Golden Gate Bridge in popular culture

Golden Gate Bridge has been destroyed in the following films.

• It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955): Destroyed by a giant octopus.
• Superman (1978): Partially destroyed by an earthquake.
• The Core (2003): Destroyed by unfiltered solar radiation from the Sun.
• 10.5 (2004): Destroyed by a major earthquake.
• 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 (2009): Destroyed by a giant monster attack.
• Monsters vs. Aliens (2009): During a battle with the probe, it topples over onto the span, resulting in the south tower's collapse.
• Meteor Storm (2010): Destroyed by a meteor shower.
• Pacific Rim (2013): Destroyed by a giant kaiju.
• Godzilla (2014): Destroyed by Godzilla after it cuts through the span.
• San Andreas (2015): A mega-tsunami carrying a cargo ship hits the bridge, causing it to collapse.
• Terminator Genisys (2015): Destroyed by the nuke

It has featured also in the following movies.[1]

• The Maltese Falcon (1941)
• Dark Passage (1947)
• Vertigo (1958)
• The Love Bug (1968): The bridge is seen when Herbie is about to launch himself off the bridge.
• Herbie Rides Again (1974): The bridge is seen on certain scenes.
• An Eye for an Eye 1981 film starring Chuck Norris. The bridge can be seen when Norris drives his car through it.
• National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) - seen as one of the postcards in the opening credits.
• A View to a Kill (1985): Zorin (antagonist) attempts to kill Bond (protagonist), who is hanging from one of the mooring ropes of an airship, by smashing him into the top of the bridge. Bond manages to secure the airship to the bridge, and a fist-fight at the top of the bridge ensues.
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986): The bridge is almost hit by Admiral Kirk's out of control Klingon Bird of Prey.
• Flight of the Navigator (1986): David flies the Trimaxion Drone Ship under the bridge.
• The Abyss (1989): The bridge is missed
• Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996): The Seavor family drives across the bridge to go to San Francisco International Airport. The pets later cross the bridge on their way home.
• Bicentennial Man (1999): Seen expanded in the future (circa 2200s) with a two-tiered roadway added.[2]
• Hulk (2003)
• Land of the Lost (2009)
• Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011): The bridge is missed
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011): The bridge is hit and disrupted traffic, but not destroyed.
• Inside Out (2015): Riley Anderson and her family drive across the bridge as they move into San Francisco.
• Bumblebee (2018): The bridge is seen when Charlie and Bumblebee arrive on a cliff overlooking the bridge.
• Beautiful Boy (2018): The bridge is seen in a scene where Nick stops the car and calls his sponsor.