The London Eye in popular culture
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As a highly visual London landmark, the London Eye (previously known as the Millennium Wheel) is often used in popular culture. The London Eye's exact height is 135 metres.
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[edit] Miscellaneous
- Used as the location of a 2003 flash mob[1]
- Used as a location on an international edition of Monopoly
- Modelled in Legoland Windsor
- In Un Lun Dun by China Miéville, the London Eye is said to have come from a dream about the UnLondon-I, a giant water wheel.
[edit] In film
[edit] Hollywood
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) Featured during a Wizard Chase scene.
- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) The London Eye is threatened when the Silver Surfer creates a whirlpool, forcing the team to prevent it falling into the Thames.
- The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005) Two characters from the comedy show The League of Gentlemen are seen riding it much to the confusion of nearby tourists.
- Wimbledon (2004) Features a scene in a capsule.
- Agent Cody Banks 2 (2004) Features a scene in a capsule.
- Thunderbirds (2004) Thunderbird 2 flies through London and lands next to the London Eye.
- Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) Seen when Austin Powers enters his new London headquarters.
[edit] Independent
- 9 Songs (2004) A short scene takes place in a capsule of the London Eye.
- If Only (2004) A scene that takes place in a private capsule of the London Eye.
- 28 Days Later (2002) The Eye is seen, motionless, in the scenes of a deserted London in the early part of the film.
[edit] Bollywood
- Namaste London (2007) Seen in a song.
- Bride and Prejudice (2004) Used as a location.
- Jayam Manadera, an Indian Telugu language movie, starring Venkatesh and Soundarya, it has a song in which the Eye is seen from all the corners of London.
[edit] Animated
- Flushed Away (2006) The Eye can be seen as Roddy and Rita are floating over Kensington hanging from a plasic shopping bag parachute.
[edit] Childrens
- Tracy Beaker Features a scene in a capsule when Tracy talks to her mum.
[edit] In television
[edit] Soaps
- EastEnders Jim proposed to Dot in one of the capsules of the London Eye.
- Neighbours In a 2007 episode, Karl proposed to Susan in one of the capsules.
[edit] Drama
- Hustle An episode opens with a confidence scheme trying to sell someone the London Eye.
- Tripping Over In the season 1 finale, Tamsin and Sam hold their wedding in one of the capsules.
- Doctor Who In the 2005 episode Rose, the London Eye was used as a communication/control device for the Nestene Consciousness.
[edit] Comedy
- Dead Ringers Jon Culshaw dresses as The Doctor and warns people not to listen to the messages over the speaker system because, 'It's a trap!"
[edit] Reality TV
- The Amazing Race In 2007 in Season 7, teams had to go to the top of the London Eye to search for a location with the help of binoculars.
[edit] Animated
- Death Note (Japanese Manga) Seen in episode 11.
- The Simpsons In "The Regina Monologues" episode, Homer and Marge Simpson rode on it in search of their children (Bart and Lisa) and their capsule becomes a detachable floatation device.
[edit] Childrens
- Becky and Barnaby Bear In The River Thames episode, Barnaby visits the eye.
[edit] Station idents
- One of the current series of BBC One idents features a stylised representation of the London Eye, used because the theme of the series is a circle representing 'One'.
[edit] In music
- Part of BBMak's music video "Back Here" was filmed on the wheel.
- R.E.M. The eye is used as a location in the video to Aftermath
- Status Quo perform in a capsule for the video to The Beginning of the End
- Kano, The eye is used as a backdrop in the video for Feel Free
- The Dirty Pretty Things performed on the Eye during a Carling Live 24 event
