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List of cultural references to Grand Central Terminal describes the many appearances of this photogenic New York City landmark in pop culture as one of the classic Manhattan experiences.

The terminal is seen in films such as North by Northwest, Chronos, Men in Black, Carlito's Way, Extreme Measures, K-PAX, Madagascar, and is prominently featured in two 1940s MGM films, The Clock and Grand Central Murder. In Terry Gilliam's 1991 The Fisher King, Grand Central commuters burst into a spontaneous waltz. The front of the terminal is seen in the opening scenes of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.

In fiction, atomic pioneer Leo Szilard (one of the senior researchers on the Manhattan Project) wrote a short story entitled "Grand Central Station", about alien scientists who explore Grand Central Station as part of their mission to learn how life on Earth became extinct. A highly-regarded novel, By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept, was written by Elizabeth Smart, in 1945. Several short stories, such as "The Third Level" by Jack Finney, describe abandoned sections of Grand Central that lead the protagonists into adventure.

A dramatic radio program called "Grand Central Station" was broadcast from 1937 through 1995, beginning on the NBC Radio Blue Network, and opening with the words, "As a bullet seeks its target, shining rails in every part of our great country are aimed at Grand Central Station, heart of the nation's greatest city." Although the Terminal's place in culture may be shifting, it has nevertheless had an imprint of everything from television to pillows.

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Television

Literature

Motion pictures

Music

Games

Pillows