Burbank wrote that Vegas World was one of Las Vegas' "strangest and most outlandish hotel-casinos ever", calling it "a reflection" of Stupak and stating that its casino interior was "the weirdest in town" because of its outer space theme. Shows During the mid-1980s and into the 1990s, Vegas World featured a show starring a Frank Sinatra impersonator, titled Reflections of Sinatra. Vegas World's Galaxy Theatre, with seating for 1,330 people, opened on May 27, 1988. In October 1988, the comedy duo of Allen & Rossi filmed a television special inside the Galaxy Theater to mark their 25th anniversary as a team. In 1989, Allen & Rossi signed a "lifetime deal" to perform at Vegas World. Zsa Zsa Gabor was the headliner at Vegas World's Galaxy Showroom for a six-day period from December 1990 to January 1991. It had been two decades since Gabor had performed in Las Vegas. Allen and Rossi's comedy show at Vegas World ended in 1993. During the 1990s, Vegas World's showroom featured an Elvis Presley impersonation show, titled Memories of Elvis and starring E.P. King. In popular culture In 1980, Vegas World was featured in a segment on CBS' 60 Minutes program. It was briefly featured in the 1984 film Las Vegas Caper, as well as the 1985 film Fever Pitch. It was also used prominently for NBC's television series Crime Story, with many of the show's interior scenes being shot there. By 1988, Vegas World had been featured again on 60 Minutes, and had also appeared on The Merv Griffin Show and Ripley's Believe It or Not!. In August 1989, scenes were shot inside Vegas World for Queen of Diamonds, directed by experimental film maker Nina Menkes. See also References Defunct casinos in the Las Vegas Valley Defunct hotels in the Las Vegas Valley Skyscraper hotels in Las Vegas Hotels established in 1979 Casinos completed in 1974 Casinos completed in 1979 Hotel buildings completed in 1979 1979 establishments in Nevada Casino hotels 1995 disestablishments in Nevada