Film and TV History
The 1960 film version of Ocean's 11 was shot at the Desert Inn.
Louis Prima and Keely Smith recorded their 1960 Dot Records LP "Louis Prima and Keely Smith: On Stage" live at the Desert Inn.
Bobby Darin's famous album "Bobby Darin- Live! At The Desert Inn" was recorded at the D.I. in 1971.
The hotel served as the primary backdrop for the TV show Vega$ which aired on ABC from 1978 to 1981. The lead character, Dan Tanna, portrayed by Robert Urich, lived in the D.I.'s theatrical warehouse which was actually located on the opposite side of the Strip, about 1/4 mile down the street behind Circus Circus Hotel & Casino and a local branch of the Bank of Nevada. Early episodes of the series show Dan turning off of the Strip, and following the road that went between Circus Circus and the bank, ending at the warehouse.
The 1980s Aaron Spelling soap opera Dynasty uses outside shots of The Desert Inn as the hotel the main characters use while spending time in Las Vegas.
The hit 1980s NBC TV series, Remington Steele, filmed their Las Vegas episode at the D.I. where both the exterior and interior are shown regularly throughout the episode.
In the 1985 film Lost in America, Julie Hagerty's character Linda Howard loses the couple's "nest egg" at the Desert Inn, leading to a memorable scene in which Albert Brooks' character David Howard tries to convince the Casino manager (Garry Marshall) to give them their money back. David, an ad man, proposes a campaign centered around the generosity of the casino in his case, replete with a jingle: "The Desert Inn has heart....The Desert Inn has heart."
The opening scene to the 1993 film Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit took place in the Grand Ballroom of the Hotel.
The Desert Inn saw its last commercial use in the film Rush Hour 2. It was converted into the "Red Dragon", an Asian-themed casino set.
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