‘Vegas Vacation’ Says Trop Was ‘Uninhabitable’ During Filming | Cats | Entertainment

Post-Tropicana implosion, the brazen high roller Nick Pappagiorgi has a deadly review of the place.

We should clarify that this is from Ethan Embrywho played Rusty – who portrayed Pappagiorgi – in 1997’s “Vegas Vacation.” Embry posted on his X account on Wednesday, the morning after the Trop’s implosion:

“I stayed at the Tropicana Hotel for four months while we filmed Vegas Vacation.

“In 1996 it was an uninhabitable environment.

“Good riddance”

In the film, Rusty obtains a fake ID from a Frank Sinatra lookalike. He wins a white Ford Aspire on his first play on a slot machine at O’Shea’s hotel-casino. It was the first of four cars that “Nick” would win. He lives it out under his VIP pseudonym.

Embry responded to some comments following his swipe at the trope.

From @alexxx101, with a photo of Pappagiori in a hot tube with a bevy of beautiful women: “You seem pretty happy there!”

Embry: “It’s the Tropicana Girls and it was at the Mirage.

“Not even the Tropicana Girls go to Tropicana.”

And from @SkipTrollington: “Did it happen 4 months B.C. lasted? Chevy Chase is such an incredible (not nice) person?

“I’m sure that didn’t speed things up.”

And from @m1ghtycra5h: “Wait, wait… VV took over 4 months to shoot?”

“Yeah, man. In the 90s we took our time making films.

“It was directed by Bill Fraker.

“He took HIS TIME.”

Fraker was nominated for an Oscar five times.

Stephen Kessler Directed “Vegas Vacation.” The film is worth a look today, with vintage scenes of Siegfried and Roy bringing Clark onto the stage at the Mirage. Wayne Newton He meets Ellen during a show at the Las Vegas Hilton and later at Casa De Shenandoah and Clark causes a leak at the Hoover Dam.

I stayed at the Tropicana Hotel for four months while we filmed Vegas Vacation.
In 1996 it was an uninhabitable environment.
Get well soon

— Ethan Embry (@EmbryEthan) October 9, 2024

John Katsilometes’ column appears daily in the A section. His “PodKats!” The podcast can be found at reviewjournal.com/podcasts. Contact him at [email protected]. Follow @johnnykats on X, @JohnnyKats1 on Instagram.