The Tiki Motel
The Tiki Motel was a two-story motel which boasted free color television, adult movies, phones, and truck parking. They also offered rooms with kitchens.
History[]
Kyle Reese and Sarah Connor stayed in room 9 of the Tiki Motel on May 14, 1984, and it was there that John Connor, the future leader of the Resistance, was conceived.
The following day, Sarah call her mother, who was in the Terminator, who murdered Mrs. Connor and had impersonated her voice. After hanging up, the Terminator used reverse dialing, whereupon he reached the concierge of the Tiki Motel. The Terminator used this to hunt Sarah and Kyle after losing track of the pair earlier. The Terminator
Notes[]
- The timeline featured in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines DVD extra erroneously refers to this as the Tikki Motel.
Behind the Scene[]
- The Tiki Motel was a real life motor court in Los Angeles County at the time of filming. It is located at 7301 Santa Fe Avenue, Huntington Park, CA[1]
- When the T-800 leaves the Tiki Motel after Sarah and Kyle race off, there is a Spartan Burgers across the road. The filming location was 7222 Santa Fe Ave, Huntington Park, CA 90255. Obviously, things have changed but the original Spartan Burgers restaurant is still there.[2]
- The phone number for the motel was 408-555-1439 thus establishing its location as somewhere in Santa Clara County, CA (Silicon Valley).
- The original Tiki Motel went bankrupt in 2013. However, it was bought by a real estate developer and converted into Tiki Apartments, which is extant today.[3]