Editing Madison, Indiana (section)

==In popular culture==
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In 1943, director [[Josef Sternberg]] filmed Madison for the [[Office of War Information]] documentary short film [[The_Town_(1945_film)|''The Town'']], presenting the city as an American ideal community.

Two Hollywood films have been shot in Madison. In the summer of 1957 Madison was selected as the location for ''[[Some Came Running (film)|Some Came Running]]'', which brought actors [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Dean Martin]] and [[Shirley MacLaine]] to town. The film was nominated for five [[Academy Awards]]. For ''Some Came Running'', released in 1958, director [[Vincente Minnelli]] selected Madison to represent the fictional town of Parkman in filming the [[James Jones (author)|James Jones]] novel. On September 3, 1999, the community held an organized celebration to mark the 40th anniversary of the making of the film, which itself became the subject of a film documentary by [[Turner Classic Movies]].

The city of Madison was both the subject and location for the film ''[[Madison (film)|Madison]]'', released in 2001. The filming brought notable stars such as [[Jim Caviezel]], [[Bruce Dern]], [[Paul Dooley]], and [[Mary McCormack]] to town. ''Madison'' was released in 2001 and recounts the story of the city's hosting and winning the penultimate [[hydroplane racing]] event of 1971, echoing the movie ''[[Hoosiers (film)|Hoosiers]]''.

A [[Netflix]] Docuseries titled ''[[Girls Incarcerated]]'' was filmed there about the former Madison Juvenile Correction Facility.