Syracuse in fiction
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A list of mentions of Syracuse, New York in film and television.
- A Clouded Name (Silent Film, 1923) - Starring Norma Shearer; scenes were filmed at the State Fair, the Calthrop mansion, and at the Liverpool's solar salt fields (which closed three years later).
- All the Right Moves (Feature film, 1983) - At a party, someone asks Tom Cruise's character if he had heard anything from Syracuse.
- Big Daddy (Feature film, 1999) - Several mentions; Adam Sandler's character attended school at Syracuse University and wears various Syracuse sweatshirts and T-shirts.
- Blue Chips (Feature film, 1994) - Syracuse University men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim has a small speaking part.
- The Bone Collector (Feature film, 1999) - A character makes reference to Denzel Washington's character's past work in Syracuse.
- Born on the Fourth of July (Feature film, 1989 - Tom Cruise's character attends a Vietnam War protest which is held at Syracuse University.
- The Chris Isaak Show (Television) - Chris Isaak's publicist, Yola Gaylen (played by Kristin Dattilo), mentions that she has a degree from Syracuse University.
Criminal Minds - CBS drama. A reference to a criminal in his Syracuse suburban home is made.
- Enemy of the State (Feature film, 1999) - Congressman Sam Albert, a character who is murdered in the film's opening scenes, is mentioned as being from Syracuse.
- For Love of the Game (Feature film, 1999) - Kelly Preston's character is from Syracuse.
- Freak Talks About Sex (also known as Blowin' Smoke) (Feature film, 1999) - Filmed in Syracuse; life in Syracuse is part of the plot.
- Highlander (Feature film, 1986) - Connor MacLeod's modern namesake was born in Syracuse.
- The Jerk (Feature film, 1979) - When Navin (Steve Martin) asks his carnie friends to name an emotion, one of them says "Syracuse." (This scene appears in the version edited for television, but not in the theatrical or DVD version.)
- Lady in White (Feature film, 1988) - Opening sequence filmed in Syracuse Hancock International Airport; the rest of the film was shot on location in Lyons, NY and on the southern coast of Lake Ontario.
- My Name Is Earl (Television) - Syracuse is mentioned as the place where Buffalo wings do *not* come from.
- Slap Shot (Feature film, 1976) - One of the hockey teams is the (fictional) Syracuse Bulldogs, and parts of the movie were filmed there.
- Snow Day (Feature film, 2000) - Syracuse is portrayed as a small village with high snowfall. The film was filmed in Edmonton and Calgary.
- Superman: The Movie (Feature film, 1978) - The train scene featuring Otis in the film's beginning features Syracuse as one of the announced stops that a train is making.
- Tootsie (Feature film, 1982) - Mentioned as locale where character Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) has done some acting work. A theater in Syracuse is depicted as a rustic wooden structure.
- The X-Files (Television) - Several mentions, visited by characters on more than one occasion.
- The West Wing (Television) - Makes several mentions of the Maxwell School, Syracuse University's renowned school of public administration.
- The Twilight Zone (Television) - Syracuse is mentioned in several episodes, especially those written by Syracuse native Rod Serling.
