤🌴😎

[@mjrydsfast]

Agreed. I experienced it as well.

[@ANGELSVEN]

This is exactly what it was like except no mention of Gazarri's. I was there from 1980 on. My band played the Troubadour and the Whiskey. I promoted my band by walking up Sunset playing my mandolin and passing out flyers. I saw Motley Crue at The Roxy. I saw Quiet Riot at The Starwood. My fav place was The Rainbow...Zep booth in the back. After a fun night, we would go to Ben Frank's exhausted. When Tower Records closed, that was the end (also "pay to play" killed it). Then when they tore down House Of Blues, that REALLY was the end.

[@CrucialEllamint]

This looks really good going to have to watch this at my boring desk job 😂 thanks boss

[@Debra-k1f]

😅😅

[@fuzzybutkus8970]

Work hard and stop wasting your companies money and do something. I know you can do it.

[@peterbetts858]

thts why theres no good roc n roll in world .people can watch tv at work and the people have to pay for it thru cost of living . pay for life , no time to rock or develop rock . only take out music . you get from the clowns mouth . no time for quality ,due to cost of living . too many workers watching tv at work . have a nice day .

[@AnniePA1960]

Great documentary, hitting all the highs and lows of the Strip. Does it still live? Do aspiring musicians still play there? From the aerial pics it still looks pretty busy.

[@hellboundrubber4448]

Nope. It's all Condos. With the exception of a few clubs like the Whiskey cause it's a landmark. All the rental spaces where bands used to play and party are all Businesses now. Now it's the opposite, designing Anti Social Societies. No line ups, no Theatres, no vendors, no benches for that matter.

[@ruready2rock856]

The glitz and glam is pretty much over. The covid lockdowns put one of the last nails in the coffin. There is still nothing like it. But , the The Whiskey and the Rainbow are pretty much all that's left, and not much else. There is hardly any live music scene in LA anymore. Mainly just tribute bands if anything at all. Many people don't even go out anymore, they just stay home and play video games or watch net flix.

[@lorraelcultartrvls6933]

​@@ruready2rock856😢😢😢

[@mjh5437]

I`m from England and flew over to spend a week on the Strip in 1995 and even then it was a huge disappointment,very boring place.

[@peterbetts858]

@@ruready2rock856 the whole world is on their couch because of covid .we know how to survive it , wear a mask , social distance , or the vax . lets be big boys n girls and go back to work and have a life . whiners dont respond ,no response available .

[@kendallevans4079]

Listen, folks, I'm there everyday driving these street for my job. Granted, I don't know what the nightlife is because I'm outta there before sundown but I can tell you this. W. Hollywood is nothing like the media wants you to believe.

[@mattdylan664]

Anyone who loves this documentary would also love Alison Martino's page Vintage Los Angeles

[@rhiannonrhiannon6285]

This is an amazing video!!! It truly is a shame that they ruined the Sunset Strip...so much history and glamour. Now it looks like a bunch of corporate b uildings.

[@elizabethlevy1394]

Reminds me of Kings Cross in Sydney in the 70,& 80’s…seedy,glamorous,Mary Jane & of course the best music !

[@rustyellis3702]

Billy, Jim did not figure it out, he died very young

[@williamellis-xd1rm]

That band at the beginning sounded like Love. Great band. Very underrated.

[@cigdamagelungs]

Jonsey rules!

[@EdwinLap]

I thought Fergie did a great job covering Barracuda.

[@es9758]

I didn't know Fergie could sing rock and roll and had a voice like that!!!!❤❤❤❤

[@John-qm3ih]

Amazing job she killed it !!!

[@AzhidaReminiec9999]

Fergie doesn't even know what the story behind the song Barracuda

[@Al_NERi]

Agreed. Didn't know Fergie had it in her (not a B E Peas fan) but she really belted that song out good. Credit where credits due.

[@richardcarle786]

Yep she sure did!

[@countryside2758]

Strip was great & perfectly LA in early to mid 70's

[@We_Seek_Truth]

It died a long long time ago. Lots of people just can't accept it.

[@carolcollins4546]

Loved the clip of Keanu Reevs on his Harley, he's totally grounded even when he's on wheels 👍❤️

[@freelonmorris3659]

Bunch show biz phonies and fakers.Kelly Osborn a singer? Hoo boy!

[@wlhansen2068]

I think he's stuck in the past,he's hardly grounded.He seems rather empty as a person holding on to Glory days,same with Depp.Never liked either one of these "actors"

[@peterbetts858]

if i got the rite actor , he was on a triumph .

[@fiddyscenttupacksaday3308]

Norton

[@cherrybomb2600]

I loved this!!! And the illustrated montage at the end is stellar! An excellent tribute to a magical, dramatic place/experience! 💖💖💖💖💖

[@Theloverspath]

I never lived in that era but watching this my heart kind of breaks. Knowing I’m stuck in this modern digital gen z age, all I really want is to feel the magic and romance of the olden days 😢

[@ANGELSVEN]

I have to say it was great.

[@carolcollins4546]

Absolutely love Sharon Stone.... she exudes kindness 👍

[@roxannemoser]

She was absolutely amazing in the movie Alpha Dog!

[@SeattleMartin]

She seems like a lovely person. I share a birthday with her-March 10, 1958, and for some reason I am happy about that!

[@robertmartinez4174]

when The Beatles came to LA & stayed in town, word got out that the Beatles had been spotted clubbing on the strip. that was the beginning of kid's hanging out on the strip.

[@jamesfitzgerald6636]

No it was not

[@robertmartinez4174]

@@jamesfitzgerald6636 then please explain when it was.

[@robertmartinez4174]

I'm waiting.

[@robertmartinez4174]

@@jamesfitzgerald6636 so when and for what reason did those kids start hanging out on The Strip? were you around in LA at that time? you certainly don't sound like it.

[@aananimity]

Sunset strip was happening long before the Beatles came in 1964. That's what this doc is talking about.

[@kellyelrington5663]

Been there but I really wish I was old enough & there when it was jam-packed of long haired rockers.

[@jamespritchett-q7m]

i digress a bit here but, when they speak of the marmont being rundown and seedy, it reminds of the times i spent at the blackstone in chicago before it was renovated. certainly not hollywood but, a worn out seedy place on south michigan ave. great rooms, cheap price. amazing history.

[@sunsetstripglam80s]

Awesome footage, thank you for this!

[@chrisstephens5310]

just great thank you

[@xjaidlyn]

i was there i lived this life there. i was some woodwork of the rainbow and the whiskey. Sometimes at my age now i feel sad and sickened by this insanity.. while it was happening it was the greatest life anyone could enjoy. Many a time at the hyatt, part of the groupie scene, mario was like our uncle mario like all us teens. and he remembered our name through decades. I guess im happy i lived at the time i did in hollywood but I have to say some of the things i saw .. should have been dealt with by law. law what was that then? my sister was dating rodney bingenhiemer when he had his club. I ate lunch in the hyatt with robert plant being invited by my friend who was their dealer. ah the stories.. could you even imagine if there was insta camera/videos ? ! the entire crowd probably be in jail. Different era different times .. cant even be explained to young people today. love this docu .. was one of the best info about the era

[@geraldtanderson9044]

I think it's awesome that you lived out that time period on the Sunset Strip. I always use to say I was born 10 years to late, having missed out on the 1950's and 60's Music scene. Some of the stuff I did as a teenager I'm not proud of, but I don't regret my teenage years. My friends and I lived out some pretty crazy days and nights in the 70's. Most people partying on the Strip in the 1960's through the 1980's were probably hurting themselves more than anything. Sounds like it was pretty crazy, wild and anything went. I'm a Doors fan, so it would've been cool to see them get their start. I'm not a huge fan of all the 80's Hair Bands, but some of those Bands cranked out some fast, hard driving Rock n Roll, which is right up my alley. Good thing I wasn't there and still in my teens in the mid 80's, because I would've went crazy. I always use to say us 70's teenagers finished up what the 60's teenagers started, but the 80's teenagers were pretty wild and crazy also.

[@keitha.563]

Zep ruled LA when they came in the 70 's . Biggest band hands down . Riot house

[@geraldtanderson9044]

@@keitha.563 I'll bet they did. Oh but the wild fun debauchery! 🥴

[@amandaredd3057]

Hell yeah, I love Steel Panther!! They're funny af 😂❤

[@jefftucker201]

Great Documentary!

[@Tbirdtrav71]

Nothing said about LA Guns or Hollywood Rose or how Guns N Roses who grew up on and tore the strip up in late '80? Guns N Rose were the biggest band in the world late 80's! Both products of the Sunset Strip. More than just hair bands like like RATT and Motley Crue (even though I adore Motley Crue and wanted to be a mini Nikki Sixx during this time) First two LA Guns albums are brilliant. But this was a good doco, I didn't know anything about the strip from before The Doors/Jimi Hendricks area.

[@jamesfitzgerald6636]

Starts out out great and then falls apart, leaving out some important history

[@eire3215]

Soddom and Gomorrah..

[@edbarcelo1675]

it is a great documentary , congratulations ! God give the Rock and Roll to you .

[@Purplenpinkk]

The Cat and Fiddle in the 90s.

[@alanbrown7750]

thanks for the memories

[@rturney6376]

Great 👍 video!!

[@Dirtbag_Deluxe]

Haha slash rode his big wheel down to the strip and when I was 6 or so I rode my big wheel down to the trailer park and got grounded for a month lol

[@jaimedavis439]

You did that with your phone did ya, Peter? Still have those in your folder?

[@ElectronicazMusic]

Amazing. Wonderful. Inspirational.

[@Moconomy]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@shnarfers]

as soon as slash hits that d chord aye pappy.. fergi is on fire..

[@SBecktacular]

Where Jim Morrison stood and “figured it out”?? The only thing he figured out was pain, emptiness and death.

[@amandaredd3057]

Oh hell, not Ed "Kookie" Burns! Kookie, Kookie, lend me your comb! 😂

[@MetalHeadAZ]

I love the strip but Im not going back until they fix California

[@Khayyam-vg9fw]

So you're not going back, then?

[@seanbarnes1151]

Our first act, as The United States of Texas, will be to sell California back to Mexico.

[@mjh5437]

Cali is beyond repair now

[@mattskustomkreations]

Fergie was killin’ it on Barracuda!

[@peterbetts858]

that made me chuckle , opening a strip doc , with a Canadian .Heart, tune /.

[@carolethorn3211]

Yea. Who knew.

[@LettyFlo]

I used to lived 10 minutes away from sunset boulevard from the 60s to the 80s and was always there 🎉. Now I live 1 hour away and it seems so far so I never visit sunset boulevard. 😢

[@monmixer]

I practiced in open clubs before for rehearsal space and no pay. We always got free drinks though. That's important when your young, learning and nit getting paid much yet. WE did play a lot of clubs in that band but only a couple locally because you could se us anytime for free locally. A couple weeknights a week for sure.

[@jax993]

Keanu Reeves ❤

[@taffy4672]

Well done on just re-uploading someone elses video that's been around for over a decade, and pretending it's yours just to get the clicks and views....

[@spaceengineer1452]

"Orrr, if you have nothin' to do in the daytime...you can go to the zoo?..." Thats my fave quote. 🤣

[@Viajealduende]

As someone who lived on or just off the Strip for 16 years over 21 years ago, this documentary stressed me the fuck out, especially the hair band days when I moved there, what a bunch of morons they were. Wasted days of my life.

[@yoyorella799]

So you were rejected

[@Viajealduende]

@@yoyorella799 By who? A bunch of no talent 80's clones wannabe commercial rockers? 🤣🤣🤣 They were not Hendrix, The Doors and Led Zeppelin. The 80's LA hair rock scene was not revolutionary or creative like the 60's snd 70's.

[@Skyhors3]

Sounds like Shel Silverstein.

[@jaimedavis439]

Nothing is going in my eyes or ears but even still there aren't nine

[@parahycodan]

Babylon.

[@deletedaccount5938]

37:55 in this film….WHO is playing? The Byrds? Johnny Rivers? It’s the sound of the sixties.

[@deletedaccount5938]

Please if. you know.

[@spaceengineer1452]

I was enjoying this, until Paris Hilton & Kelly Osbourne showed up...

[@Jayhawk9]

Like them or not Motley Crue change the strip and put their mark on it like none other

[@jamiekillian4965]

❤

[@jamesfitzgerald6636]

Get stuffed

[@seanbarnes1151]

Vince Neil's skidmarks? From that time he drinks drives murders his passenger? Nah, those are long gone.

[@skibee421]

@@jamesfitzgerald6636 what are u - a wise guy?

[@MJEvermore853]

All Motley Crue ever did was give everyone in West Hollywood crabs

[@cookiemurph8532]

Nothing but Immortality & godless people.

[@TheChadTI]

Yes. Sad. 🙏

[@jimmyroberts197]

Thank god😊

[@maureenobrien4807]

MK'd

[@Bartcmh]

Oh, so it’s like congress.

[@elizabethlevy1394]

Shame so-called Godly people can judge others when they are most likely to sin ….much than us mere mortals.I’d like to check in tonight!!❤

[@AK.kje11]

I just don’t understand heavy metal music.

[@4444-LV]

Don't worry, you're not the only one! I never did get the appeal, I compare it to rap, I don't get that either

[@mjb0183]

@4:45….Johnny Depp says “the places are still there”…..as they show The Body Shop, which burned down….

[@AnnetteMay1221]

16:43

[@alicewolfson4423]

I love Champs de Sleazy quote.

[@craigfazekas3923]

How many ways to dance around the fact that it now sucks. Personally ? I blame the laziness inherent in current ways in producing "music", ie- do it at home & the way the music industry ate it's own for years. What Hollywood currently kicks out ain't gonna save it either.... 🚬😎👍

[@stephenellis2866]

Spent a lot of my youth round there had some fun!

[@muriel969]

Sinset strip !😮

[@truenorth7949]

Sorry fergs, no one holds a candle to Ann Wilson when singing barracuda

[@sonnycarter8447]

I needed to shower twice to get the sleeze off me.

[@jeffcaughel6099]

Thanks!

[@carloseduardoaldrighi]

south central owns it

[@MELONenSURPRISE]

Why do People get so wind up over glitter ,plastic and their own shit.. Its a nightmare ...a bad imitation of life where People are obsessed with People and know nothing about them selves...from which ever angle you look it's a perversion...and a waste ....a junkyard

[@anthonylilly6862]

Hahahaha, the one guy Rodney with the really freaky hair. What was he thinking when he put that wig on

[@IMEMINE.]

Stop I must start from the beginning…. First a couple of beers some snacks, bathroom break. Ok let’s do this again. With headphones and a joint!

[@hellboundrubber4448]

The Sunset Trip.

[@irenemahringer70]

Fergus has the pipes for sure

[@michelesnoopy]

Awesome video. All kinds of music but no House music in the clubs in Sunset Boulevard then..?

[@peterbetts858]

they do have some principals .

[@peggypasson8794]

I just watched sunset blvd .what a movie it really touches on when you are done in the film industry .an greed an manipulation .the thing that got me was the entire movie they say she is old she looks about 70 in the film at the end he says youare old you are 50 !!! Lol i really thought she was an old old lady in the movie lol 😅

[@davidtaylor6663]

I think we us college kids and young adults understand thats it a cycle

[@davidwhite4874]

All social conditioning.........

[@jeffmeredith2100]

You got it my friend I love people who can see

[@peterbetts858]

u mean by the govt .?

[@davidwhite4874]

@@peterbetts858 Those behind the government.

[@peterbetts858]

@@davidwhite4874 oh yeah , like the guys who live , nameless of course , on the STAR Ship enterprise with you .

[@davidwhite4874]

@@peterbetts858 Yes, dear.

[@Aktor2]

🎬😎🎬

[@marshamariner7897]

50s-60s here.. i remember hearing so much....i visited LA in 1069 or so....saw all the sites including sunset. Memories ✌️✌️✌️😺😊

[@TheMischiefmanaged]

THANKYOU

[@marcdavis2745]

I Visited WeHo In 2019 Fell In Love

[@Sabotage_Labs]

1:09:11 Yea... only a few really good bands came out of grunge...the last gasp of Rock and Roll. Alice in Chains....Just a monster band! Soundgarden. Screaming Trees...a band I feel never had the commercial success it deserved but...a great great band. Sad really growing up as a teen in the 80s and then..hitting my 20s in the early 90s and it was like Rocky...real Rock... Kinda died with my youth.

[@TheMischiefmanaged]

ITS ALIVE THROUGH US THE SPELL THE MAGIC ABSORBED INTO EVERY CELL IN OUR BODIES BREATH IN.

[@royroach5328]

What’s the song you were playing on the piano GIV?

[@mayazzow2129]

RIP RICHARD LEWIS

[@Mandrake591]

Just started this. Please tell me Fowley is only in this briefly, he is so creepy with the reputation to match. Otherwise, it looks good.

[@adiposerex5150]

Will Johnny Depp ever look bad?

[@melissalove2463]

I think he’s finally starting to look rough now !

[@mrpostnorts5259]

2,000 women and millions of dollars of booze and drugs later...@@melissalove2463

[@TsAudrey]

He's looking rough now!

[@marions.120]

Only when he’s on stage trying to play guitar!🤮

[@barrycuda3769]

I'll make sure I stay away from the "Strip" it looks awful.

[@lakid9749]

Wow that’s Fergi!!

[@OakLawnSpeedShop]

Is the dude in the beginning the guy from black mass?

[@Onlythetruth88]

Who is the weirdo with the lipstick

[@ANGELSVEN]

Kim Fowler.

[@henkhemming6674]

Victor Ponet was belgian..not French

[@MrBUSSADA]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤