Portland, Oregon in popular culture

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The following are lists of books, film, and musical acts associated with Portland, Oregon. A separate list of artists and art institutions is also available.

Contents 1 Books 2 Films 3 Television 4 Music

[edit] Books

• Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller
• Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon by Chuck Palahniuk
• Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
• Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
• The Clan of the Cave Bear series by Jean M. Auel
• Ramona Quimby, Age 8 and other children's books by Beverly Cleary
• The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
• Paranoid Park by Blake Nelson
• Dies the Fire and sequels by S. M. Stirling

[edit] Films

Are We There Yet? (2005) - Ice Cube What the Bleep Do We Know?!(2004) - Filmed in the Pearl District, the MAX tunnel and various areas of Downtown Portland Antitrust (2001) - Story takes place in Portland, with many shots done in downtown Portland Bandits (2001) - Bruce Willis Body of Evidence (1993) - Madonna Bongwater Drugstore Cowboy - Directed by Gus Van Sant Elephant - Directed by Gus Van Sant First Love (1977) - filmed on the Reed College campus Five Easy Pieces (1970) - Jack Nicholson Foxfire (1996) - filmed in part at Lincoln High School Free Willy Hear No Evil (1993) The Hunted (2003) - the city-shots were all filmed in Portland. Jackass (the film and much of the TV show)

The Last Innocent Man (1987) - TV movie The Lathe of Heaven - PBS TV movie based on the novel by Ursula K. Le Guin. Features the Portland Plaza Condominiums as a futuristic building. Love at Large (1990) Me and You and Everyone We Know - Set in Los Angeles, but with many references to Portland locations and institutions Men of Honor Mr. Holland's Opus - filmed around Grant High School My Own Private Idaho - Directed by Gus Van Sant Paranoid Park - Directed by Gus Van Sant, currently in pre-production. Say Uncle Short Circuit (1986) - filmed in large part in Astoria, Oregon, with some scenes in West Portland The Temp Zero Effect - filmed in large part in Portland, small part in Forest Grove

[edit] Television

• Nowhere Man (TV series) - filmed largely in and around Portland, Oregon

[edit] Music

See also Music of Oregon

Artists with Portland ties include:

Agalloch Elliott Smith M. Ward Obo Addy Everclear The Dan Reed Network The Dandy Warhols The Decemberists Hazel (including Pete Krebs) Helio Sequence

Kutless Nu Shooz Pink Martini Quarterflash The Shins Sleater-Kinney The Thermals The Wipers

Songs with Portland ties include:

• The song "Louie Louie" (1963 versions by The Kingsmen and Paul Revere and the Raiders)
• "I Will Buy You A New Life" (1997) by Everclear specifically mentions Portland's West Hills
• The song "Portland Oregon" by Loretta Lynn
• In the Decemberists' song "California One Youth and Beauty Brigade," Colin Meloy references the "Multnomah County Library," the library system of the county in which Portland is located.