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Tulane University in popular culture

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Tulane University in popular culture

Tulane University has been portrayed in several books, television shows, films and video games. Also, the campus and affiliated buildings have been used for several productions.

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Documentary

  • Architecture School: This Sundance Channel documentary series follows a group of Tulane architecture students competing to design an affordable home in post–Hurricane Katrina New Orleans.

    • Feature film

  • Welcome to Academia: The university was one of the main filming locations.
  • The Pelican Brief (1993): It was filmed on Tulane's uptown campus and the president's house at Two Audubon Place.
  • Runaway Jury (2003): The library of the Tulane president's house served as the judge's chambers.
  • The Brooke Ellison Story (2004): Tulane's academic quad substituted for Harvard University's campus in Christopher Reeve's last film.
  • College (2008), the university was one of the filming locations.
  • Living Proof (2008): Television film from starring Harry Connick, Jr., which used the university as one of the filming locations.
  • Hurricane Season (2010): The university's Fogelman Arena was one of the filming locations.
  • Mardi Gras: Spring Break (2011): The university's Woldenberg Art Center's Freeman Auditorium was one of the filming locations.
  • So Undercover (2011): The university's uptown campus was the main filming location.
  • 22 Jump Street (2014): Tulane's uptown campus was one of the main filming locations for the movie, which also hired Tulane students as extras.
  • Our Brand Is Crisis (2016): The university's McAlister Auditorium was one of the filming locations.
  • Faith of My Fathers: The outside scenes of the United States Naval Academy were filmed at Tulane.

    • Radio

  • American Routes: in fall 2008, Nick Spitzer began a new partnership with Tulane University to co-produce his weekly radio show.

    • Television

  • Best Damn Sports Show Period: Celebrating the return of college football to the Louisiana Superdome after Hurricane Katrina; the show taped from the uptown campus on September 27, 28, and 29, 2006. 4
  • Gilmore Girls: Rory's friends from Chilton, Madeline and Louise, end up attending Tulane.
  • House of Cards, United States Secretary of State, Catherine Durant, is a Tulane University graduate.
  • Sex and the City: In season 2, Mr. Big marries Natasha, who is a Tulane alumna .
  • Treme: Filmed scenes of fictional professor Creighton Bernette (John Goodman) at Tulane University.
  • Scream Queens: Tulane's uptown campus served as the location of the fictional Wallace University.
  • The Magicians: Tulane's uptown campus served as a filming location for the fictional Brakebills College for Magical Pedagogy.

    • Premiered on campus

  • All the King's Men (2006): Tulane's McAlister Auditorium hosted the U.S. premiere of the movie on September 16, 2006.
  • Execution (2007): Tulane's McAlister Auditorium hosted the world premiere of the movie on April 10, 2007.

    • References

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