Editing Crown Point, Indiana (section)

===''Public Enemies'' (film)===
In March 2008, a [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]] team, under the direction of [[Michael Mann (director)|Michael Mann]], visited Crown Point to film parts of the movie ''[[Public Enemies (2009 film)|Public Enemies]]'' at the former county jail facility from which Dillinger escaped. The crime drama is set during [[The Great Depression]] with the focus on FBI agent [[Melvin Purvis]]' attempt to stop criminals John Dillinger, [[Baby Face Nelson]], and [[Pretty Boy Floyd]]. [[Christian Bale]] plays FBI agent Purvis, and [[Johnny Depp]] plays Dillinger. Actress [[Lili Taylor]] portrayed Sheriff Holley in the film. The shoot took three days to complete and involved a number of scenes inside the former Sheriff's house and jail.  A scene was constructed for filming the exterior. Depp was on the set for all three days and stayed late into the evenings each night to shake hands with hundreds of fans who stood for hours to see him and the film shoot.<ref>{{cite web|last=Woulfe|first=Molly|title=Johnny Depp|url=http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/johnny-depp-as-dillinger/article_e23d0619-f2ba-5316-a1ab-e73af5278c60.html|publisher=NWI Times|access-date=22 October 2013}}</ref> The movie was released in June 2009.