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Hoose Library of Philosophy: History, Collections, Art & Architecture and Digital Humanities Projects and Resources: HOOSE LIBRARY ON FILM

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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:

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 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

7 Iconic Movies Filmed At USC

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.

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).