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==In popular culture== * [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]]'s novel ''[[The Great Gatsby]]'' (1925) has scenes in Duluth and on the shores of Lake Superior.<ref>[http://www.jimheffernan.org/2013/05/great-gatsby-got-his-start-in-duluth.html "Great Gatsby got his start in Duluth ..."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022154814/http://www.jimheffernan.org/2013/05/great-gatsby-got-his-start-in-duluth.html |date=October 22, 2016 }} Jim Heffernan's Blog</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071020014946/http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/f/fitzgerald/f_scott/gatsby/chapter6.html Chapter 6] ''The Great Gatsby''</ref> * ''Minnesota: Land of Plenty'' (1942) is a documentary short film by [[James A. FitzPatrick]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298442/|title=Minnesota: 'Land of Plenty'|date=January 31, 1942|access-date=August 8, 2024|website=IMDb.com}}</ref> * ''[[You'll Like My Mother]]'' (1972) is a feature film shot in and around Duluth, principally at [[Glensheen Historic Estate]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068005/|title=You'll Like My Mother|date=October 13, 1972|access-date=August 8, 2024|website=IMDb.com}}</ref> * ''[[Far North (1988 film)|Far North]]'' (1988) is a feature film directed by [[Sam Shepard]] and starring [[Jessica Lange]] shot in and around Duluth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095135/|title=Far North|date=November 11, 1988|access-date=August 8, 2024|website=IMDb.com}}</ref> * ''[[Iron Will]]'' (1994) is a [[Walt Disney Pictures]] movie with Duluth substituting for 1917 [[Winnipeg]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110157/|title=Iron Will|date=January 14, 1994|access-date=August 8, 2024|website=IMDb.com}}</ref> * The short-lived television sitcom ''[[The Louie Show]]'' (1996), starring comedian [[Louie Anderson]], is set in Duluth and features downtown Duluth buildings in its opening title sequence.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=TV Guide |title=The Louie Show Cast and Details |url=https://tvguide.com/tvshows/the-louie-show/cast/202777 |url-status=dead |magazine=TV Guide |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307023339/http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-louie-show/cast/202777 |archive-date=March 7, 2018 |access-date=February 17, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 31, 2011 |title=The Louie Show (a Titles & Air Dates Guide) |url=http://epguides.com/LouieShow/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811182154/http://epguides.com/LouieShow/ |archive-date=August 11, 2011 |access-date=August 12, 2011 |publisher=Epguides.com}}</ref> * A series of suspense novels by [[Brian Freeman (psychological suspense author)|Brian Freeman]] (starting with ''Immoral'' in 2005) take place in and around Duluth and feature real locations in the city.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Books by Brian Freeman |url=http://www.bfreemanbooks.com/books-by-brian-freeman.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314022229/http://www.bfreemanbooks.com/books-by-brian-freeman.html |archive-date=March 14, 2014 |access-date=April 30, 2014}}</ref> * The sports comedy film ''[[Leatherheads]]'' (2008), co-starring [[George Clooney]] and [[Renée Zellweger]], is set in Duluth and features a fictitious 1920s pro football team partially based on the [[Duluth Eskimos]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kelleher |first=Bob |date=March 24, 2008 |title=Hundreds of fans welcome Clooney, Zellweger to Duluth |publisher=Minnesota Public Radio |url=http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/03/24/duluthvisit/ |access-date=December 13, 2022}}</ref> * The first season of the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] television series ''[[Fargo (TV series)|Fargo]]'' (2014), inspired by the [[Fargo (1996 film)|1996 film of the same name]], is mainly set in and around [[Bemidji]] and Duluth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bemidji is 'Fargo' |url=http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/content/bemidji-fargo-characters-large-and-small-town-itself-fictional-bemidji-plays-large-role-new |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805015048/https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/content/bemidji-fargo-characters-large-and-small-town-itself-fictional-bemidji-plays-large-role-new |archive-date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=October 10, 2019}}</ref>
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