Golden Gate Park in Film
Charlie Chaplin filmed scenes for at least two movies in the park including A Jitney Elopement and In the Park, both from 1915. A scene in Orson Welles' The Lady from Shanghai was shot in the Steinhart Aquarium in the old California Academy of Sciences building, and the Conservatory of Flowers was filmed in Harold and Maude.
Dirty Harry scenes were filmed in Kezar Stadium, located in Golden Gate Park.
The Klingon starship in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is said to land in the park, but the scene was actually filmed at Will Rogers State Historic Park near Los Angeles.
A scene from The Pursuit of Happyness was shot in the Children's Playground.
"Scaramouche" 1952 scenes of duels looking west into the fog at Speedway Meadows, interiors in De Young Museums old period rooms.
"Line-up" 1958 scenes shot inside Steinhart Aquarium.
Bugs Bunny cartoon "Bushy Hare" 1950 Bugs pops up in Golden Gate Park with Lloyd Lake Portals to the Past, the remains of the A.E. Towne mansion from the 1906 Earthquake.
In the TV Series Eli Stone, in the episode "Waiting for that Day", some citizens of San Francisco seek refuge in the park during a 6.8 earthquake. They later witness the destruction of the Golden Gate Bridge from the park, though in reality, the bridge isn't visible from the park.
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