Media References
- Neuroscience labs and exteriors of UCI were featured in the science fiction-comedy film Creator.
- Several of the Futurist buildings at UCI were involved in the production of the movie Conquest of the Planet of the Apes.
- Aldrich Park was shown during the wheelchair chase scene in the Mel Brooks film Silent Movie.
- The school was featured in the production of Ocean's Eleven. In the movie, the building where the crew steals the EMP device is actually the Gillespie Neuroscience Research Facility located in the College of Medicine.
- Exterior shots of the Langson library were used in the film Poltergeist.
- Commander Chuck Street, a helicopter pilot, traffic reporter for KIIS-FM and KTLA, and local celebrity, landed in front of UCI's Gateway Study Center next to the Administration building lawn to participate in 2004 Wayzgoose celebrations. This stunt was made riskier in light of an unexpected rainstorm that occurred during his landing, which eventually led to the event's cancellation. Commander Street also made an appearance at UCI Medical Center in 2006.
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