Editing Kansas (section)

===Film===
{{See also|List of films set in Kansas}}
[[File:Orpheum marquee.jpg|thumb|left|The Orpheum, a historic movie theater in Wichita.]]
[[File:Oldest movie theater in the world - Downtown Ottawa, Kansas.jpg|thumb|The Plaza Cinema in [[Ottawa, Kansas|Ottawa]] is the oldest operating movie theater in the world.]]
[[File:Fox Theater, Hutchinson, KS.JPG|thumb|Fox Theater, [[Hutchinson, Kansas|Hutchinson]].]]
The first film theater in Kansas was the [[Patee Theater]] in [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence]]. Most theaters at the time showed films only as part of [[vaudeville]] acts but not as an exclusive and stand alone form of entertainment. Though the [[Patee family]] had been involved in [[vaudeville]], they believed films could carry the evening without other variety acts, but to show the films it was necessary for the Patee's to establish a generating plant (back in 1903 Lawrence was not yet fully electrified). The Patee Theater was one of the first of its kind west of the [[Mississippi River]]. The specialized equipment like the [[projector]] came from New York City.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Butters |first1=Gerald R. |title=Banned in Kansas: Motion Picture Censorship, 1915–1966 |year=2007 |url=https://archive.org/details/bannedinkansasmo00butt |url-access=registration |publisher=University of Missouri Press|isbn=9780826217493 }}</ref>

Kansas has been the setting of many award-winning and popular American films, as well as being the home of some of the oldest operating cinemas in the world. The Plaza Cinema in Ottawa, Kansas, located in the northeastern portion of the state, was built on May 22, 1907, and it is listed by the [[Guinness Book of World Records]] as the oldest operating cinema in the world.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/article204089559.html|title=Guinness World Records: Kansas venue is world's oldest cinema|newspaper=Kansas City Star|date=March 8, 2018|access-date=July 9, 2019|archive-date=July 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709225451/https://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/article204089559.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/oldest-purpose-built-cinema-in-operation|title=Oldest purpose-built cinema in operation|publisher=Guinness World Records|access-date=July 9, 2019|archive-date=August 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807070221/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/oldest-purpose-built-cinema-in-operation|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1926, The Jayhawk Theatre, an [[art-deco]] movie house in Topeka opened its doors for the first time to movie going audiences, and today, in addition to screenings of independent films, the theatre acts as a venue for plays and concerts. The Fox Theater in Hutchinson was built in 1930, and was placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1989.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/89001391_text |title=Data |website=npgallery.nps.gov |access-date=May 17, 2019 |archive-date=February 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190210070513/https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/89001391_text |url-status=live }}</ref> Like the other theaters listed here, The Fox still plays first run movies to this day.
* As was the case with the novel, [[Dorothy Gale]] (portrayed by [[Judy Garland]]) in the 1939 fantasy film [[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|''The Wizard of Oz'']] was a young girl who lived in Kansas with her aunt and uncle. The line, "We're not in Kansas anymore", has entered into the English lexicon as a phrase describing a wholly new or unexpected situation.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/paulmason/2009/12/pbr_toto_were_not_in_kansas_an.html |title = PBR: Toto—we're not in Kansas any more ... |publisher = BBC Newsnight |date = December 9, 2009 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140211223951/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/paulmason/2009/12/pbr_toto_were_not_in_kansas_an.html |archive-date = February 11, 2014}}</ref>
* The 1967 feature film [[In Cold Blood (film)|''In Cold Blood'']], like the book on which it was based, was set in various locations across Kansas. Many of the scenes in the film were filmed at the exact locations where the events profiled in the book took place. A [[In Cold Blood (miniseries)|1996 TV miniseries]] was also based on the book.
* The 1988 film ''[[Kansas (film)|Kansas]]'' starred [[Andrew McCarthy]] as a traveler who met up with a dangerous wanted drifter played by [[Matt Dillon]].
* The 2005 film [[Capote (film)|''Capote'']], for which [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]] was awarded the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] for his portrayal of the title character, profiled the author as he traveled across Kansas while writing ''In Cold Blood'' (although most of the film itself was shot in the Canadian province of [[Manitoba]]).
* The setting of ''[[The Day After]]'', a 1983 made-for-television movie about a fictional nuclear attack, was the city of [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence]].
* Due to the super hero [[Superman]] growing up in the fictional Smallville, Kansas, multiple films featuring the super hero have been entirely or at least partially set in Kansas including ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'' (1978), ''[[Superman III]]'' (1983), ''[[Man of Steel (film)|Man of Steel]]'' (2013), ''[[Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice]]'' (2016), and ''[[Justice League (film)|Justice League]]'' (2017).
* The 2012 film [[Looper (film)|''Looper'']] is set in Kansas.
* The 1973 film [[Paper Moon (film)|''Paper Moon'']] in which [[Tatum O'Neal]] won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (The youngest to win an Academy Award) was based in and filmed in Kansas. The film was shot in the small towns of [[Hays, Kansas|Hays]]; [[McCracken, Kansas|McCracken]]; [[Wilson, Kansas|Wilson]]; and [[St. Joseph, Missouri]]. Various shooting locations include the Midland Hotel at Wilson; the railway depot at [[Gorham, Kansas|Gorham]]; storefronts and buildings on Main Street in [[White Cloud, Kansas|White Cloud]]; Hays; sites on both sides of the [[Missouri River]]; [[Rulo Bridge]]; and [[Saint Joseph, Missouri]].
* Scenes of the 1996 film [[Mars Attacks!]] took place in the fictional town of Perkinsville. Scenes taking place in Kansas were filmed in [[Burns, Kansas|Burns]], [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence]], and [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]].
* The 2007 film ''The Lookout'' is set mostly in Kansas (although filmed in Canada). Specifically two locations; Kansas City and the fictional town of Noel, Kansas.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/The-Lookout.pdf |title = The Lookout |publisher = dailyscript.com |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130512200051/http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/The-Lookout.pdf |archive-date = May 12, 2013}}</ref>
* The 2012 documentary ''The Gridiron'' was filmed at [[The University of Kansas]]
* The 2014 ESPN documentary ''[[No Place Like Home (2014 film)|No Place Like Home]]'' was filmed in Lawrence and the countryside of [[Douglas County, Kansas]]
* The 2017 film ''[[Thank You for Your Service (2017 film)|Thank You for Your Service]]'' is primarily set in Kansas, including the cities of [[Topeka]] and [[Junction City, Kansas|Junction City]].
* The 2017 documentary ''When Kings Reigned'' was filmed in Lawrence.
* The 2019 film ''[[Brightburn]]'' took place in the fictional town of Brightburn. As is evident with scenes in the film depicting mountains (Kansas has no mountain ranges), it was filmed in Georgia instead of in Kansas.