In Popular Culture
The New York store was featured in the 1988 Tom Hanks film Big, in which Hanks and Robert Loggia danced "Heart & Soul" and "Chopsticks" on the store's large floor piano.
In 1995, the toy store was featured in Woody Allen’s Mighty Aphrodite in the final scene where main characters Lenny and Linda have a chance encounter. It is also featured in Baby Boom (1987) and Big Business (1988), among others.
In 2011, the FAO Schwarz Fifth Avenue store was featured in The Smurfs during an action-packed chase scene in which the Smurfs encounter the evil wizard Gargamel. In May 2011, scenes from the movie were shot all night over five nights at FAO Schwarz Fifth Avenue.
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