The first student film ever made was created in 1916 by students at Washington University. The Thyrsus Drama Club at Washington University created the film for the “Univee Surkuss.” The film centers on the budding romance of campus jock, Jack Tower, and the titular maid of the McMillan women’s dormitory, Myrtle Maroon, as they face young adulthood’s biggest moments: the big track meet, graduation, marriage, and an encounter with rogue highwaymen!

Sean Gunn, the actor playing Kirk on Gilmore Girls, was born in St. Louis. His father is James F. Gunn, a retired partner and corporate attorney with the law firm Thompson Coburn in St. Louis. He went to SLU High for highschool.

St. Louis Blues is a 1958 American film broadly based on the life of W. C. Handy. The film had its world premiere on April 10, 1958, at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri, less than two weeks after Handy’s death.

Bob Gale, best known for co-writing the science fiction comedy film Back to the Future, was born in University City, MO. On September 16, 2024, Bob Gale was in St. Louis to promote the musical “Back to the Future” at the Fox Theater. During that trip, University City proudly honored him as well. On September 24, Mayor Terry Crow presented Gale with a special proclamation in recognition of his contributions to film and his roots in our community.