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This [[destination hotel]] is often viewed as a prime example of 1990s [[Postmodern architecture]], and appeared on the cover of architecture scholar James Steele's book ''Architecture Today''.<ref name=Architect >{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/0714840971|title=Architecture Today |author=James Steele |year=2001|publisher=Phaidon Press}}</ref> Since opening in 1993, the hotel has appeared in numerous films including the 1996 film ''[[Mars Attacks!]]'' (in which a major character is depicted as an employee of the hotel, dressed in Egyptian costume),<ref name=LVA_08>{{cite news |title=Hotel Spotlight: Luxor |newspaper=The Las Vegas Adventurer |date=28 April 2008 |url=http://www.thelasvegasadventurer.com/2008/04/hotel-spotlight-luxor/ |access-date=2011-01-14 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130204114845/http://www.thelasvegasadventurer.com/2008/04/hotel-spotlight-luxor/ |archive-date=2013-02-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the film ''[[2012 (film)|2012]]''.{{cn|date=May 2020}}
In ''[[Up in the Air (2009 film)|Up in the Air]]'', George Clooney's character, Ryan Bingham, is asked to take a picture in front of the Luxor hotel. The Hotel was also seen in the movie ''[[The Hangover]]''.<ref name=Clooney_10>{{cite news |title=Las Vegas abounds with quirky, pretty and fun souvenir settings |author=Mike Weatherford |newspaper=The Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=16 May 2010 |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/life/las-vegas-abounds-with-quirky-pretty-and-fun-souvenir-settings/ |access-date=2020-06-24}}</ref> A futuristic but abandoned version of the hotel is seen in ''[[Blade Runner 2049]]'' along with other famous landmarks in a post-apocalyptic Las Vegas.<ref>https://story.californiasunday.com/blade-runner-2049/</ref>
The hotel has also been featured in the television shows ''[[Fear Factor]]'', ''[[Criss Angel Mindfreak]]'', ''[[Great Hotels]]'', and ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI]]''.<ref name=LVA_08/><ref name=CSI>{{cite news |title=Shooting Stars: Local atmosphere keys visits by 'CSI, 'The Odds'|author=Carol Cling |newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=5 April 2010 |url=http://www.lvrj.com/blogs/vegasvoice/SHOOTING_STARS_Local_atmosphere_keys_visits_by_CSI_The_Odds.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007164859/http://www.lvrj.com/blogs/vegasvoice/SHOOTING_STARS_Local_atmosphere_keys_visits_by_CSI_The_Odds.html |archive-date=2012-10-07 |access-date=2020-06-24}}</ref> A replica of the Luxor, named "The Camel's Toe", appeared in the [[Las Venturas]] area of the video game ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'', and another replica appeared in the Las Vegas area of the 2000 video game ''[[Driver 2]]''.<ref name=GTA_04>{{cite news |title=Game of the Week|author=Misha Davenport |newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times |date=5 November 2004 }}</ref> The Luxor Las Vegas also appears in ''[[Futurama]]'' episode, "[[Viva Mars Vegas]]". It also appears in ''[[Vegas Vacation]]'' starring Chevy Chase. [[Tupac Shakur]] also stayed in The Luxor in September 1996 when he was gunned down on the strip after a Mike Tyson-Bruce Seldon fight on September 7, 1996. [[Will Smith]] filmed the 1998 video for "[[Gettin' Jiggy Wit It]]" in the hotel's lobby and in front of its sphinx. ==Gallery==
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