The first place I heard loud electronic music in my life. that winter night 4 of us ages between 14 and 16, without jackets, stood in front of red robe for 3 hours til the door people felt for us and finally let us in. the rest is history. and yes, i spent way too much time there weekly ever since, from tuesdays thru sundays, i'd be there 3-4 times a week, usually every week, drawn by club and the all colors of the world scene in there. DICSO2K survivor; LOL, I even own a Limelight "Security" tshirt.





In theaters: September 23rd, 2011



Limelight Directed by Billy Corben (USA) – World Premiere, Documentary As the owner of legendary hotspots like Limelight, Tunnel, Palladium, and Club USA, Peter Gatien was the king of the New York club scene—until years of legal battles led to his eventual deportation to Canada. This exuberant documentary charts Gatien’s rise and fall against the transformation of New York City, offering a wild ride through a now-closed chapter in the history of NYC nightlife. From the director of Cocaine Cowboys.




Synopsis

As the owner of legendary hotspots like Limelight, Tunnel, Palladium, and Club USA, Peter Gatien was the undisputed king of the 1980s New York City club scene. The eye-patch-sporting Ontario native built and oversaw a Manhattan empire that counted tens of thousands of patrons per night in its peak years, acting as a conduit for a culture that, for many, defined the image of an era in New York. Then years of legal battles and police pressure spearheaded by Mayor Giuliani's determined crackdown on nightlife in the mid-'90s led to Gatien's eventual deportation to Canada, and the shuttering of his glitzy kingdom.

Featuring insider interviews with famous players in the club scene as well as key informants in Gatien's high-profile trial, Billy Corben's (Cocaine Cowboys, TFF '06) exuberant documentary aims to set the record straight about Gatien's life as it charts his rise and fall against the transformation of New York, offering a wild ride through a now-closed chapter in the history of the city's nightlife.
--Ian Hollander

+About The Director
BILLY CORBEN has worked as a producer, director, actor, and writer for more than 20 years. He and producing partner Alfred Spellman formed their first production company in 1994 while in high school. Their first feature doc, Raw Deal: A Question of Consent, played Sundance in 2001. His other films include Cocaine Cowboys and Square Grouper

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Originally posted by euphoria I will ban you

"Our music has no limit to it boundaries nor is there a difference in genre to identify it but as a work of art." - ReenTeenTeen

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Originally posted by djquick83 They got K in Kansas son. ... Its called the KKK. BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAA

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