Tropicana Cinemas
3330 East Tropicana Avenue,
Las Vegas,
NV
89121
3330 East Tropicana Avenue,
Las Vegas,
NV
89121
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The Paradise 6 Cinemas opened in 1985.
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The theatre has apparently,once again,closed down.
There are no showtimes posted on the website.
The Tropicana Cinemas in Las Vegas have reopened as of November 28, 2008. They said they have done no local advertising and have no sign on the building. Movie information is available by calling 702-438-3456 or at their website www.regencymovies.com They are still a discount movie house with a $3.00 admission. They now seem to be a part of a small chain of theaters out of California.
Regency has a history of “soft openings”. I’m sure there will be proper signage, advertising, etc. shortly. In Southern California, the chain is well known for succeeding with theatres that others have given up on.
I saw Yes Man there last weekend. It’s open, but seems to be under renovation. From what I saw, it’s going to be greatly improved. New seats and the place was actually clean. Also, the movie wasn’t in horrible shape like before. There was only one girl working though. She ran both the ticket and refeshment booths. Heck, she might have even been the one that started the movie. The food was priced about the same as a regular theater. But they have to make money somehow and I’d rather the food be expensive than the tickets. Overall a good experience. I really hope they survive.
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This theater originally opened in 1985 as the Paradise 6 (presumably because of its proximity to Paradise Park) and was a first run cinema. I remember seeing odd movies such as “The Ninth Configuration” and “Dr. Caligari” there as well as awesome events like the 1988 restored “Lawrence of Arabia”. Also, I saw “Aliens”, “RoboCop” and “Prince of Darkness” there among many, many others. Later it became a second run. As recently as 2007 I saw “Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny”. It is, as far as I know, the ONLY movie theater left in Vegas not connected to a casino (excepting the Drive-In) and the last theater left (again with the exception of the drive-in) from before the 90’s.
Most of our theatres are in casinos now, but there are still quite a few that are not. UA Rainbow Promenade, UA Showcase, Regal Colonnade, Regal Village Square and Rave Town Square are all standalone theatres.
You are probably correct about Tropicana Cinemas being the oldest theatre left in Vegas, aside from the drive-in of course.
While I did visit this theater location in the 80s and 90s, I don’t recall what I may have seen.
I do know I saw Scary Movie at this theater, then drove to the Walmart up the street and bought it. I also saw Marmaduke and one other film. And you can find me, every first Saturday of the month, doing the Rocky Horror thing! Let’s do the Time Warp again!
when i was younger i’d go here an actually see movies that weren’t discounted. now they have $1 movies.
When many of the bigger Vegas Theatres were loaded with Summer Blockbusters, My family and I saw a few oddball flicks here, including “UHF” and “Bingo” (from 1991). Glad to see it’s still open. There was this amazing promotion back in February of 1995. The first interactive movie, “Mr. Payback,” had a brief run here. Won the tickets on KLUC 98.5, and the theater was fitted with a built-in remote that let you vote on various outcomes while watching the 30 minute (or maybe 45 minute) film. It was a disaster, to say the least. But, I did have fun picking Robert Englund to appear on screen, instead of the “Riddler” from TV’s “Batman.” Time Warp, indeed.