Cultural depictions of Philadelphia
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[[Image:Westpenntreaty.jpg|thumb|270px|right|''Penn's Treaty with the Indians'']]
'''Cultural depictions''' of the city of [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] range from depictions of major historical events to the city being used as a minor backdrop.
==Painting and sculpture==
{| class=prettytable
! width="10%" | Date
! width="20%" | Title
! width="15%" | Artist
! width="35%" | Notes
|- valign="top"
|1771
|''Penn's Treaty with the Indians''
|[[Benjamin West]]
|Oil on canvas
|- valign="top"
|1811 – c. 1813
|''Members of the City Troop and Other Philadelphia Soldiery''
|[[John Lewis Krimmel]]
|Watercolor, gouache, and graphite
|- valign="top"
|1817
|[[Trumbull's Declaration of Independence|''Declaration of Independence'']]
|[[John Trumbull]]
|Oil on canvas
|- valign="top"
|1827
|"William Penn's Treaty with the Indians, 1682"
|Nicholas Gevelot
|Sandstone frieze located in the [[United States Capitol Rotunda]].
|- valign="top"
|1875
|''[[The Gross Clinic]]''
|[[Thomas Eakins]]
|Oil on canvas depiction of [[Thomas Jefferson University|Jefferson Medical College's]] amphitheater.<ref>{{cite journal | quotes=no | first=Stephan | last=Salisbury | year=2006 | month=November 11 | title=City art icon about to be sold | journal=The Philadelphia Inquirer | url=http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/entertainment/15985113.htm | format={{Dead link|date=May 2008}}}}</ref>
|}
==Literature==
{| class=prettytable
! width="4%" | Date
! width="25%" | Title
! width="17%" | Author
! width="54%" | Notes
|- valign="top"
| 1844
|''The Quaker City''
|[[George Lippard]]<ref name="history">{{cite book |last=Wainwright |first=Nicholas |coauthors=Russell Weigley and Edwin Wolf |title=Philadelphia: A 300-Year History |date=1982 |publisher=W.W. Norton & Company |id=ISBN 0-393-01610-2 |pages=p. 334 }}</ref>
|
|- valign="top"
|1899
|''The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study''
|[[W.E.B. Du Bois]]
|Sociological study of life for African-Americans in late 19th century Philadelphia.
|- valign="top"
|1912
|''[[The Financier]]''
|[[Theodore Dreiser]]
|First volume of the Cowperwood trilogy.
|- valign="top"
|1939
|''Kitty Foyle''
|[[Christopher Morley]]
|Later turned into the film ''[[Kitty Foyle (film)|Kitty Foyle]]''.<ref name="history" />
|- valign="top"
|1942
|[[Liberty Belle (comics)|Liberty Belle]]
|Don Cameron & Chuck Winter, creators
|[[Charlton Comics]] superheroine whose powers were originally tied to the ringing of the [[Liberty Bell]]. First appeared in ''Boy Commandos'' #1 (Winter 1942). Rights currently owned by [[DC Comics]].
|- valign="top"
|1957
|''The Philadelphian''
|[[Richard P. Powell]]
|
|- valign="top"
|1990
|''Philadelphia Fire''
|[[John Edgar Wideman]]
|Based on the events surrounding the 1985 bombing of the [[MOVE]] house by the [[Philadelphia Police Department]].
|- valign="top"
|1993
|''[[Flyy Girl]]''
|[[Omar Tyree]]
|Features the character Tracy Ellison.
|- valign="top"
|1988 - 2003
|[[Badge of Honor (novel series)]]
|[[W.E.B. Griffin]]
|Series about detectives in the [[Philadelphia Police Department]].
|- valign="top"
|1998 - present
|''Heart of the City''
|[[Mark Tatulli]]
|Daily comic strip.<ref>{{cite journal | quotes=no | first=Amy | last=Rosenberg | year=2007 | month=March 8 | title=The warped world of 'Lio' | journal=The Philadelphia Inquirer | url=http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/entertainment/16857433.htm | format={{Dead link|date=May 2008}}}}</ref>
|- valign="top"
|1999
|''The Resurrectionist (Old Philadelphia Mystery Series)''
|Mark Graham
|
|- valign="top"
|2000
|''For the Love of Money''
|[[Omar Tyree]]
|Sequel to ''Flyy Girl''.
|- valign="top"
|2001
|''Epsilon''
|John J. Rust
|
|- valign="top"
|2005
|''Boss Lady''
|[[Omar Tyree]]
|Omar Tyree's third Tracy Ellison novel.
|- valign="top"
|2006
|''The Blonde''<ref>{{cite journal | quotes=no | first=David | last=Hiltbrand | year=2006 | month=November 21 | title=Guy goes into a bar, in Philly airport. | journal=The Philadelphia Inquirer | url=http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/entertainment/books/16062849.htm | format={{Dead link|date=May 2008}}}}</ref>
|Duane Swierczynski
|
|}
==Music==
{| class=prettytable
! width="10%" | Date
! width="20%" | Title
! width="17%" | Artist/Group
! width="48%" | Notes
|- valign="top"
|1879
|"[[O Dem Golden Slippers]]"
|[[James A. Bland]]
|Theme song from the [[Mummers Parade|Philadelphia Mummers New Year's Day Parade]].
|- valign="top"
|1963
|"South Street"
|[[The Orlons]]
|
|- valign="top"
|1964
|"[[Dancing in the Street]]"
|[[Martha and the Vandellas]]
|
|- valign="top"
|1970
|"[[Move Closer to Your World]]"
|[[Al Ham]]
|Theme song from [[WPVI-TV]]'s "[[Action News]]" broadcast since 1972.
|- valign="top"
|1973
|"[[TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)]]"
|[[MFSB]]
|This tune and its subsequent cover versions served as the theme song from the dance and music television series ''[[Soul Train]]'' for much of the period from 1973 to 2006.
|- valign="top"
|1975
|[[Philadelphia Freedom (song)|"Philadelphia Freedom"]]
|[[Elton John]]
|Inspired by [[Billie Jean King]] and the [[Philadelphia Freedom (tennis)|Philadelphia Freedoms]] tennis team.
|- valign="top"
|1976
|"[[Gonna Fly Now]]"
|[[Bill Conti]]
|Theme song from the ''[[Rocky]]'' film series. The song is closely associated with the city of Philadelphia in general, and with the [[Rocky Steps|front steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art]] in particular.
|- valign="top"
|1982
|[[Atlantic City (song)|"Atlantic City"]]
|[[Bruce Springsteen]]
|The first line, "Well they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night now they blew up his house too," refers to the murder of [[mobster]] [[Philip Testa]] in 1981.
|- valign="top"
|1982
|"Mt. Airy Groove"
|[[Pieces of a Dream (band)|Pieces of a Dream]]
|Tribute to the [[Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Mount Airy]] section of [[Northwest Philadelphia]].
|- valign="top"
|1983
|"Fo-Fi-Fo"
|[[Pieces of a Dream (band)|Pieces of a Dream]]
|Inspired by the [[Philadelphia 76ers]]' [[NBA Finals|NBA championship]] in the [[Philadelphia 76ers#The historic 1982-83 season: "Fo', Fi', Fo'."|1982-83 season]], with the team winning the three rounds of the [[NBA Playoffs|playoffs]] in "four, five, four" games, respectively.
|- valign="top"
|1985
|"The Roof is on Fire"
|Rockmaster Scott and the Dynamic Three
|The lyric "The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire. We don't need no water, let the motherfucker burn" is a direct reference to the 1985 bombing of the [[MOVE]] house by the [[Philadelphia Police Department]]. Onlookers and protesters are reputed to have chanted this lyric in outrage as the local police and fire departments chose to let the house burn to the ground.
|- valign="top"
|1988
|"[[Parents Just Don't Understand]]"
|[[DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince]]
|Contains the line "We headed downtown to the [[The Gallery at Market East|Gallery Mall]]."
|- valign="top"
|1990
|"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"
|[[DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince]]
|Theme song from the television series ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]''. The title character notes that he is from "[[West Philadelphia]], born and raised."
|- valign="top"
|1991
|"Motownphilly"
|[[Boyz II Men]]
|
|- valign="top"
|1991
|"[[Summertime (DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince song)|Summertime]]"
|[[DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince]]
|Contains the line "Back in Philly we be out in the park, a place called the Plateau is where everybody goes." (reference to Belmont Grove in [[Fairmount Park]])
|- valign="top"
|1993
|"Philadelphia"
|[[Neil Young]]
|Written for the film [[Philadelphia (film)|''Philadelphia'']].
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|1993
|"[[Streets of Philadelphia]]"
|[[Bruce Springsteen]]
|Written for the film [[Philadelphia (film)|''Philadelphia'']].
|- valign="top"
|1994
|"All Around the World"
|[[Boyz II Men]]
|
|- valign="top"
|1996
|"Got My Mind Made Up"
|[[Tupac Shakur]]
|Contains the line "I rock from here to there, to Philly and back."
|- valign="top"
|2002
|"Block Party"
|[[Will Smith]]
|Mentions a plan to buy hundreds of [[cheesesteaks]] from Ishkabibble's Eatery, Jim's Steaks, and [[Pat's Steaks|Pat's King of Steaks]] for a block party.
|- valign="top"
|2007
|"Ms. Philadelphia"
|[[Musiq Soulchild]]
|- valign="top"
|2007
|"Goodbye Philadelphia"
|[[Peter Cincotti]]
|
|- valign="top"
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|}
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==Music video==
{| class=prettytable
! width="10%" | Date
! width="20%" | Title
! width="17%" | Artist/Group
! width="48%" | Notes
|- valign="top"
|1987
|''Everything Good Takes Time''
|[[Jeffrey Osborne]]
|Tribute to [[Julius Erving]] upon his retirement from the [[Philadelphia 76ers]].
|- valign="top"
|1991
|''[[Summertime (DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince song)|Summertime]]''
|[[DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince]]
|
|- valign="top"
|1993
|''[[Streets of Philadelphia]]''
|[[Bruce Springsteen]]
|
|- valign="top"
|2000
|''Justfriends (Sunny)''
|[[Musiq Soulchild]]
|
|- valign="top"
|2000
|''Gettin' in the Way''
|[[Jill Scott]]
|
|- valign="top"
|2001
|''A Long Walk''
|[[Jill Scott]]
|}
==Theater==
{| class=prettytable
! width="10%" | Date
! width="20%" | Title
! width="35%" | Notes
|- valign="top"
|1848
|''Philadelphia in 1848''
|Text of play no longer exists.<ref name="history" />
|- valign="top"
|1939
|''Philadelphia Story''
|Play written by [[Philip Barry]] and later adapted into a film.<ref name="history" />
|- valign="top"
|1969
|[[1776 (musical)|''1776'']]
|Broadway musical, later adapted into a film.
|- valign="top"
|1980
|''Zooman and the Sign''
|[[Off-Broadway]] play written by [[Charles Fuller]], first performed by the Negro Ensemble Company.
|- valign="top"
|2004
|''Love on Lay-Away''
|Play written by [[David E. Talbert]].
|}
==Film==
{| class=prettytable
! width="8%" | Date
! width="20%" | Title
! width="10%" | Country
! width="53%" | Notes
! width="5% | IMDB
|- valign="top"
|1926
|''The Show Off''
|USA
|Silent film based on the play by [[George Kelly (playwright)|George Kelly]]. Stars [[Ford Sterling]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017382/]
|- valign="top"
|1933
|[[42nd Street (film)|''42nd Street'']]
|USA
|[[Busby Berkeley]] musical, ending takes place in Philadelphia.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024034/]
|- valign="top"
|1934
|''The Show-Off''
|USA
|Based on the play by [[George Kelly (playwright)|George Kelly]]. Stars [[Spencer Tracy]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025785/]
|- valign="top"
|1940
|''[[The Philadelphia Story]]''
|USA
|Stars [[James Stewart (actor)|Jimmy Stewart]], [[Katharine Hepburn]] and [[Cary Grant]]. Takes place on the [[Pennsylvania Main Line|Main Line]], based on a play.<ref name="history" />
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032904/]
|- valign="top"
|1940
|''[[Kitty Foyle (film)|Kitty Foyle]]''
|USA
|Based on a 1939 novel.<ref name="history" />
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032671/]
|- valign="top"
|1941
|''[[The Big Store]]''
|USA
|Stars the [[Marx Brothers]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033388/]
|-valign="top"
|1946
|''The Show-Off''
|USA
|Based on the play by [[George Kelly (playwright)|George Kelly]]. Stars [[Red Skelton]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038938/]
|- valign="top"
|1959
|''[[The Young Philadelphians]]''
|USA
|Based on Richard P. Powell's novel ''The Philadelphian''. Stars [[Paul Newman]] and [[Robert Vaughn]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053462/]
|- valign="top"
|1967
|''[[The Happiest Millionaire]]''
|USA
|Musical about [[Anthony J. Drexel Biddle]]
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061749/]
|-valign="top"
|1968
|''[[High School (film)|High School]]''
|USA
|Documentary
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064429/]
|-valign="top"
|1972
|[[1776 (musical)|''1776'']]
|USA
|Adapted from Broadway musical.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068156/]
|-valign="top"
|1973
|''Trick Baby''
|USA
|Stars [[Kiel Martin]] and [[Mel Stewart]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070833/]
|- valign="top"
|1976
|''[[Rocky]]''
|USA
|Written by and stars [[Sylvester Stallone]].<ref name="insight">{{cite book |last=Brookes |first=Karin |coauthors=John Gattuso, Lou Harry, Edward Jardim, Donald Kraybill, Susan Lewis, Dave Nelson and Carol Turkington |editor=Zoë Ross |title=Insight Guides: Philadelphia and Surroundings |edition=Second Edition (Updated) |date=2005 |publisher=APA Publications |id=ISBN 1-58573-026-2 |pages=p. 78 - 79 }}</ref>
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075148/]
|- valign="top"
|1978
|[[Dawn of the Dead (1978 film)|''Dawn of the Dead'']]
|Italy/USA
|Sequel to ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]''. Directed by [[George A. Romero]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077402/]
|- valign="top"
|1979
|''[[Rocky II]]''
|USA
|Written by and stars Sylvester Stallone.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079817/]
|- valign="top"
|1981
|''[[Blow Out]]''
|USA
|Directed by [[Brian De Palma]].<ref name="insight" />
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082085/]
|- valign="top"
|1981
|''[[Bustin' Loose]]''
|USA
|Stars [[Richard Pryor]] and [[Cicely Tyson]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082121/]
|- valign="top"
|1982
|''[[Rocky III]]''
|USA
|Written by and stars Sylvester Stallone.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084602/]
|- valign="top"
|1983
|''[[Trading Places]]''
|USA
|Stars [[Dan Aykroyd]] and [[Eddie Murphy]].<ref name="insight" />
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086465/]
|- valign="top"
|1984
|[[Birdy (film)|''Birdy'']]
|USA
|Directed by [[Alan Parker]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086969/]
|- valign="top"
|1984
|''[[The Philadelphia Experiment (film)|The Philadelphia Experiment]]''
|USA
|Based on the urban legend of the [[Philadelphia Experiment]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087910/]
|- valign="top"
|1985
|''[[Rocky IV]]''
|USA
|Written by and stars Sylvester Stallone.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089927/]
|- valign="top"
|1985
|[[Witness (1985 film)|''Witness'']]
|USA
|Stars [[Harrison Ford]].<ref name="insight" />
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090329/]
|- valign="top"
|1986
|''The Bombing of Osage Avenue''
|USA
|Documentary on the 1985 bombing of the [[MOVE]] house by the [[Philadelphia Police Department]], as told from the perspective of the neighboring residents of Osage Avenue. Written and narrated by [[Toni Cade Bambara]].
|[http://tripod.brynmawr.edu/record=2436990]
|- valign="top"
|1987
|[[Mannequin (film)|''Mannequin'']]<ref name="insight" />
|USA
|
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093493/]
|- valign="top"
|1990
|''[[Downtown (film)|Downtown]]''
|USA
|Directed by [[Richard Benjamin]]. Stars [[Anthony Edwards]] and [[Forest Whitaker]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099460/]
|- valign="top"
|1990
|''[[Rocky V]]''
|USA
|Written by and stars Sylvester Stallone.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100507/]
|- valign="top"
|1993
|[[Money for Nothing (film)|''Money for Nothing'']]
|USA
|Stars [[John Cusack]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107594/]
|-valign="top"
|1993
|[[Philadelphia (film)|''Philadelphia'']]
|USA
|Stars [[Tom Hanks]] and [[Denzel Washington]].<ref name="insight" />
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107818/]
|- valign="top"
|1995
|''[[Twelve Monkeys]]''
|USA
|Directed by [[Terry Gilliam]].<ref name="insight" />
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114746/]
|- valign="top"
|1995
|''Two Bits''
|USA
|Directed by [[James Foley]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114753/]
|- valign="top"
|1995
|''[[Wide Awake]]''
|USA
|Directed by [[M. Night Shyamalan]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120510/]
|- valign="top"
|1996
|''[[Up Close & Personal]]''
|USA
|
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118055/]
|- valign="top"
|1998
|[[Fallen (film)|''Fallen'']]
|USA
|Directed by [[Gregory Hoblit]], starring [[Denzel Washington]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119099/]
|- valign="top"
|1999
|''[[The Sixth Sense]]''
|USA
|Directed [[M. Night Shyamalan]], stars [[Bruce Willis]] and [[Haley Joel Osment]].<ref name="insight" />
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167404/]
|- valign="top"
|2000
|''[[Best in Show (film)|Best in Show]]''
|USA
|[[Mockumentary]] about five entrants in a prestigious Philadelphia dog show. Directed by [[Christopher Guest]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218839/]
|- valign="top"
|2000
|''[[Unbreakable (film)|Unbreakable]]''
|USA
|Directed by [[M. Night Shyamalan]], stars [[Bruce Willis]] and [[Samuel L. Jackson]].<ref name="insight" />
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217869/]
|- valign="top"
|2001
|''[[A.I. (film)|Artificial Intelligence: AI]]''
|USA
|Directed by [[Steven Spielberg]] and stars [[Haley Joel Osment]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212720/]
|- valign="top"
|2002
|''[[Confessions of a Dangerous Mind]]''
|USA
|Based on the autobiography by [[Chuck Barris]]. Directed by [[George Clooney]], stars [[Sam Rockwell]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290538/]
|- valign="top"
|2002
|[[State Property (film)|''State Property'']]
|USA
|Stars [[Beanie Sigel]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301893/]
|- valign="top"
|2003
|''Death by Association''
|USA
|Written and directed by Anthony L. Fletcher.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0393198/]
|- valign="top"
|2003
|''[[My Architect|My Architect: A Son's Journey]]''
|USA
|Documentary on architect [[Louis Kahn]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373175/]
|- valign="top"
|2004
|''[[The 24th Day]]''
|USA
|
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246404/]
|- valign="top"
|2004
|[[Fat Albert (film)|''Fat Albert'']]
|USA
|Based on the animated television series by [[Bill Cosby]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0396592/]
|- valign="top"
|2004
|[[National Treasure (film)|''National Treasure'']]
|USA
|Produced by [[Jerry Bruckheimer]], stars [[Nicolas Cage]].<ref name="insight" />
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368891/]
|- valign="top"
|2005
|''E-A-G-L-E-S: The Movie''
|USA
|Documentary on the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]' 2004 season.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0487091/]
|-valign="top"
|2005
|[[A History of Violence (film)|''A History of Violence'']]
|USA
|Directed by [[David Cronenberg]], based on a graphic novel.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0399146/]
|- valign="top"
|2005
|''[[In Her Shoes]]''
|USA
|Directed by [[Curtis Hanson]], starring [[Cameron Diaz]].<ref name="insight" />
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388125/]
|- valign="top"
|2005
|''[[Shadowboxer]]''
|USA
|
|[http://imdb.com/title/tt0396857/]
|- valign="top"
|2005
|''[[State Property 2]]''
|USA
|Stars [[Beanie Sigel]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0403537/]
|- valign="top"
|2005
|''[[Train Ride]]''
|USA
|
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0161003/]
|- valign="top"
|2006
|''[[10th & Wolf]]''
|USA
|Directed by [[Robert Moresco]].<ref>{{cite journal | quotes=no | first=Michael | last=Atkinson | year=2006 | month=August 22 | title='10th & Wolf' | journal=[[The Village Voice]] | url=http://www.villagevoice.com/film/0634,various,74254,20.html}}</ref>
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0360323/]
|- valign="top"
|2006
|[[Invincible (2006 film)|''Invincible'']]
|USA
|
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0445990/]
|- valign="top"
|2006
|''[[Lady in the Water]]''
|USA
|Directed by [[M. Night Shyamalan]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0452637/]
|- valign="top"
|2006
|[[Rocky Balboa (film)|''Rocky Balboa'']]
|USA
|Written by and stars Sylvester Stallone.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0479143/]
|- valign="top"
|2006
|''The Shame of a City''
|USA
|Documentary on the [[2003 Philadelphia Mayoral Election|2003 Philadelphia mayoral campaign]] between [[John F. Street]] and [[Sam Katz (Philadelphia)|Sam Katz]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0956309/]
|-valign="top"
|2007
|''[[Pride (2007 film)|Pride]]''
|USA
|Directed by Sunu Gonera, starring [[Terrence Howard]].<ref>{{cite journal | quotes=no | first=Steven | last=Rea | year=2007 | month=March 23 | title='Pride' lacks pride of place | journal=The Philadelphia Inquirer | url=http://web.archive.org/web/20070702033139/http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/steven_rea/20070323_Pride_lacks_pride_of_place.html | format=}}</ref>
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475355/]
|- valign="top"
|2007
|''[[Shooter (2007 film)|Shooter]]''
|USA
|Directed by [[Antoine Fuqua]], starring [[Mark Wahlberg]].<ref>{{cite journal | quotes=no | first=Steven | last=Rea | year=2007 | month=March 23 | title=A good soldier, suitable for framing | journal=The Philadelphia Inquirer | url=http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/steven_rea/20070323_A_good_soldier__suitable_for_framing.html | format={{Dead link|date=May 2008}}}}</ref>
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0822854/]
|- valign="top"
|2008
|''Cover''
|USA
|Film starring [[Aunjanue Ellis]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0765460/]
|- valign="top"
|2008
|''Then She Found Me''
|USA
|Directed by [[Helen Hunt]]. Based on the novel by [[Elinor Lipman]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455805/]
|- valign="top"
|2009
|''[[Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen]]''
|USA
|Upcoming film directed by [[Michael Bay]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1055369/]
|}
==Television==
{| class=prettytable
! width="10%" | Date
! width="20%" | Series
! width="65%" | Notes
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|1941 - present
|[[Mummers Parade|Philadelphia Mummers New Year's Day Parade]]
|Held annually on [[New Year's Day|January 1]] on [[Broad Street (Philadelphia)|Broad Street]] since 1901. First televised in 1941. Broadcast rights are currently held by [[WPHL-TV]] (Philadelphia).
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|1952 - 1964
|''[[American Bandstand]]''
|Dance and music show hosted by [[Dick Clark (entertainer)|Dick Clark]], first locally on [[WPVI-TV|WFIL-TV]] (Philadelphia) as ''Bandstand'', then nationally on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] as ''American Bandstand''. The show moved to Los Angeles in 1964.
| {{imdb title|0049993|American Bandstand}}
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|1965 - 1978
|''[[The Mike Douglas Show]]''
|Syndicated talk show hosted by [[Mike Douglas]]. Moved to Los Angeles in 1978.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0170980/]
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|1968 - present
|''[[One Life to Live]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] daytime drama (same-day rebroadcasts on [[SOAPnet]] since 2000). Setting is the fictional town of [[Llanview, Pennsylvania]], which is modeled after the [[Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Chestnut Hill]] section of Philadelphia.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062595/]
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|1969
|''Hey, Hey, Hey: It's Fat Albert''
|[[NBC]] live action/animated special. Precursor to the ''[[Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids]]'' animated series.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0497624/]
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|1970 - present
|''[[All My Children]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] daytime drama (same-day rebroadcasts on [[SOAPnet]] since 2000). Setting is the fictional town of [[Pine Valley, Pennsylvania]], which is described as a Philadelphia suburb on the [[Pennsylvania Main Line|Main Line]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065272/]
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|1972 - 1984
|''[[Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids]]''
|[[CBS]] children's animated series. Philadelphia setting not specified, but the show was based on [[Bill Cosby]]'s [[coming of age]] in Philadelphia.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068072/]
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|1973 - 1986
|''[[Schoolhouse Rock!]] - America Rock''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] series of educational animated short films, designed to teach children about [[History of the United States|American history]] through song. "Fireworks" deals with the signing of the [[Declaration of Independence]], while "Preamble" covers the drafting of the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]]. The chorus to "Preamble" is a verbatim recitation (less four words) of the actual [[Preamble to the United States Constitution|Preamble]] to the Constitution. Aired between Saturday morning cartoons on a rotating basis along with other ''Schoolhouse Rock!'' short films.
|[http://imdb.com/title/tt0069627/]
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|1976 - 1978
|''The Tony Randall Show''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074064/]
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|1979
|''Blacks in America: With All Deliberate Speed?''
|[[CBS News]] two-part documentary. In Part 2, [[Ed Bradley]] travels to his hometown of Philadelphia, to assess how African-Americans have fared in the 25 years following the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]]'s decision in ''[[Brown v. Board of Education]]'', which outlawed public school segregation. Aired July 25, 1979.
|[http://www.jrn.columbia.edu/events/dupont/searchresults.asp?year=&title=&subject=&source=&program=&other=Ed+Bradley&x=0&y=0]
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|1979 - 1980
|[[Angie (TV series)|''Angie'']]
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom.
|[http://imdb.com/title/tt0078561/maindetails]
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|1981 - 1987
|''Dancin' on Air''
|Dance and music show, aired locally weekdays on [[WPHL-TV]] (Philadelphia).
|[http://www.tv.com/dancin-on-air/show/28727/summary.html?full_summary=1&om_act=convert&om_clk=summarysh&tag=showspace_links;full_summary]
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|1983
|''Grace Kelly''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] made-for-television movie. [[Biographical film|Biopic]] chronicling the life of actress [[Grace Kelly]], from her childhood in Philadelphia until her wedding to [[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco|Prince Rainier]] of [[Monaco]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085616/]
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|1984 - 1989
|[[Brothers (TV series)|''Brothers'']]
|[[Showtime]] comedy series.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086677/]
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|1985
|[[Live Aid]]
|Multi-venue benefit rock concert held on July 13, 1985 to aid famine relief in [[Ethiopia]]. One of the major venues was [[John F. Kennedy Stadium|JFK Stadium]] in Philadelphia. Concert was broadcast live to 1.5 billion viewers in over 100 countries.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0261024/]
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|1986 - 1991
|[[Amen (TV series)|''Amen'']]
|[[NBC]] sitcom.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090395/]
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|1986 - 1993
|''[[Double Dare]]''
|[[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] game show for children. Originated from the studios of [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] member station [[WHYY-TV]] (Philadelphia).
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0125616/]
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|1987
|''[[Frontline (US TV series)|Frontline]]''
|[[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] documentary series. Episode entitled "The Bombing of West Philly" examines the 1985 bombing of the [[MOVE]] house by the [[Philadelphia Police Department]]. Aired May 5, 1987.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133302/]
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|1987 - 1988
|''Bustin' Loose''
|Syndicated sitcom. Based on the [[Richard Pryor]] film.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0142028/]
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|1987 - 1991
|''[[Thirtysomething (TV series)|thirtysomething]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] drama.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092492/]
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|1989 - 1991
|''[[Shannon's Deal]]''
|[[NBC]] drama.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098908/]
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|1990 - 1996
|''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]''
|[[NBC]] sitcom. Frequent references to the titular character's hometown of Philadelphia, including the [[West Philadelphia]] section (which is mentioned in the theme song).
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098800/]
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|1992
|''[[You Bet Your Life]]''
|Syndicated game show hosted by [[Bill Cosby]] (remake of the original, hosted by [[Groucho Marx]]).
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103585/]
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|1993 - 2000
|''[[Boy Meets World]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105958/]
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|1994
|''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]''
|Syndicated talk show. Episode highlighting the city of Philadelphia aired May 23, 1994.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090493/]
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|1994
|''Philly Heat''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] miniseries about members of the [[Philadelphia Fire Department]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0186770/]
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|1995 - 1997
|''[[Brotherly Love (1995 TV series)|Brotherly Love]]''
|[[National Broadcasting Company|NBC]]/[[The WB|WB]] sitcom.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111901/]
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|1996
|''Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt?''
|[[HBO]] documentary. Examines the conviction and death sentence of journalist/activist [[Mumia Abu-Jamal]] for the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer [[Daniel Faulkner]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119728/]
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|1998
|''Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery''
|[[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] miniseries/documentary. Part 3, entitled "Brotherly Love", examines colonial Philadelphia and its community of free African-Americans.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0174371/]
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|1998
|''[[The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] made-for-television movie.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0142306/]
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|1999
|''[[The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer]]''
|[[NBC]] miniseries. Dramatizes the 1977 murder of Holly Maddux and the decades-long pursuit of her accused killer, environmental activist [[Ira Einhorn]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0189593/]
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|2000 - 2006
|''[[Little Bill]]''
|[[CBS]] cartoon.
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|2000 - 2006
|''[[Strong Medicine]]''
|[[Lifetime Television]] medical drama.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0252019/]
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|2001
|''[[Carmen: A Hip Hopera]]''
|[[MTV]] made-for-television musical, starring [[Beyoncé Knowles]] and [[Mekhi Phifer]]. Modern interpretation of [[Georges Bizet]]'s opera ''[[Carmen]]'', set in modern Philadelphia and Los Angeles.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274415/]
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|2001 - 2002
|[[Philly (TV series)|''Philly'']]
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] drama.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285395/]
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|2002 - 2005
|''[[American Dreams]]''
|[[NBC]] drama. ''[[American Bandstand]]'''s presence in Philadelphia in the 1960s is central to the major premise of the series.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319930/]
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|2002 - 2004
|[[Hack (TV series)|''Hack'']]
|[[CBS]] drama.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0320022/]
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|2003 - present
|''[[Cold Case]]''
|[[CBS]] drama.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368479/]
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|2004
|''[[The Big House (2004 TV series)|The Big House]]''
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0403728/]
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|2004 - present
|''Living It Up with Patti LaBelle''
|[[TV One (Radio One)|TV One]] lifestyle show. Moderate number of the episodes highlight persons and places from the host's hometown of Philadelphia.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0498212/]
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|2004 - 2005
|''[[The Real World: Philadelphia]]''
|[[MTV]] reality series.
|[http://www.tv.com/the-real-world/show/4287/episode_listings.html?season=15&tag=season_dropdown;dropdown;14]
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|2005
|[[Live 8 concert, Philadelphia|Live 8]]
|Multi-venue benefit pop music concert held on July 2, 2005 as a means of pressuring the [[G8]] nations to: increase aid to Africa, negotiate fairer trade rules, and cancel the debt of the world's poorest nations. One of the major venues was the [[Philadelphia Museum of Art]]. Concert was broadcast intermittently in the United States on [[MTV]] and [[VH1]].
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462403/]
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|2005
|''[[The Amazing Race 8|The Amazing Race: Family Edition]]''
|[[CBS]] reality series. The first leg of the race ended in Philadelphia.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285335/]
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|2005 - present
|''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]''
|[[FX (television network)|FX]] sitcom.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472954/]
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|2006 - 2007
|''[[The Class]]''
|[[CBS]] sitcom.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0484082/]
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|2006 - present
|''[['Til Death]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] sitcom. The characters have telephone numbers with [[Area codes 215 & 267|area code 215]], indicating that the setting is the Philadelphia metropolitan area.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0759475/]
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|2008
|''[[American Idol (season 7)|American Idol 7]]''
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] reality series. Northeast regional auditions held at the [[Wachovia Center]] in Philadelphia. Aired on January 15, 2008.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319931/]
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|2008
|''[[Parking Wars]]''
|[[A&E Network]] reality series spotlighting the Philadelphia Parking Authority.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt01182156/]
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|2008
|''[[Halls of Fame]]''
|Drama on [[The N]] network. Upcoming series inspired by the [[Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts]]. [[Ludacris|Chris "Ludacris" Bridges]] will serve as co-executive producer.
|[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0892571/]
|}
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.phillyfiction.com/more/philadelphia_literature.html Books by authors associated with Philadelphia]
[[Category:Locations in popular culture|Philadelphia]]
[[Category:Culture of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Lists of films by setting|Philadelphia]]
[[Category:Lists of television series by setting|Philadelphia]]
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[[Category:Television shows set in Pennsylvania| ]]