World Trade Center in popular culture

Notable Movie Posters

* Godzilla vs. Megalon, (1973), in the American theatrical poster it shows Godzilla and Megalon fighting on top of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. *Note: The movie contained no scenes set in New York City.*
* King Kong, (1976). Kong is shown atop the Twin Towers with one foot on each tower, grasping a burning fighter plane as other planes attack.
* Manhattan, (1979), seen as both towers make up the two legs of the "H" of the title "MANHATTAN".
* Superman II, (1980), seen in both versions of the poster. Both including the World Trade Center with the New York City skyline on fire, or in this case Metropolis.
* Splash, (1984), seen in the background of the original poster. In the 2004 anniversary edition, it is changed to a view of the Empire State Building.
* The Squeeze, (1987). The main character is actually being "Squeezed" in between the two towers with a large hand.
* Moonstruck, (1987), seen in the background behind Cher and beneath a giant moon.
* New York Stories, (1989). The poster shows a small apartment building with various people in each window, behind is the title and only the Twin Towers. They were removed in the 2003 DVD release.
* Home Alone 2, (1992), The Twin Towers can be seen in the logo.
* Jungle 2 Jungle, (1997), The Twin Towers can be seen in the background of the poster.
* Sidewalks of New York, (2001), showed the World Trade Center in the background, but the poster had to be changed, delaying the movie's release.
* Spider-Man, (2002), seen in Spider-Man's eyes in the pre/9-11 teaser poster.