Trader Vic's was delayed when the Corbin Park developer filed for bankruptcy in 2010. Construction activity began resuming in 2012; however, a new completion date for Trader Vic's has not been announced. The song "Werewolves of London," a Top 40 hit co-written by Warren Zevon and appearing on his 1978 album Excitable Boy, contains the line "I saw a werewolf drinking a piña colada at Trader Vic's," presumably referring to the chain's London location. The restaurant is also referenced by Bill Murray's character Frank Cross to John Forsythe's character Lew Hayward in the 1988 movie "Scrooged." Trader Vic's Trader Vic's is a
Carmelita (song) was used on the finale of the third season of the Showtime series "Californication", partially covered by Madeleine Martin who portrays Hank Moody's (David Duchovny) daughter. Willy DeVille covered the song on his 2002 album "Acoustic Trio Live in Berlin". Counting Crows also released a cover version of this song as part of a Warren Zevon tribute in 1999. Rachel Stamp covered this song on their 'Didn't I break my heart over you' single. A 'punked up' version of the song was also featured on The Wildhearts covers album "Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before Vol 1." This