- San Francisco in popular culture
Depictions of San Francisco in popular culture can be found in many different media.
Literature
San Francisco's diversity, eccentric characters, and geographic scenery have provided a backdrop for many works of fiction, including:
*The Bridge trilogy byWilliam Gibson
* "Altered Carbon " byRichard K. Morgan
* "Angels in America " byTony Kushner
** In the play and the 2003 television miniseries, it was disclosed thatHeaven was located in San Francisco
* "Godspeed " byLynn Breedlove
* "Bone (novel) " byFae Ng
* "City Come A-Walkin' " byJohn Shirley
* "The Crying of Lot 49 " byThomas Pynchon
* "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep " byPhilip K. Dick
* "The Golden Gate" byVikram Seth
* "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius " byDave Eggers
* "The Joy Luck Club " byAmy Tan
* "Maltese Falcon " byDashiell Hammett
* "Martin Eden " byJack London
* "McTeague " byFrank Norris
* "On the Road " byJack Kerouac
* "Dharma Bums " by Jack Kerouac
* "Ransom" byDanielle Steel
* "Tales of the City " byArmistead Maupin
* "The Time of Your Life " byWilliam Saroyan (play)Non-fiction
* "
The Big Strike " byMike Quin
* "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test " byTom Wolfe
* "The Mayor of Castro Street " byRandy Shilts Film
As in the case of fiction novels, San Francisco has served as a backdrop to a large number of films, including several deemed classic or influential.Who|date=January 2008 Films set in the city include:
Documentary
* "The Bridge" (2006)
* "Crumb" (1994)
* "Jonestown " (2006)
* "Thoth" (2001)
* "The Times of Harvey Milk " (1984)
* "The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill " (2005)
* "Fog City Mavericks " (2007)Television
Although the city is a frequent backdrop for many television shows, many 80s sitcoms set in San Francisco such as "
Full House " were actually shot in studios in theLos Angeles area. Since the mid-90s, many productions supposedly set in the City by the Bay are actually filmed inCanada , most notably inVancouver, British Columbia , a frequent double for the cities of San Francisco andSeattle, Washington on the small screen. Canadian provinces often offer attractive tax incentives and more flexible union regulations for production companies. "Monk" was shot in Vancouver before moving toLos Angeles , and only a few exterior shots involving San Francisco landmarks are actually filmed in the city. Similarly, recent short-lived series such as "Presidio Med ", "The Evidence " or "Killer Instinct " were actually shot in the Los Angeles or Vancouver areas. The city of San Francisco has tried to counter this trend over the past few years by reducing filming fees and streamlining the permit approval process.Fiction
Television programs that highlight the city and its people include:
Reality
* "
30 Days "
* ""
* "Color Splash "
* "MythBusters "
* ""Music
Video Games
The City San Fierro in is largely based on San Francisco.
San Fierro features Rockstar's interpretations of the
Haight-Ashbury district ("Hashbury"), the Castro district ("Queens"), Chinatown, and theGolden Gate Bridge ("Gant Bridge"), as well as the city's prominent cable cars and hilly terrain. Several other familiar landmarks have been recreated, from the Embarcadero clock tower and theTransamerica Pyramid ("Big Pointy Building") to Lombard Street ("Windy Windy Windy Windy Windy Street"), and Scottish landmarks such as theForth Bridge and theForth Road Bridge . There is a district known as "Garcia", a tribute toGrateful Dead frontman and San Francisco nativeJerry Garcia , and San Fierro's City Hall closely resembles San Francisco's ornate city hall.In the "
Carmen Sandiego " computer games, the headquarters of the ACME Detective Agency is always located in San Francisco.San Francisco is a level in both "
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater " and in "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 ".San Francisco is one of key locations in "
Fallout 2 ".Advertising
*
Rice-a-Roni
** The famousjingle touted the product as the "San Francisco treat"
*Dockers
** In 2005, they started to print "San Francisco" on the Dockers trademarked logo.ee also
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Hollywood North
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