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===In film and TV=== {{more citations needed section|date=July 2018}} * A [[shootout]] scene in the 1972 film ''[[Hickey & Boggs]]'', starring [[Bill Cosby]] and [[Robert Culp]] takes place at Dodger Stadium.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weiler |first=A. H. |date=1972-09-21 |title=' Hickey and Boggs,' a Tale of Chasing and Carnage |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/09/21/archives/hickey-and-boggs-a-tale-of-chasing-and-carnage.html |access-date=2024-03-17 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * The ending of the 1981 film ''[[Condorman]]'' takes place at Dodger Stadium. * The ending of the 1985 film ''[[Better Off Dead (film)|Better Off Dead]]'' takes place at Dodger Stadium. * The baseball scenes from the first [[The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!|''Naked Gun'']] film were filmed at Dodger Stadium, although the [[Los Angeles Angels|California Angels]] were represented as the home team in the film. (The Angels played their home games at "Chavez Ravine" before [[Angel Stadium|Anaheim Stadium]] was built.) * This was the starting point of a popular reality show, ''[[The Amazing Race (American TV series)|The Amazing Race]]'' in its [[The Amazing Race 4|fourth season]]. * The parking lot of Dodger Stadium was used in the [[2001 in film|2001]] movie ''[[The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)|The Fast and the Furious]]'', in which [[Brian O'Conner]] ([[Paul Walker]]) drifts his 1995 [[Mitsubishi Eclipse]] around the parking lot. It later reappeared in its [[2023 in film|2023]] sequel ''[[Fast X]]'', in which [[Dominic Toretto]] ([[Vin Diesel]]) uses his 1970 [[Dodge Charger|Dodge Charger R/T]] to teach his son Brian Marcos (Leo Abelo Perry) to drift, again in the parking lot. * Dodger Stadium was used as the model for [[Metropolis (comics)|Metropolis]]'s baseball stadium in the [[2006 in film|2006]] film ''[[Superman Returns]]''. The end of the airplane rescue scene was filmed at Dodger Stadium, and a CGI backdrop for the city was added behind the outfield. * The stadium also appeared in the 2003 film ''[[The Core]]'' during the scene where the space shuttle takes an unexpected crash landing. * In a scene from the 2007 film ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'', an empty Dodger Stadium is depicted being hit by the Autobot [[Jazz (Transformers)|Jazz]]'s protoform, which crashes through the upper deck and lands in the outfield. Though empty, the stadium's lights are on. * In the 2010 film ''[[Takers]]'', after fleeing in a helicopter from the initial bank robbery, the crew flies to the parking lot at Dodger Stadium where their escape vehicles are parked. They then blow up the helicopter in the parking lot at Dodger Stadium * In the closing scene of the 2012 film ''[[Rock of Ages (2012 film)|Rock of Ages]]'', Dodger Stadium is seen hosting a concert for the rock band Arsenal, fronted by Stacee Jaxx (played by [[Tom Cruise]]). * In a 1963 episode of ''Mister Ed'' titled "Leo Durocher meets Mister Ed", Ed offers hitting tips to Dodgers coach [[Leo Durocher]] ahead of a big game. * ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'' filmed there in May 2003. Raw footage from the episode was used to prove the innocence of a man accused of a murder that took place while he was watching a game at the stadium. The incident was highlighted in the documentary "[[Long Shot (2017 film)]]." * In the 2023 movie ''[[Creed III]]'', the championship fight between Adonis Creed and Dame Anderson takes place at Dodger Stadium. In the movie, it is known as the "Battle for Los Angeles." * In the 2019 biographical musical fantasy drama film ''[[Rocketman (film)|Rocketman]],'' Elton John (played by [[Taron Egerton]]) is seen performing at the stadium moments after his suicide attempt in 1975. The stadium was created with computer-generated imagery, along with the fans. * The field was featured in [[MasterChef (American season 13)|Season 13]] of ''[[MasterChef (American TV series)|MasterChef]]''.
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