“For me to go to a concert in New York, I would walk or hitchhike to the George Washington Bridge, take the bus over and then take a subway to Greenwich Village.”Īrkush moved from New York to L.A. The open, expansive land in those areas was perfect for detonating mind-melting explosions, a signature Corman motif.Īrkush goes on to explain, “I think I always wanted to make sure that was suburban in feel and that you had to travel to go to the concert.” It’s a world where Arkush’s own childhood and young adult life growing up in Fort Lee, New Jersey, a stone’s throw away from New York City, paralleled that of the film’s main character, number one Ramones fan, Riff Randell (P.J. Chatsworth, Newhall, and Vasquez Rocks were go-to locations for car chase movies, like Ron Howard’s feature directorial debut, Grand Theft Auto (1977), and sci-fi action flicks like Deathsport (1978), which Arkush co-directed.
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Occasionally during the ‘70s, Corman made movies outside the region including Cockfighter (1974), which was filmed in Georgia, and a series of Filipino co-productions including The Big Bird Cage (1972). “Purely and simply, the best crews in the world are here in Los Angeles.” He didn’t want to pay for that.”Ĭorman, 93, says there’s more to it. Rock ‘n’ Roll High School producer Mike Finnell says, laughing, “I mean, certainly didn’t want to put people up in hotel rooms.
locations, as were most of Corman’s New World Pictures of the ‘70s.
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Produced by indie movie king Roger Corman, Rock ‘n’ Roll High School, was shot entirely at practical L.A. “I don’t think we had a choice in terms of what our resources were and getting the film done,” says Arkush, who is one of the most accomplished directors working in television today. However, the director didn’t specifically set out to make an L.A. In 1978, during a 20-hour marathon shoot in this very venue, Arkush captured punk rock vanguards, the Ramones, in some of the most wildly electric concert footage ever filmed.Īs the famous Sunset Strip venue would suggest, Rock ‘n’ Roll High School, Arkush’s 1979, fan-favorite about a rock ‘n’ roll band taking over oppressive Vince Lombardi High School, is clearly a Los Angeles film. The listing brokers are Paul J. Massey, Jr., Zach Redding and Daniel O’Mahony, of B6 Real Estate Advisors.Director Allan Arkush arrives at the Roxy wearing an appropriate article of clothing: a T-shirt emblazoned with a with a black-and-white illustration of Johnny Ramone posed in his iconic bent-knee, split-leg guitar stance. It features three full-floor lofts and a ground-floor commercial space, currently occupied by the John Derian Company, a home decor brand. The building where the iconic loft is located - near the intersection of Bowery and East Second Street, which was renamed Joey Ramone Place and is now the most stolen street sign in the city - is now on the market for $7.25 million. Vega, whom Dee Dee once called the band’s “ evil mom,” was also known as the “fifth Ramone.” He created the Ramones’ eagle logo and attended all but two of their 2,263 shows between 19. The property is also where Arturo Vega, who worked as the the beloved punk rock band’s creative director, lighting director and historian, lived from the 1970s until his death in 2013. It was often used as a crash pad for lead singer Joey and bassist Dee Dee. is where the Ramones played one of their earliest shows in 1975. The sprawling, 6,420-square-foot space at at 6 E. Register here.įor an authentic East Village experience, check out a massive loft steeped in music history. Join the New York Post and Mansion Global for a live conversation on how COVID-19 has affected top real estate markets in the US, Friday, 6/26 12 p.m.
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