ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (1981)
Kurt Russell's Snake Plissken confronts Harry Dean Stanton's Brain in his familiar-looking lair in Escape from New York (1981). The scene also features Ernest Borgnine and Adrienne Barbeau.
Watch the scene, below:
MAC AD CAMPAIGN (2025)
An Apple commercial was filmed in Hoose Library in 2025 as part of a larger ad campaign aimed at college students and directed by Olivia Wilde!
Watch the commercial, below:
USC ON FILM
Hoose Library of Philosophy is not the only filming location on campus...
The Graduate (1967) is just one of the many movies and tv shows that filmed at University Park Campus.
Click on the articles below for just a few:
“Wait, was that USC?”: Movies & TV Shows Filmed on USC Campus
University Park Campus is a Star
This Popular California College Campus is Considered the Most Filmed in the World
NUTTY PROFESSOR II (2000)
Eddie Murphy's Sherman Klump tries to solve a problem using the library in Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000).
USC KAUFMAN SCHOOL OF DANCE STUDENT VIDEO (2025)
Kaufman School of Dance student Anja Tempel turned her favorite place on campus into a stage with a creative concept for a solo dance video that would be "a visual exploration of the tension between discipline and freedom."
To watch the full performance video on Instagram: Click Here
CONSTANTINE (2005)
The library stands in for a church in Constantine (2005), where John Constantine (Keanu Reeves) visits the archangel Gabriel (Tilda Swinton). Rachel Weisz also appears in the scene.
Watch the scene, below:
DORNSIFE SPOTLIGHT: INSIDE USC'S HOOSE LIBRARY OF PHILOSOPHY (2025)
In 2025, USC Dornsife selected Hoose Library for a feature in their ongoing Dornsife Spotlight series. This video was also posted to USC's and Dornsife's main social media feeds.
Watch the video, below:
THE RING (2002)
Naomi Watts' Rachel Keller does research on lighthouses here in The Ring (2002).
Watch the brief clip, below:
WHAT WOMEN WANT (2000)
Mel Gibson's Nick looks for resources in What Women Want (2000).
