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International Planetarium Society
Planetariums in the Movies & TV
Compiled by Ryan Wyatt, with contributions from Paul Koenig, Frank Reed
Adam (2009). About a man with Asperger's syndrome who apparently has a "homemade planetarium".
Along Came Love (1936). Has a character who is a "planetarium Lecturer".A Man Called Sloan TV Episode: "Collision Course" (1979). There is a meeting at the "London planetarium".
Beyond Gravity (1988). An Australian short film about a gay romance. Has a character credited as "planetarium voice".Bowfinger (1999) Cape of Good Hope (2004). There is a character listed as "schoolgirl at planetarium."Charlie’s Angels Full Throttle (2003) - Filmed at the Griffith Observatory Chain Reaction (1996). There is a scene running through a planetarium.The Company She Keeps (1951). Has a "planetarium Guide"The Critic TV Episode: "Lady Hawke" (1995). a sign on a planetarium says "Like Star Trek, Only It Sucks"
Cronaca di un amore (1950) Death from a Distance (1935). A murder is committed during a planetarium show. Reviews say it's rather good for a 'B' movie. http://www.archive.org/details/death_from_a_distance Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) -Dragnet (1987) -Dream Weaver
Earnest Saves Christmas (1988) -Endless Love (1981). Starring Brooke Shields. A tale of 'forbidden love' between a 17-year-old boy and Brooke's 15-year-old character. The film starts with some cuddling at the planetarium.Fantastic Four (2005) - An interior that’s supposed to be the Hayden Planetarium, as well as a reference to “the console at the Hayden Planetarium”Finding Forrester (2000) - Filmed inside the Rose Center for Earth and SpaceFriends TV Episode: "The One Where Ross and Rachel... You Know" (1996).
Giant Spider Invasion (1975) Invaders from Mars (1953). Apparently there is a planetarium scene in the longer British cut of the film.The Jackal (1997) -K-PAX (2000) *Les Misérables (1998) Local Hero (1983) *Love Stinks (1999) The Mack (1973) Described on amazon.com as a "pimping epic [that] is at once a laughable, schlock classic and a harbinger of more serious black-themed films to come." And: "Goldie hypnotizing his "ladies" into docile submission as they sit in a planetarium, mechanically repeating his words: "I will remain a lady at all times..."Mad About You- TV Episode: "Stealing Burt's Car" (1999). There is a character listed as "Woman in planetarium"
Mad Love (1995) Manhattan (1979) *Marrakech Express (1989) Mars Needs Women (1967, TV) Has a Planetarium Director, Planetarium Manager, and a Narrator of Planetarium FilmMen in Black 2 (2002) -Mens vi venter på kometen (2001, TV series) MST3K TV Episode: "The Skydivers" (1994). Tom Servo tries to deliver a planetarium lecture but Crow ruins its with Uranus jokes.
Mother's Boys (1994). There is a character named "Planetarium Woman" in the credits.Mystic Pizza (1988) - One of the main characters works at the local planetariumParker Lewis Can't Lose TV. Episode: "When Jerry Met Shelly" (1991). A meeting at the planetarium.
Party of Five TV Episode: "Much Ado" (1994).
The Pick-up Artist (1987) Planet 51" (2009 )Pysch - TV Episode: "From the Earth to Starbucks" 2007. Our hero is undercover and is faking his way through a planetarium show.
Rebel without a Cause (1955) * The climactic moments, famously filmed at the Griffith ObservatoryThe Rocketeer (1991) - Filmed at the Griffith ObservatorySetting Differences
Slipping into Darkness (1988). Has a "planetarium narrator". A murder thriller, counted as "worst movie ever" by one reviewer.Spider-Man 2 (2004) - Filmed at the Rose Center for Earth and SpaceThe Simpsons Game (2007). Video game apparently includes a character called "Planetarium Guy" who, among other lines, says, "Saturn's seven rings are made of billions of ice particles. Just like the heart of my ex wife."
The Simpsons - TV Episode: "'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky" (2003). Lisa is inspired when the planetarium show 'speaks to her directly'.
South Park - TV Episode: "Roger Ebert Should Lay Off the Fatty Foods" (1998). The famous "plane-'-arium" episode.
The Stupids (1995) Tales of Tomorrow TV Episode: "Blunder" (1951). Has a character who is a "planetarium Lecturer".
Teenage Crime Wave (1955). filmed a scene at Griffith Park Obs.The Terminator (1984) -Tobor the Great (1954) Trip to the Planetarium (2008). --a bizarre short film combining animation with video.Two Guys Talkin’ about Girls (1995) *UFO: Target Earth (1974). Apparently includes a planetarium laser light show. Panned as a terrible movie by all who saw it.The Wizards of Mars (1966) *The Wonder Years TV Episode: "Eclipse" (1993). Trip to the planetarium to see a solar eclipse.
The Wonder Years TV Episode: "Heartbreak" (1991). Winnie breaks up with Kevin at the planetarium.
Zero Effect (1997) *
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