Editing Highland Park, Michigan (section)

==In popular culture==
* 122 Beresford Street in Highland Park served as the filming location for a scene in the 2002 film ''[[8 Mile (film)|8 Mile]]'' where several of the movie's characters burn down an abandoned home. While the film company agreed to make a donation to the municipality, there were still protests in Highland Park given the city went through an [[arson]] spree that same year.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/77359/eminem-film-angers-residents|title=Eminem Film Angers Residents|date=December 26, 2001|magazine=Billboard|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924184433/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/77359/eminem-film-angers-residents|archive-date=September 24, 2014|access-date=October 8, 2019}}</ref>
* Highland Park is featured in the 2005 film ''[[Four Brothers (film)|Four Brothers]]'', where it is the site of an armed convenience store robbery.<ref>[http://movies.tvguide.com/four-brothers/review/191924 Four Brothers: Review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220130523/http://movies.tvguide.com/four-brothers/review/191924 |date=February 20, 2014 }}, [[TV Guide]]</ref>
* The 2007 documentary ''The Water Front'' chronicled the community's struggle against water privatization.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waterfrontmovie.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828103855/http://www.waterfrontmovie.com/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=August 28, 2008|title=Water Front Movie}}</ref>
* The 2008 film ''[[Gran Torino]]'', starring and directed by [[Clint Eastwood]], is primarily filmed in Highland Park.<ref>[http://detroit.about.com/od/jobsbusiness/a/Gran_torino.htm Information About Clint Eastwood's "Gran Torino" and Hmong in Detroit]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127184853/http://detroit.about.com/od/jobsbusiness/a/Gran_torino.htm |date=January 27, 2012}}, [[About.com]]</ref>
* A movie about a fictional lottery winner's attempt to reopen the McGregor Library, entitled ''[[Highland Park (film)|Highland Park]]'', starring [[Danny Glover]], was filmed in October 2009 and released on [[video on demand]] in 2013.<ref>Blumenstein, Lynn. "[http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6701095.html Film chronicles fictional rebirth of closed Highland Park library] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012154145/http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6701095.html |date=October 12, 2009}}." ''[[Library Journal]]''. October 8, 2009. Retrieved on November 4, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/15/andrew-meieran-highland-park-film-movie_n_3073050.html?ir=Entertainment Andrew Meieran, 'Highland Park' Film Director, Shares How Michigan City Opened His Eyes], Huffington Post</ref>
* Highland Park Ford Plant was one of the locations for the 2011 film ''[[Real Steel]]''.<ref>[http://www.michiganfilmoffice.org/The-Film-Office/Press-Releases/Detail.aspx?id=6714 Real Steel and Ides of March Open Nationwide], Michigan Film Office</ref>
* Highland Park was featured in an episode of ''[[American Diner Revival]]'' where they refurbished Red Hots Coney Island diner.<ref>[http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/american-diner-revival/100-series/retro-remix.html American Diner Revival: Retro Remix]</ref>
* Highland Park serves as one of the stages in [[Deus Ex: Human Revolution]]. Set in 2027, it serves as a front for a [[FEMA]] internment camp and as a temporary base of operations for both Belltower Spec-ops soldiers and the Tyrants.