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==Film and television== * Episodes of the television series, ''[[The Sopranos]]'', were filmed in Madison.<ref name=Thinking/> A scene was filmed on the [[Drew University]] campus, while another scene was filmed at Rod's Steak House, just west of the borough limits in [[Convent Station, New Jersey|Convent Station]]. * Portions of ''[[A Beautiful Mind (film)|A Beautiful Mind]]'' were filmed at [[Fairleigh Dickinson University]] in Madison.<ref>Ash, Lorraine. [https://archive.today/20130131141504/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/dailyrecord/access/1838909391.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+17,+2002&author=LORRAINE+ASHDAILY+RECORD&pub=Daily+Record&desc=WALK+THROUGH+A+RICH+HISTORY+IN+'MANSIONS+OF+MORRIS+COUNTY'&pqatl=google "Walk Through A Rich History In 'Mansions Of Morris County'"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', March 17, 2002. Accessed August 12, 2012. "The Twombly Mansion, now central to campus life at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Florham Park, was featured in a scene in the film ''A Beautiful Mind'', nominated for eight Academy Awards."</ref> * The Madison train station played the role of [[Cranford, New Jersey]], in the 2005 film, ''[[Guess Who (film)|Guess Who]]'' starring [[Bernie Mac]] and [[Ashton Kutcher]]. The train station, the Hartley-Dodge Memorial building, and the center of Madison serve as backdrops to this movie, and a panorama of the borough is shown during the final credits.<ref>Staff. [https://archive.today/20130201083006/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/dailyrecord/access/1800755711.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+10,+2004&author=&pub=Daily+Record&desc=Greeting+movie&pqatl=google "Greeting movie"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', September 10, 2004. Accessed August 12, 2012. "Downtown Madison found itself in a swirl of Hollywood-style chaos Saturday morning while film crews and a pair of high-profile stars shot a modern-day spin-off of the 1967 film "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" in and around the borough's historic train station."</ref> * Hartley Dodge Memorial (Borough Hall) appears in a scene of ''[[The World According to Garp (film)|The World According to Garp]]'' starring [[Glenn Close]] and [[Robin Williams]].<ref name=Thinking/> * Scenes from ''[[The Family Stone]]'' (2005) were shot downtown at the intersection of Main Street and Waverly Place and Drew University. Despite the fact that the fictional town is supposed to be in New England, one may see a train, clearly marked ''New Jersey Transit'', crossing through Waverly Place in one of the scenes.<ref name=Thinking/> Additionally, the bus station featured in the movie was shot on [[Drew University]] campus in Madison. * Scenes from [[Woody Allen]]'s ''[[Deconstructing Harry]]'' (1997) were filmed on the Drew University campus.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Deconstructing-Harry/dp/B001U0KLBW Deconstructing Harry]</ref><ref>Kannapell, Andrea. [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/04/nyregion/getting-big-picture-film-industry-started-here-left-now-it-s-back-state-says.html "Getting the Big Picture; The Film Industry Started Here and Left. Now It's Back, and the State Says the Sequel Is Huge."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 4, 1998. Accessed October 3, 2018.</ref> * The original 1968 green [[Ford Mustang GT]] driven by [[Steve McQueen]] in ''[[Bullitt]]'' disappeared until it was purchased by Madison resident Robert Kiernan in 1974 from an ad in ''[[Road & Track]]'' magazine.<ref>Korn, Morgan [https://abcnews.go.com/US/hollywoods-famous-cars-unnoticed-50-years/story?id=52681890 "How one of Hollywood's most famous cars went unnoticed for 50 years; Car fans always wondered what happened to McQueen's dark highland green Mustang."], [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]], January 29, 2018. Accessed August 19, 2020. "Only one person responded to the ad: 26-year-old Robert Kiernan of Madison, New Jersey. He paid $6,000 to a man named Frank, who happened to live just an hour away from the Kiernans."</ref> * Scenes from the 2025 film ''[[The Housemaid (2025 film)|The Housemaid]]'' were filmed in Madison.<ref>Morel, Kyle. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/morris/2025/02/03/the-housemaid-movie-crew-madison-nj-home-sydney-sweeney/78087840007/ "Crew for 'The Housemaid' movie, starring Sydney Sweeney, takes over home in Madison"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', February 3, 2025. Accessed February 23, 2025. "The cast and crew of ''The Housemaid'' has made North Jersey its home over the past month β literally, in the case of one house in Morris County."</ref>
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