titled "Knight of the Phoenix". It also appears in the season-two premiere episode "Goliath". The Dunes made film appearances as well, including the 1971 James Bond movie Diamonds Are Forever, in which it serves as the office of Whyte House casino manager Bert Saxby. The Dunes sign also makes an appearance in the film, and a deleted scene, available on home media releases, takes place in the Dome of the Sea restaurant. In the 1984 film Oxford Blues, the main character (portrayed by Rob Lowe) works as a parking attendant at the Dunes. The sign and hotel also appear in the 1984 film Cannonball Run II, and are seen in the closing credits of the 1989 film K-9. The sign also appears in the 1991 comedy Hot Shots!, when the pilot nicknamed "Wash Out" mistakes a runway and lands near the hotel. The 1991 film Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man includes footage of the casino and hotel, including its rooftop. The hotel's 1993 implosion was filmed for Treasure Island: The Adventure Begins, a television special promoting Wynn's Treasure Island resort. The implosion is also among other Las Vegas resort demolitions featured during the closing credits of the 2003 film The Cooler. The Dunes is shown across from the fictional Tangiers casino at the beginning of the 1995 film Casino, directed by Martin Scorsese. The Dunes is also seen during the Las Vegas sequence of Scorsese's 2019 film The Irishman. See also List of Las Vegas Strip hotels References External links Footage of the Dunes' grand opening with Frank Sinatra Implosion of the Dunes 1955 establishments in Nevada 1993 disestablishments in Nevada Casinos completed in 1955 Casino hotels Buildings and structures demolished by controlled implosion Demolished hotels in Clark County, Nevada Hotel buildings completed in 1955 Hotel buildings completed in 1965 Hotel buildings completed in 1979 Hotels established in 1955 Defunct casinos in the Las Vegas Valley Defunct hotels in the Las Vegas Valley Buildings and structures demolished in 1993 Buildings and structures demolished in 1994 Las Vegas Strip Resorts in the Las Vegas Valley Skyscraper hotels in Paradise, Nevada Former skyscrapers