Popular Culture
- Haystack Rock can be seen prominently in the 1971 film of Oregonian Ken Kesey's novel, Sometimes a Great Notion during the scene where the Stampers brawl with the union workers.
- Haystack Rock can be seen in the opening scene of The Goonies, when the Fratellis are fleeing from the police and then enter a race on the beach. It can be seen in the background. Later in the film you can see the Haystack Rock again when Mikey is pointing out some rocks in the distance.
- Haystack Rock can also be seen in the 1979 movie 1941, directed by Steven Spielberg. The rock is particularly out of place, as the setting is supposed to be the California coast.
- Haystack Rock can be seen in the movie Kindergarten Cop, during the carnival scene later in the movie.
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“Like other secret lovers, many speak mockingly about popular culture to conceal their passion for it.”
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Hysterica passio dragged this quarry down.
None shared our guilt; nor did we play a part
Upon a painted stage when we devoured his heart.”
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“To assault the total culture totally is to be free to use all the fruits of mankind’s wisdom and experience without the rotten structure in which these glories are encased and encrusted.”
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