a nightclub called The Central) was used for scenes featuring the new-wave band the Plimsouls. In Oliver Stone's film The Doors (1991), the building was used as a filming location for scenes depicting the London Fog, also of West Hollywood. London Fog was a lesser-known nightclub halfway up the same block from the Whisky a Go Go where the Doors had their first regular gigs for four months in early 1966. The 2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle "Pink Panther Dance" scene was filmed at the club, though the club's name was changed in the film to "The Treasure Chest". Several scenes in the 2005 John Travolta film Be Cool were set at or in the club, although only the exterior of the site was used in the shoot. The Viper Room is also featured in the 2004 documentary Dig! when members of the band the Brian Jonestown Massacre began brawling with each other on stage while performing. The Viper Room was once the base of an underground poker ring, reportedly founded by actor Tobey Maguire. The ring often included other actors such as Ben Affleck, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Matt Damon. The poker ring inspired the 2017 movie Molly's Game, starring Jessica Chastain. The Viper Room's latest feature has been in the new hit series ‘Pam & Tommy’ (featuring Lily James and Sebastian Stan), which details an altercation between Tommy Lee and two other bathroom goers, confirming the bar's popularity amongst the rock scene in the early nineties which still continues through to this day. In popular culture The Viper Room is featured in an episode of paranormal series Ghost Adventures as one of their lockdown locations, where they investigated the building for two days. In 2019, BuzzFeed Unsolved Supernatural filmed an episode in the club. The Viper Room basement is the setting for the initial set of poker games Molly Bloom hosted. In 2019, the music video for the song "Blow" by Ed Sheeran, Chris Stapleton, and Bruno Mars was filmed at the Viper Room. In 2021, the Viper Room was the feature of season 1, episode 2 of Vice Media's Dark Side of the 90's entitled "The Viper Room: Hollywood's Sanctuary." Outsider musician Wesley Willis' song "The Viper Room" (found on the Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 compilation album) is about the club. Willis' performances at the club and the death of River Phoenix outside the venue are referenced in