In Popular Culture
- At the opening of the Blue Line, an exclusive VHS tape starring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was given out for free. In it, the Turtles work to promote the new train line.
- In the 2003 remake of The Italian Job, the main characters drive their BMW MINI Coopers into the 7th Street / Metro Center station, standing in for the Hollywood/Highland Red Line Station, and are nearly hit by a Blue Line train. The character Lyle cuts all power to the station, stopping the trains.
- In Heat, the opening sequence shows one of the main characters alighting at Firestone station. A Blue Line train is also featured on the movie poster.
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