# How many movies/ t.v. shows depict destruction or damage to the Statue of Liberty? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [November 2, 2020, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-movies-t-v-shows-depict-destruction-or-damage-to-the-statue-of-liberty/924536 "2020-11-02T11:46:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-movies-t-v-shows-depict-destruction-or-damage-to-the-statue-of-liberty/924536/1 "2020-11-02T11:46:53Z")
In no order, I can think of: The Day After Tomorrow Planet of the Apes Cloverfield Escape From New York ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-movies-t-v-shows-depict-destruction-or-damage-to-the-statue-of-liberty/924536/2 "2020-11-02T12:30:40Z")
Ghostbusters 2, and she damaged things back! ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-movies-t-v-shows-depict-destruction-or-damage-to-the-statue-of-liberty/924536/3 "2020-11-02T13:16:23Z")
_National Lampoon’s European Vacation_ _A.I._ _Judge Dredd_ ---
**Author:** ![CoconutPete](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coconutpete/32/5294_2.png) [@CoconutPete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoconutPete)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-movies-t-v-shows-depict-destruction-or-damage-to-the-statue-of-liberty/924536/4 "2020-11-03T08:05:41Z")
X-Men Here is a very low quality video of a lot of them including cartoons. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/y5oh0Z-cnyM/hqdefault.jpg "Attacks on Lady Liberty") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5oh0Z-cnyM) ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-movies-t-v-shows-depict-destruction-or-damage-to-the-statue-of-liberty/924536/5 "2020-11-03T08:40:24Z")
I reckon there must be dozens. Any movie that wants to show a shorthand for the destruction of earth will hit upon the big four or five images. i.e. White house/Statue of liberty, Houses of Parliament, Eiffel Tower, Pyramids. (not sure which others are regularly shown) ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-movies-t-v-shows-depict-destruction-or-damage-to-the-statue-of-liberty/924536/6 "2020-11-03T08:47:48Z")
_Batman Forever_ starts with a helicopter slamming into the face of Gotham’s version of the Statue of Liberty (the Statue of Justice, I believe). ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-movies-t-v-shows-depict-destruction-or-damage-to-the-statue-of-liberty/924536/7 "2020-11-03T10:04:49Z")
Was the head knocked off in the horribly bad Matthew Broderick Godzilla movie? I recall this from the marketing of the movie but I suppressed most of the traumatic memories of watching this atrocity so I don’t recall if the scene is actually included. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-movies-t-v-shows-depict-destruction-or-damage-to-the-statue-of-liberty/924536/8 "2020-11-03T10:20:53Z")
[https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://pool.theinfosphere.org/images/5/58/Statues\_of\_Liberty.jpg&imgrefurl=http://theinfosphere.org/images/cache/enwiki/2/22/File%25253AStatues\_of\_Liberty%25252Ejpg.html&h=352&w=624&tbnid=nP05S07T8vQYkM&q=futurama+statue+of+liberty&tbnh=77&tbnw=136&usg=AI4\_-kTn\_f21\_DVhf9cziKD3tLSNU928bw&vet=1&docid=pFcI5loKHIrrMM&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi39Kihk-bsAhWjuVkKHdslCywQ9QEwAXoECAcQBg](https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://pool.theinfosphere.org/images/5/58/Statues_of_Liberty.jpg&imgrefurl=http://theinfosphere.org/images/cache/enwiki/2/22/File%25253AStatues_of_Liberty%25252Ejpg.html&h=352&w=624&tbnid=nP05S07T8vQYkM&q=futurama+statue+of+liberty&tbnh=77&tbnw=136&usg=AI4_-kTn_f21_DVhf9cziKD3tLSNU928bw&vet=1&docid=pFcI5loKHIrrMM&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi39Kihk-bsAhWjuVkKHdslCywQ9QEwAXoECAcQBg) ---
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[The Wiki page on the Statue of Liberty in popular culture has a list](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty_in_popular_culture) where it’s been damaged or destroyed, about 2/3 of the way down. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-movies-t-v-shows-depict-destruction-or-damage-to-the-statue-of-liberty/924536/10 "2020-11-03T11:12:25Z")
> [@CoconutPete](#): > > X-Men > > Here is a very low quality video of a lot of them including cartoons. > > [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y5oh0Z-cnyM](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y5oh0Z-cnyM) Holy crap. You win the thread !!! ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-movies-t-v-shows-depict-destruction-or-damage-to-the-statue-of-liberty/924536/11 "2020-11-03T12:30:26Z")
> [@Cartooniverse](#): > > Escape From New York Actually, although the poster for this movie shows the head from the Statue of Liberty torn off and lying in the street, that never occurs in the movie, nor is there any reason to think it might. Some scenes take place on Liberty Island, with a fully intact Statue of Liberty right there. The makers of _Cloverfield_ liked the image, though, and actually do depict the head of the statue falling into the street and rolling around. And the poster for that movie shows a decapitated statue. The posters for the two movies make an interesting pair. [https://thedissolve.com/features/movie-of-the-week/927-escape-from-new-york-is-an-urban-nightmare-waiting/](https://thedissolve.com/features/movie-of-the-week/927-escape-from-new-york-is-an-urban-nightmare-waiting/) > **[Escape From New York Movie Poster 1981 1 Sheet (27x41)](https://filmartgallery.com/products/escape-from-new-york-4)** > > Brazilian poster for John Carpenter film (actual size is 25" x 36"). [https://www.amazon.com/Unknown-Cloverfield-Movie-Poster-24x36/dp/B004BIZQOC](https://www.amazon.com/Unknown-Cloverfield-Movie-Poster-24x36/dp/B004BIZQOC) ---
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Closely-related: Whenever there’s a destructo-pocolypse going on in Manhattan I say “Gee, willikers, I hope the top of the Chrysler Building doesn’t fall point-first…” “Annnnd, there it is.” ---
**Author:** ![Civil\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@Civil\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-movies-t-v-shows-depict-destruction-or-damage-to-the-statue-of-liberty/924536/13 "2020-11-03T15:10:35Z")
The Golden Gate Bridge has gotten hit a few times, I expect. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-movies-t-v-shows-depict-destruction-or-damage-to-the-statue-of-liberty/924536/14 "2020-11-03T17:01:42Z")
It was attacked by Ray Harryhausen’s Giant Octopus in **It Came from Beneath the Sea** , but it didn’t destroy the bridge. According to Wikipedia, it hasn’t fared so well in other flicks: ### Destroyed[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Golden_Gate_Bridge_in_popular_culture&action=edit§ion=2)] [Golden Gate Bridge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate_Bridge) has been destroyed in the following films. - _[It Came from Beneath the Sea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Came_from_Beneath_the_Sea)_ (1955): Destroyed by a giant octopus. - _[Superman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_(1978_film))_ (1978): Partially destroyed by an earthquake. - _[The Core](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Core)_ (2003): Destroyed by unfiltered solar radiation from the Sun. - _[10.5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10.5_(miniseries))_ (2004): Destroyed by a major earthquake. - _[X-Men: The Last Stand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Men:_The_Last_Stand)_ (2006): Destroyed and moved to Alcatraz by Magneto, one of X-Men’s villains. Shown to be rebuilt at the end. - _[Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Shark_Versus_Giant_Octopus)_ (2009): Destroyed by a giant monster attack. - _[Monsters vs. Aliens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters_vs._Aliens)_ (2009): During a battle with the probe, it topples over onto the span and resulting in the south tower collapsing. - _[Meteor Storm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor_Storm)_ (2010): Destroyed by a meteor shower. - _[Pacific Rim](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Rim_(film))_ (2013): Destroyed by a giant kaiju. - _[Godzilla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla_(2014_film))_ (2014): Destroyed by Godzilla after it cuts through the span. - _[San Andreas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Andreas_(film))_ (2015): A mega-tsunami carrying a cargo ship hits the bridge, causing it to collapse. - _[Terminator Genisys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminator_Genisys)_ (2015): Destroyed by the nuke > **[Golden Gate Bridge in popular culture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate_Bridge_in_popular_culture)** > > As a prominent American landmark, the Golden Gate Bridge has been used in a variety of media, often shown or mentioned where San Francisco, California is the setting of the story. > This page reveals all the Films, TV series, Documentaries, Video games and others where the Golden Gate Bridge was destroyed Another iconic bridge that has a hard time of it is the **Brooklyn Bridge** Destroyed in **Cloverfield** and **I Am Legend**. **Godzilla** gets trapped in it and killed in the 1998 version ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-movies-t-v-shows-depict-destruction-or-damage-to-the-statue-of-liberty/924536/15 "2020-11-03T22:02:25Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > > [@Cartooniverse](#): > > > > Escape From New York > > Actually, although the poster for this movie shows the head from the Statue of Liberty torn off and lying in the street, that never occurs in the movie, nor is there any reason to think it might. Some scenes take place on Liberty Island, with a fully intact Statue of Liberty right there. > > The makers of _Cloverfield_ liked the image, though, and actually do depict the head of the statue falling into the street and rolling around. And the poster for that movie shows a decapitated statue. The posters for the two movies make an interesting pair. Hey- it’s been since it’s original release that I’ve seen it. Funny to have such a strong icon shown demolished in the one-sheet and yet not have it happen in the film !! Thank you for the correction. I mean straight dope. There’s a whole OTHER thread: movies that had scenes in the trailer, or shots used in the one-sheet, that never made it to the final cut. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-movies-t-v-shows-depict-destruction-or-damage-to-the-statue-of-liberty/924536/16 "2020-11-03T23:15:08Z")
> [@Cartooniverse](#): > > There’s a whole OTHER thread: movies that had scenes in the trailer, or shots used in the one-sheet, that never made it to the final cut. My favorite is the 1976 King Kong standing astride the Twin Towers on the movie poster.