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Central Park is anurban park inManhattan,New York City. Central Park is the most visited urban park in the United States, with 40 million visitors in 2013, and one of the most filmed locations in the world. A landmark of New York City since 1857, it has been featured in numerous films, TV shows, songs, video games, books, photographs, and artwork.

• William Merritt Chase painted a portrait of Central Park in 1889.
• Pierre Alechinsky represented theMall in Central Park in a 1965acrylic painting.
• Maurice Prendergast represented Central Park in several paintings.

• Elliott Erwitt took photographs of dogs in Central Park in 1974.
• Bruce Davidson's photobookCentral Park (1995) was a four-year exploration of the park.^[1]
• Tod Papageorge chronicled the park over several decades for his photobookPassing Through Eden (2007).^[1]

• In 1967, the Canadian poetLeonard Cohen sang in public in Central Park in the company ofJudy Collins.
• The writer Evan H Rhodes publishedThe Prince of Central Park, a 1975 novel that describes the life of an 11-year-old in the park.
• In the bookThe Catcher in the Rye, the main character,Holden Caulfield, often wonders what happens to the ducks and fish in Central Park when the ice begins to form in winter. He also spends time in the park in parts of the novel.

Central Park, as a universal symbol of the city, appeared and continues to appear in numerous film productions, as well as in numerous television series. Among its most famous appearances:

• The first film to feature Central Park wasRomeo and Juliet, in1908. Since then there have been at least 305 films which feature Central Park, making it the most filmed location for films. ManyAcademy Award winning films feature a scene in the park.
• In1960, early in theAcademy Award-winning filmThe Apartment, Bud is seen sleeping on the park benches after being denied access to the apartment.
• In1970, the protagonists of the filmThe Out-of-Towners sleep in (and get mugged in) Central Park.
• In1970, the climactic final scene of the romantic comedyThe Owl and the Pussycat occurs in Central Park on Cedar Hill.
• In1970, a character gets repeatedly mugged while running across Central Park at night in the comedyWhere's Poppa?.
• In1976, theJohn Schlesinger filmMarathon Man shows the hero training in Central Park.
• In1979, Central Park is the place where main characters ofHair meet for the first time.
• In1980, in the Italian horror filmInferno one character gets killed at a pond in Central Park.
• In1984, the filmGhostbusters hasRick Moranis in the part of Louis Tully running through Central Park, while being chased by a Terror Dog.
• In1986, the filmThe Park Is Mine featuresTommy Lee Jones, in the role of a Vietnam veteran, who takes the park hostage. The film is based on the novelCentral Park byStephen Peters.
• in 1991 the filmThe Fisher King has scenes of Central Park.
• In1992, the filmHome Alone 2: Lost in New York has some scenes in Central Park.
• In1993, in the animated filmWe're Back! A Dinosaur's Story, the dinosaurs find themselves in Central Park.
• In1994, the miniseriesThe Stand depicts the park as part of an abandoned city in the wake of a world-ending plague.
• In1994, in the animated filmA Troll in Central Park, the titular troll is banished to Central Park.
• In1994, in the TV special "We Wish You a Turtle Christmas," theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sing a number atBethesda Terrace and Fountain.
• In1995,Die Hard with a Vengeance byJohn McTiernan hadBruce Willis driving a taxi through Central Park.
• In1995, in the animated filmBalto, there are live-action sequences at the beginning and end of an elderly woman and her granddaughter visiting theBalto sculpture in Central Park.
• In1996, the filmI'm Not Rappaport byHerb Gardner has most of the scenes in Central Park.
• In1996,James and the Giant Peach byHenry Selick, James and his friends insects settle in the Giant Peach in Central Park.
• In1998,Antz, the first film fromDreamWorks Animation is revealed to take place in Central Park.
• In1999,Stuart Little, an American family comedy film directed byRob Minkoff withGeena Davis andHugh Laurie.
• In 1999, in the final scene ofMickey Blue Eyes
• In2001,The Amazing Race 1 started its competition atBethesda Fountain.
• In2002,Maid in Manhattan byWayne Wang withJennifer Lopez andRalph Fiennes.
• In 2002,Prince of Central Park was released.
• In 2002 inThe Time Machine, the hero offers her engagement ring in Central Park.
• In2003, inElf has many scenes that take place in Central Park.
• In2005,2008, and2012, in the animated filmMadagascar and itstwosequels, the protagonists live in theCentral Park Zoo.
• In2005, the filmLittle Manhattan byMark Levin has some scenes in Central Park.
• in 2007, in the filmAugust Rush, Evan played byFreddie Highmore performs his last concert in Central Park
• In2007, in the animated filmBee Movie are scenes of Central Park.
• In2007, in the filmEnchanted, the musical number "That's How You Know" takes places in several parts of Central Park.
• In2008, in the filmCloverfield, the last part of the film takes place in Central Park, where Rob and Beth take shelter under theGreyshot Arch, just before "Hammer Down Protocol" wipes down the island of Manhattan.
• In2008, Central Park is ground zero for the epidemic inThe Happening
• In2011, in the thriller filmLimitless with Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro and Abbie Cornish, multiple shots show Cornish's character running through Central Park.
• In2011, in live-action/animated filmThe Smurfs some final conflict scenes between the Smurfs and Gargamel occur in Central Park.
• In2011, in the last episode ofGlee.
• In2012,The Avengers, one of the last scenes happens in Central Park.
• In2012, theDoctor Whoseventh series episode "The Angels Take Manhattan" features several scenes in Central Park.
• In2015,Love Live! The School Idol Movie features several locations within Central Park.
• In2016,Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Newt Scamander and Jacob Kawolski track one of Newt's animals to theCentral Park Zoo, and then chase it through Central Park, trying to recapture it.
• In2017,John Wick: Chapter 2, in the last scene John Wick and his dog run through the park.
• The TV seriesThe Naked City, first season episode 8 'Belvedere Tower' screened 11/18/1958 filmed at Belvedere Castle in Central Park
• In the seriesSex and the City, several scenes take place in Central Park.
• In the seriesGossip Girl, which takes place on theUpper East Side, multiple scenes take place in Central Park.
• The TV seriesCentral Park West was set on Central Park West and several scenes take place in Central Park.
• Various episodes ofLaw & Order,Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, andLaw & Order: Criminal Intent feature scenes in the park.
• The Disney seriesJessie feature scenes in Central Park.
• In one episode ofLiv and Maddie, Liv is attending a Halloween event in Central Park (season 3).
• The animatedApple TV+ seriesCentral Park mainly takes place in the park.
• Various episodes ofBlue Bloods, including a scene byConservatory Water

• Numerous concerts have been hosted in the park, mentionedabove.
• Central Park in the Dark, composed in 1906, is one of the most famous works of American composerCharles Ives.
• The first album byNina Simone,Little Girl Blue, has a song titledCentral Park Blues.
• AJohn Coltrane song is called "Central Park West".
• Steve Hunter released a blues guitar instrumental titled "Sunset in Central Park" on his 2013 CDThe Manhattan Blues Project^[2]

• In the 1988 video gameLast Ninja 2, level 1 is in Central Park.
• In the 1998 video gameParasite Eve, Central Park is one of the locations in Manhattan that the player must visit.
• In the 2001 video gameSpider-Man 2: The Sinister Six, Central Park is one of the levels.
• Central Park appears in the 2001 video gameGrand Theft Auto III and its 2005 sequelLiberty City Stories, being referred to as Belleville Park.^[3]
• In the 2008 video gameAlone in the Dark, most of its action takes place in Central Park.
• In the 2008 video gameGrand Theft Auto IV and its 2009 sequelGrand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, the park appears inLiberty City asMiddle Park.
• In the 2009Ghostbusters: The Video Game, the last level, which features the mausoleum of Ivo Shandor, takes place in Central Park.
• In the 2016 video gameTom Clancy's The Division, Central Park is nearby the Dark Zone.
• In the 2018 video gameMarvel’s Spider-Man, an in-game depiction appears in the same position as its real world counterpart.

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