# Movie map of the U.S. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 3, 2010, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-map-of-the-u-s/559327 "2010-11-03T14:23:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-map-of-the-u-s/559327/21 "2010-11-03T16:12:44Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > What does Delaware have to do with Wayne’s World? [Hi. I’m in Delaware.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M_1fGshM1o&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-map-of-the-u-s/559327/22 "2010-11-03T16:23:09Z")
Kentucky: Goldfinger ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-map-of-the-u-s/559327/23 "2010-11-03T16:25:59Z")
Arkansas might could have been _Sling Blade_ intstead of _True Grit_. The girl in True Grit was from [Dardanelle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dardanelle,_Arkansas) in [Yell County](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yell_County,_Arkansas) (as am I), but of course, the movie shows it as having some snow-capped peaks in the background, instead of the flat-topped [Mt. Nebo](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Nebo_(Arkansas)), and Kim Darby as Mattie Ross doesn’t even feign a southern accent. Also, the story moves from there pretty early on. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-map-of-the-u-s/559327/24 "2010-11-03T16:36:18Z")
It seems like the guy just picked his favorite movies instead of movies that would represent the state well. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-map-of-the-u-s/559327/25 "2010-11-03T16:44:38Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > I thought Texas getting _No Country_ was bad until I saw Georgia get _Deliverance_. Actually though, considering that Chigurh was more representative of evil in general than some regional product, the rest of the cast and certainly the rough, stark relationship between the land and it’s people was reasonably accurate. I’ve known people like Llewellen, Carla Jean and Ed. Plus, Cormac usually gets things, at least a reasonable part of them, just about right. Agreed. If Kansas can get “The Wizard of Oz,” why can’t Georgia get “Gone With the Wind?” And while we’re at it, let’s give Texas a break and give it “Giant!” ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-map-of-the-u-s/559327/26 "2010-11-03T16:51:29Z")
> [@An\_Arky](#): > > Also, the story moves from there pretty early on. I was tempted to nominate Stuck on You for MA, as it takes place on Martha’s Vineyard, but was really shot in Rockport. But that’s just the first few scenes. Most of it takes place in California. And how do you chose a movie for California? The Presidio, The Conversation, Milk, Chinatown, Dirty Harry, Towering Inferno – they’re ALL about the great state of California. ---
**Author:** ![Reno\_Nevada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Reno\_Nevada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reno_Nevada)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-map-of-the-u-s/559327/27 "2010-11-03T16:55:42Z")
> [@An\_Arky](#): > > Arkansas …the movie shows it as having some snow-capped peaks in the background, instead of the flat-topped [Mt. Nebo](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Nebo_(Arkansas)). I like the idea of movies set in states but OBVIOUSLY filmed elsewhere. New York: Rumble in the Bronx ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-map-of-the-u-s/559327/28 "2010-11-03T17:08:37Z")
Kentucky “Coal Miner’s Daughter” Louisiana “The Princess and the Frog” - We need a kid’s movie Maryland For Maryland, and Maryland only, a TV show: “The Wire” Massachusetts “Gone Baby Gone” New Jersey “Clerks” New York “The Godfather” Ohio It’s hard to argue with “A Christmas Story” Oklahoma “Oklahoma!” Come on. ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-map-of-the-u-s/559327/29 "2010-11-03T17:22:52Z")
I got the Delaware/Wayne’s World joke right away when I first saw this. Yep, Delaware, you’re stuck with that, no matter what you say. Anyhow, I’d rather have The Straight Story be Wisconsin’s movie than American Movie, but that’s not such a bad choice. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-map-of-the-u-s/559327/30 "2010-11-03T17:25:00Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Maryland > For Maryland, and Maryland only, a TV show: “The Wire” Nope. [Diner](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diner_(film)) ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-map-of-the-u-s/559327/31 "2010-11-03T17:31:48Z")
> [@Labdad](#): > > And while we’re at it, let’s give Texas a break and give it “Giant!” Yes, _Giant_ certainly came to mind. The two most accurate depictions of the state to me are first _Hud_ and second _The Last Picture Show_. I’d vote Hud but, dated, I’m not sure how period the map’s supossed to be. At least they didn’t give it _The Alamo_ like they gave Hawaii _Tora! Tora! Tora!_. ---
**Author:** ![Jelly\_Roll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Jelly\_Roll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jelly_Roll)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-map-of-the-u-s/559327/32 "2010-11-03T17:33:24Z")
Tennessee: [Inherit the Wind](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053946/), [Nashville](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073440/) or [Walk the Line](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0358273/) ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-map-of-the-u-s/559327/33 "2010-11-03T17:36:22Z")
> [@fiddlesticks](#): > > I got the Delaware/Wayne’s World joke right away when I first saw this. Yep, Delaware, you’re stuck with that, no matter what you say. I was thinking that’s not good enough. I googled “movies about delaware.” All I got was movie theatre locations. Wayne’s World it is. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-map-of-the-u-s/559327/34 "2010-11-03T17:43:51Z")
_12 Monkeys_ has some scenes in Delaware. NJ movie should be either _Eddie and the Cruisers_ or _Buckaroo Banzai_. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-map-of-the-u-s/559327/35 "2010-11-03T17:43:58Z")
How about _The Big Chill_ for South Carolina? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-map-of-the-u-s/559327/36 "2010-11-03T17:45:01Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > My first thought was “Is there any way Jersey is going to be anything other than _Clerks_?” > > No, no there isn’t. How about _Atlantic City_? ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-map-of-the-u-s/559327/37 "2010-11-03T17:54:15Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Maryland > For Maryland, and Maryland only, a TV show: “The Wire” > [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Nope. [Diner](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diner_(film)) Hmm…good call, but no love for John Waters? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-map-of-the-u-s/559327/38 "2010-11-03T17:57:01Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > I was thinking that’s not good enough. I googled “movies about delaware.” All I got was movie theatre locations. > > Wayne’s World it is. There have been a number of movies filmed in Delaware - _Addicted to Love, Beloved, Clean and Sober, Dead Poets Society, Failure to Launch, Signs, The Village, Violets Are Blue_ - but not set in Delaware. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-map-of-the-u-s/559327/39 "2010-11-03T18:04:58Z")
Kansas: “In Cold Blood” “The Day After” “Superman” (didn’t the Kents live in Kansas?) Anything but “The Wizard of Oz”… I’m so sick of that cliche. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-map-of-the-u-s/559327/40 "2010-11-03T18:31:14Z")
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