As a prominent American landmark, the Golden Gate Bridge has been used in a variety of media, often shown or mentioned where San Francisco, California is the setting of the story.
Superman (1978): Partially destroyed by an earthquake.
The Core (2003): Destroyed by unfiltered solar radiation from the Sun.
10.5 (2004): Destroyed by a major earthquake.
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006): Destroyed when moved to Alcatraz by Magneto, one of X-Men's villains. Towards the end, when Angel flies overhead, it can be seen in its original place and still standing.
Stranded (1935): The plot has lead Mack (George Brent) as "construction superintendent" of the Golden Gate Bridge as he hires and supervizes steelworkers on the job. The film's director shot some scenes on location at the bridge which were featured during this film.
The Maltese Falcon (1941): used as place setting behind a “San Francisco” location marker at the beginning of the movie.
Dark Passage (1947): Irene drives Parry across the bridge after his breakout from San Quentin; later, Parry and Baker have a confrontation at the rocky bluff at Fort Point, during which Baker falls to his death.
Vertigo (1958): Madeleine stands under the bridge at Fort Point before jumping into the Bay.
The Love Bug (1968): The bridge is seen when Herbie is about to launch himself off the bridge.
Herbie Rides Again (1974): During a car chase, Herbie drives along a suspension cable on the bridge.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979): Seen in 2273, the bridge has been converted into a tram system leading to the Presidio, where Starfleet headquarters is situated.
An Eye for an Eye 1981 film starring Chuck Norris; Norris drives over the bridge whilst heading to the final confrontation with the villain.
A View to a Kill (1985): Zorin (antagonist) attempts to kill Bond (protagonist), who is hanging from one of the mooring ropes of an airship, by smashing him into the top of the bridge. Bond manages to secure the airship to the bridge, and a fist-fight at the top of the bridge ensues.
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986): The bridge is almost hit by Admiral Kirk's out of control Klingon Bird of Prey.
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996): The Seavor family drives across the bridge to go to San Francisco International Airport. The pets later cross the bridge on their way home.
It has been the subject of a 2006 documentary and a 2008-2010 documentary TV series:
The Bridge – a film about suicides from Golden Gate Bridge in 2004.
Life After People - A TV documentary series about what happens to the world if humanity suddenly disappears; the Golden Gate Bridge collapses after around 100 years due to corrosion in its support cables. After 200 years, only the towers remain intact.
The bridge is replicated in the 2004 video gameGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas which is itself heavily based on San Francisco, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. There it is known as the "Gant Bridge".
In Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, the bridge is destroyed in the "Collapse" campaign mission after Atlas attach drones to the cables and detonate them.
The 2011 game Driver: San Francisco, as its name implies, is set in San Francisco. It also features many missions modelled after famous movie car chases including one from Gone in 60 Seconds which ends at the Golden Gate Bridge.
In Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Zombies, the bridge also appeared when the zombies crew crashed into the bridge while escaping from Alcatraz.
In Watch Dogs 2, the bridge appears in the game as it is set in the San Francisco Bay Area. In a side mission in the game, the character will paint graffiti on the Bridge.
KRON-TV, the former NBC/My Network TV affiliate used an animated version of the Golden Gate Bridge as their legal ID in the 1970s and 1980s.[2]
NORAD Tracks Santa, the Golden Gate Bridge was a featured Santa Cam location for the 2002 tracking season.[3]
A small-scale replica of the bridge was previously used at the main entry point of Disney's California Adventure Park in Anaheim, California. The replica was replaced in the early 2010s by a small-scale model of the Glendale-Hyperion Bridge as part of the entrance plaza's transformation into a re-creation of Los Angeles' Buena Vista Street.[4]
In the Sliders episode "Post Traumatic Slide Syndrome", the Golden Gate Bridge is blue, which is how Wade finds out the Earth they have landed on is not Earth Prime.
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