I was inspired to work on this idea based on a series over at Critical Masses. Seemed like a fun challenge. It sort of tied in with my Geographical Movies list, and mine is just a list as opposed to CM's essay approach. It was a bit tougher to put this one together than I might have thought. I tried to rely mostly on the settings of the films as opposed to where they might actually have been filmed, but I had to cheat a bit to make it all work. As the Griswold's television above indicates, there's a whole lotta ground to cover here...
Alabama- THE PHENIX CITY STORY 
Alaska- RUNAWAY TRAIN
Arizona- THE BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE
Arkansas- A FACE IN THE CROWD 
California- THE LONG GOODBYE 
Colorado- OVER THE EDGE 
Connecticut- BRINGING UP BABY 
Delaware- THE ROOST
Washington DC- BEING THERE 
Florida- 92 IN THE SHADE 
Georgia- BUSTER & BILLIE 
Hawaii- NORTH SHORE
Idaho- IDAHO TRANSFER
Illinois- TUCKER THE MAN AND HIS DREAM
Indiana- SOME CAME RUNNING
Iowa- COLD TURKEY
Kansas- DODGE CITY
Kentucky- RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD 
Louisiana- SOUTHERN COMFORT 
Maine- POISON IVY(1985) 
Maryland- HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT 
Massachusetts- THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE 
Michigan- BLUE COLLAR 
Minnesota- A SIMPLE PLAN
Mississippi- ODE TO BILLY JOE 
Missouri- ROAD HOUSE 
Montana- RANCHO DELUXE 
Nebraska- CITIZEN RUTH
Nevada- THE OX-BOW INCIDENT
New Hampshire- RETURN OF THE SECAUCUS 7 
New Jersey- GOODBYE, COLUMBUS 
New Mexico- CHARLEY VARRICK
New York- MIRAGE
North Carolina- MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE
North Dakota- THE PURCHASE PRICE
Ohio- HOWARD THE DUCK
Oklahoma- THE OUTSIDERS
Oregon- BREAKING IN
Pennsylvania- HIGH SCHOOL
Rhode Island- OUTSIDE PROVIDENCE
South Carolina- SLITHER
South Dakota- BADLANDS
Tennessee- LOLLY-MADONNA XXX
Texas- LAST NIGHT AT THE ALAMO
Utah- STAGECOACH
Vermont- WHAT LIES BENEATH
Virginia- TOY SOLDIERS
Washington- RUGGLES OF RED GAP
West Virginia- DEAR WENDY
Wisconsin- AMERICAN MOVIE
Wyoming- HEAVEN'S GATE
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Wooow. Now this is an interesting post!
You might have done the impossible.
I was excited to see my home state (New Mexico) represented.
There are many movies set here (just watched LIttle Miss Sunshine again last night).
My personal favorite, though? Sonny Boy, starring David Carradine in drag...like a slapstick comedy version of Texas Chainsaw.
RACULfright-Thank you sir!
Dusty-There were several other really good choices for NEW MEXICO if I recall. Tough pick. Wow, you know I think I've seen SONNY BOY(I certainly know of the movie), but if I have I can't barely remember it. I need to take a look at it very soon, thanks for the rec!
now this is an awesome post!
I had never even heard of most of these films and had no idea which states they were associated with.
Great work!
Really cool list. It's the ind of thing we don't really think about until we see it set out for us like this.
Now THAT's a list I don't think I could do! My fave film from my home state of MN is "Drop Dead Gorgeous;" I think half the jokes require one to have lived there. For next-door WI, I'd pick "Patti Rocks." For a lot of states, though, I'd be lost. (which was hardest, Delaware?)
JACK-thanks very much!!
DtVC-I totally agree. I know I was only conscious of location in about half of these films.
Steve-PATTI ROCKS, great call! Yeah DELAWARE was really hard, there were a few others where pickins was real slim..
Another great list! As a PA resident I found it interesting that you picked HIGH SCHOOL over something more obvious (like ROCKY or one of the Romero DEAD films) but it just goes to show how cineliterate you are. Great job!
Thanks Chuck! Yeah I actually almost went with BLOW OUT for Philadelphia, but I figured that with the new Criterion Blu-ray just coming out and whatnot that that film was getting plenty of attention. HIGH SCHOOL(and other Wiseman docs) are really fascinating.
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