SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                             ----------------------


                                    FORM 8-K


   Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange 
                               Act of 1934

DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)  December 15, 1997


                           CINEMASTAR LUXURY THEATERS, INC.
                (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)


         California                    0-25252                  33-0451054
- ----------------------------    ------------------------    -------------------
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION    (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)      (IRS EMPLOYER
     OF INCORPORATION)                                      IDENTIFICATION NO.)


                                431 College Boulevard
                          Oceanside, California  92057-5435
             (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES, INCLUDING ZIP CODE)


REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE:  (760) 630-2011




Item 1.  Changes of Control of Registrant.

     (a)  On December 15, 1997, Registrant consummated a financing 
transaction (the "Closing") whereby CinemaStar Acquisition Partners, L.L.C. 
("CAP") acquired a majority equity interest in Registrant through a $15 
million purchase of newly issued shares of Registrant's common stock.

     Pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 23, 1997, 
CAP purchased 17,684,464 shares of common stock for a purchase price of 
$0.848202 per share.  CAP also received at Closing for an aggregate purchase 
price of $1,000, warrants to purchase 1,630,624 shares of common stock at an 
exercise price of $0.848202 per share.  The Stock Purchase Agreement was 
filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Form 8-K, dated September 23, 1997 
(the "September Report"), and is incorporated herein by reference.  Upon 
execution of the Stock Purchase Agreement, CAP received an additional warrant 
to purchase one million shares of common stock at an exercise price of 
$0.848202.  The Warrant to Purchase Common Stock was filed as Exhibit 4.3 to 
the September Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

     Pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement, Registrant may be 
obligated to issue additional shares of common stock to CAP with respect to 
certain expenses, liabilities and operating losses of Registrant arising or 
disclosed after August 31, 1997.  

     Upon Closing, CAP acquired a 68.8% beneficial ownership of Registrant 
based on 25,703,646 issued and outstanding shares of Registrant common stock 
immediately following Closing.  In the event that CAP exercised all of its 
warrants to purchase common stock of the Registrant, CAP's ownership interest 
would be increased to 71.7% of the issued and outstanding shares of 
Registrant common stock. 

     At the time of execution of the Stock Purchase Agreement, Registrant 
received a $3 million bridge loan from Reel Partners, L.L.C. ("Reel 
Partners"), an affiliate of CAP, to complete existing projects and to pay off 
certain indebtedness.  Such bridge loan was repaid in its entirety from the 
proceeds received by the Company at Closing.  The Convertible Secured 
Promissory Note evidencing the bridge loan was filed as Exhibit 4.4 to the 
September Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

     In connection with the bridge loan, Registrant issued a warrant to Reel 
Partners to purchase 3,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of 
$0.848202 per share.  The warrant is filed as Exhibit 4.8 to the September 
Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

     Upon Closing, Russell Seheult and Jerry Willits, directors of the 
Registrant, resigned as directors of the Registrant.  Pursuant to the 
requirements of the Stock Purchase Agreement, the remaining members of the 
Registrant's 

                                      2



Board of Directors have appointed the following persons as directors of 
Registrant, each of whom is a designee of CAP: Winston J. Churchill, Jack R. 
Crosby, Thomas G. Rebar, and Wayne B. Weisman.

     The proceeds of the $15 million financing have and will be used to 
retire debt and for general working capital purposes.  In this regard, the 
Registrant used approximately $3,000,000 to repay the bridge loan from Reel 
Partners, and $1.2 million to repay and cure defaults under the Registrant's 
obligations to First National Bank, Registrant's primary bank lender (a 
letter of confirmation of repayment of such bank loan is filed as Exhibit 
99.1 hereto).  In addition, the Registrant repaid approximately $2.7 million 
of outstanding indebtedness to Pacific Concessions, Inc. ("PCI") and 
delivered notice of termination of its concession lease arrangements with 
PCI.  In connection with such termination, Registrant was required to pay 
approximately $1.9 million in termination fees and other costs.

     Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by this 
reference, is a Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet After Equity 
Financing (unaudited) showing the Registrant's unaudited balance sheet 
information as of November 30, 1997 after giving effect to the completion of 
the $15 million equity financing with CAP and the application of the net 
proceeds of such equity financing. 

                                      3



ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     (c)  Exhibits.
          
3.1       Amended and Restated Bylaws of CinemaStar Luxury Theaters, Inc. (1)

3.2       Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of CinemaStar Luxury
          Theaters, Inc. (1)

4.1       Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 23, 1996, by and among
          CinemaStar Luxury Theaters, Inc., Reel Partners, L.L.C., and
          CinemaStar Acquisition Partners, L.L.C. is incorporated by reference
          to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Form 8-K dated September 23, 1997.

4.2       Warrant to Purchase Common Stock, dated September 23, 1997 is
          incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant's Form 8-K
          dated September 23, 1997.

4.3       Convertible Secured Promissory Note, dated September 23, 1997 is
          incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Registrant's Form 8-K
          dated September 23, 1997.

4.4       Warrant to Purchase Common Stock, dated September 23, 1997 is
          incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the Registrant's Form 8-K
          dated September 23, 1997.

99.1      Letter to CinemaStar Luxury Theaters, Inc., dated December 17, 1997,
          from First National Bank regarding repayment of loans. (1)

99.2      Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet After Equity Financing
          (Unaudited), dated as of November 30, 1997. (1)

- --------------------

(1)  Filed herewith

                                      4



                                  SIGNATURES  

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  December 22, 1997              CINEMASTAR LUXURY THEATERS, INC.



                                       By: /s/ Alan Grossberg
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Alan Grossberg, Senior Vice President
          
                                      5



                                    EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit        
Number             Description

3.1  Amended and Restated Bylaws of CinemaStar Luxury Theaters, Inc. (1)

3.2  Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of CinemaStar Luxury
     Theaters, Inc. (1)

4.1  Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 23, 1996, by and among
     CinemaStar Luxury Theaters, Inc., Reel Partners, L.L.C., and CinemaStar
     Acquisition Partners, L.L.C. is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to
     the Registrant's Form 8-K dated September 23, 1997.

4.2  Warrant to Purchase Common Stock, dated September 23, 1997 is incorporated
     by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant's Form 8-K dated
     September 23, 1997.

4.3  Convertible Secured Promissory Note, dated September 23, 1997 is
     incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Registrant's Form 8-K dated
     September 23, 1997.

4.4  Warrant to Purchase Common Stock, dated September 23, 1997 is incorporated
     by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the Registrant's Form 8-K dated
     September 23, 1997.

99.1 Letter to CinemaStar Luxury Theaters, Inc., dated December 17, 1997, from
     First National Bank regarding repayment of loans. (1)

99.2 Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet After Equity Financing
     (Unaudited), dated as of November 30, 1997. (1)

- --------------------

(1)   Filed herewith