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==In media== ===Music=== [[Florian-Ayala Fauna]] of the music duo ''uncertain'' grew up in Bombay Beach. Fauna credits the place as an inspiration to her music.<ref name="Artchipel 2011">{{cite web|author=Artchipel staff|url=http://www.artchipel.com/post/7923917085/tumblr-artist-florian-ayala-fauna|title=Tumblr Artist Florian-Ayala Fauna|work=L'Artchipel|publisher=[[Tumblr]]|date=July 22, 2011|access-date=March 30, 2017|quote="Grew up in California, Bombay Beach made a big impact on her childhood and becomes a major influence in her life."}}</ref><ref name="Downing 2019">{{cite web|last=Downing|first=Andy|title=Dark electronic duo uncertain can still see the light|url=https://www.columbusalive.com/entertainment/20191227/dark-electronic-duo-uncertain-can-still-see-light|work=[[Columbus Alive]]|publisher=[[Gannett|Gannett Co., Inc.]]|date=27 December 2019|access-date=28 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="Perla 2016">{{cite web|first1=Cory|last1=Perla|url=http://www.dailypublic.com/articles/08172016/spotlight-uncertain|title=Spotlight: Uncertain|work=[[The Public (alternative newspaper)|The Public]]|publisher=Buffalo Public Media, LLC|date=August 17, 2016|access-date=August 17, 2016|quote="At the age of five, Fauna moved from Virginia to Bombay Beach in Southern California, near the Salton Sea, which she describes as a horrible place."|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826201121/http://www.dailypublic.com/articles/08172016/spotlight-uncertain|archive-date=August 26, 2016}}</ref> According to [[Paris]]-based art community [[:fr:L'Artchipel|Artchipel]], Fauna said the place had a "big impact on her childhood and became a major influence in her life."<ref name="Artchipel 2011" /> In an interview with [[Buffalo, New York]] [[alternative newspaper]] ''[[The Public (alternative newspaper)|The Public]]''{{'}}s Cory Perla, she described it as "a very kind of post-apocalyptic-looking town."<ref name="Perla 2016" /> Bombay Beach is the subject of the 2019 [[Single (music)|single]] "Bombay Beach" by the [[Minneapolis]] [[blues rock]] band The Dead Century.<ref name="D & d 2019">{{cite web|author=D & d|title="Bombay Beach" by The Dead Century – A Song Feature|url=http://indieobsessive.blogspot.com/2019/11/bombay-beach-by-dead-century-song.html|work=Indie Obsessive|publisher=[[Blogspot]]|date=27 November 2019|access-date=28 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="Muilenburg 2019">{{cite web|first1=Wes|last1=Muilenburg|title=The Dead Century - "Bombay Beach"|url=http://earcoffeee.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-dead-century-bombay-beach-new-music.html|work=Ear Coffee|publisher=Blogspot|date=22 November 2019|access-date=28 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="Scott 2019">{{cite web|last=Scott|first=Jason|title=Taste Test: The Dead Century recount the mystery around 'Bombay Beach'|url=https://bsidesbadlands.com/the-dead-century-bombay-beach-review/|work=B-Sides & Badlands|publisher=bsidesbadlands.com|date=27 November 2019|access-date=28 December 2019}}</ref> ===Sports=== [[American football]] [[Safety (American and Canadian football position)|safety]] [[Cedric Thompson]] for the [[Minnesota Vikings]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) also grew up in Bombay Beach, California.<ref name="Christensen 2014">{{cite web|author=Joe Christensen|url= http://m.startribune.com/out-of-nowhere-u-football-player-thompson-comes-from-dusty-outpost-july-7-2013/214505161/|title=Out of nowhere: U football player comes from dusty California outpost|work=[[Star Tribune]]|publisher=Star Tribune Media Company LLC|date=October 20, 2014|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Galicia 2015">{{cite web|author=Thomas Galicia|url= http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2451576-ced-thompson-to-miami-dolphins-full-draft-pick-breakdown|title=CEDRIC THOMPSON TO MIAMI DOLPHINS: FULL DRAFT-PICK BREAKDOWN|work=[[Bleacher Report]]|publisher=[[Turner Broadcasting System]]|date=May 2, 2015|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Habib 2015">{{cite web|author=Hal Habib|url=http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/sports/football/bombay-beach-south-beach-dolphins-cedric-thompson-survivor/poDjxtFWl6KR7U4CMbFasM/|title=Bombay Beach to South Beach: Dolphins' Cedric Thompson a survivor|work=[[The Palm Beach Post]]|publisher=[[Cox Enterprises]]|date=May 22, 2015|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Perkins 2015">{{cite web|author=Chris Perkins|url= http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/fl-dolphins-ced-thompson-20150517-story.html |title=Dolphins rookie Ced Thompson has overcome, overachieved|work=[[Sun-Sentinel]]|publisher=[[tronc]]|date=May 19, 2017|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref> He became one of the primary subjects of the [[2011 in film|2011]] documentary ''[[Bombay Beach (film)|Bombay Beach]]'' directed by [[Alma Har'el]].<ref name="Christensen 2014" /><ref name="Galicia 2015" /><ref name="Habib 2015" /><ref name="Perkins 2015" /> He later cited boredom in Bombay Beach as his inspiration for pro football.<ref name="Christensen 2014" /><ref name="Galicia 2015" /><ref name="Habib 2015" /> ===Filming=== ''Bombay Beach'' is a documentary film about some residents of the community, made by Israeli-born filmmaker Alma Har’el, and described by ''The New York Times'' as a "surreal documentary".<ref>{{cite news| url = https://movies.nytimes.com/2011/10/14/movies/bombay-beach-documenting-faded-glory-review.html| title = Last Resort Remains an Oasis of Dreams| author = Holden, Stephen| date = October 13, 2011| access-date = January 27, 2012| newspaper = The New York Times}}</ref> The film won first prize in the documentary section of the [[Tribeca Film Festival]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1758576/awards| title = Awards for Bombay Beach| date = January 11, 2012| access-date = January 27, 2012 | publisher = IMDb.com}}</ref> A 2013 promotional video for the fifth season of [[Animal Planet]]'s ''[[River Monsters]]'' was filmed at Bombay Beach.<ref>{{cite news|last=Alvarez|first=Celeste|title=Local beach creates perfect atmosphere for 'River Monster' promo|url=http://articles.ivpressonline.com/2013-01-29/bombay-beach_36642504|access-date=April 3, 2013|newspaper=Imperial Valley Press|date=January 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421003506/http://articles.ivpressonline.com/2013-01-29/bombay-beach_36642504|archive-date=April 21, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Austrian singer [[Christina Stürmer]] used Bombay Beach as one of the settings for her video of the song "Millionen Lichter" ("A Million Lights)".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://oe3.orf.at/aktuell/stories/552682/ |title="Millionen Lichter" - Das Video ist da |access-date=September 15, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130321002329/http://oe3.orf.at/aktuell/stories/552682 |archive-date=March 21, 2013 }}</ref> In the [[CBS]] [[police procedural]] series ''[[The Mentalist]]'', the first episode of the [[The Mentalist (season 6)|sixth season]] "The Desert Rose" was filmed in Bombay Beach, California.<ref name="Adami 2013">{{cite web|first1=Chelcey|last1=Adami|url=http://articles.ivpressonline.com/2013-07-27/bombay-beach_40837225|title='The Mentalist' arrives in Bombay Beach|work=ivpressonline|publisher=[[Imperial Valley Press]]|date=July 27, 2013|access-date=August 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805231118/http://articles.ivpressonline.com/2013-07-27/bombay-beach_40837225|archive-date=August 5, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The production team created a sign for the fictional "Borrego Gas Diner" to stand-in for the local bar and restaurant Ski Inn.<ref name="Adami 2013" /> In 2015, the film ''[[Sky (2015 film)|Sky]]'' opens with an unhappily married French couple on vacation in the deserts of Southern California. While visiting Bombay Beach, they mention its potential for a very large earthquake.<ref>{{cite web| title=Sky (2015) - Filming Locations| url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4106306/locations| website=IMDb| publisher=amazon.com| access-date=22 August 2016}}</ref> Bombay Beach is featured in the 4th season of ''NCIS: Los Angeles'' ("Red Part 2") === Video games === The town of Sandy Shores in the 2013 video game ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'' is partially based on Bombay Beach.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-01-02|title=Rockstar North's Aaron Garbut on the making of Grand Theft Auto V – our game of 2013 {{!}} Features {{!}} Edge Online|url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/rockstar-norths-aaron-garbut-on-the-making-of-grand-theft-auto-v-our-game-of-2013/|access-date=2020-11-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102221855/http://www.edge-online.com/features/rockstar-norths-aaron-garbut-on-the-making-of-grand-theft-auto-v-our-game-of-2013/|archive-date=2014-01-02}}</ref>
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