Editing Princeton, New Jersey (section)

===Film===
Princeton was the setting of the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-winning ''[[A Beautiful Mind (film)|A Beautiful Mind]]'' about the schizophrenic mathematician [[John Forbes Nash Jr. (mathematician)|John Nash]]. It was largely filmed in central New Jersey, including some Princeton locations. However, many scenes of "Princeton" were actually filmed at Fordham University's Rose Hill campus in the Bronx.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}

The 1994 film ''[[I.Q. (film)|I.Q.]]'', featuring [[Meg Ryan]], [[Tim Robbins]], and [[Walter Matthau]] as [[Albert Einstein]], was also set in Princeton and was filmed in the area. It includes some geographic stretches, including Matthau looking through a telescope from the roof of "Princeton Hospital" to see Ryan and Robbins' characters kissing on the [[Princeton Battlefield]].<ref>Longsdorf, Amy. [https://www.mcall.com/1994/12/24/picking-princeton-as-setting-for-iq-was-a-no-brainer/ "Picking Princeton As Setting For ''I.Q.'' Was A No-brainer"], ''[[The Morning Call]]'', December 24, 1994. Accessed August 29, 2014. "You don't have to be a genius to figure out why Princeton was selected to be the setting for "I.Q.," a romantic comedy about the efforts of Albert Einstein (Walter Matthau) to nudge his niece (Meg Ryan) into the arms of a neighborhood mechanic (Tim Robbins)."</ref>

Historical films which used Princeton as a setting but were not filmed there include ''[[Wilson (1944 film)|Wilson]]'', a 1944 biographical film about Woodrow Wilson.

In his 1989 independent feature film ''[[Stage Fright (1989)|Stage Fright]],'' independent filmmaker [[Brad Mays]] shot a drama class scene in the Princeton High School auditorium, using PHS students as extras. On October 18, 2013, Mays' feature documentary ''[[I Grew Up in Princeton]]'' had its premiere showing at Princeton High School. The film, described in one Princeton newspaper as a "deeply personal 'coming-of-age story' that yields perspective on the role of perception in a town that was split racially, economically and sociologically",<ref>Arntzenius, Linda. [http://www.towntopics.com/wordpress/2013/10/09/phs-grad-filmmaker-back-in-town-for-premier-of-princeton-documentary/ "PHS Grad, Filmmaker Back in Town For Premier of Princeton Documentary"], ''[[Town Topics (newspaper)|Town Topics]]''. Accessed November 22, 2014.</ref> is a portrayal of life in the venerable university town during the tumultuous period of the late sixties through the early seventies.

Scenes from the beginning of ''[[Across the Universe (film)|Across the Universe]]'' (2007) were filmed on the Princeton University campus.

Parts of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' were filmed in Princeton. Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf were filming on Princeton University campus for two days during the summer of 2008.

Scenes from the 2008 movie ''[[The Happening (2008 film)|The Happening]]'' were filmed in Princeton.