# What is your quintessential Your Town movie?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 9, 2009, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-quintessential-your-town-movie/520640 "2009-12-09T21:37:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2009, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-quintessential-your-town-movie/520640/61 "2009-12-11T21:16:29Z")

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Mine is the intersection of _Trainspotting_, _Local Hero_, _Wickerman_ and _Twenty-Four Hour Party People_.

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2009, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-quintessential-your-town-movie/520640/62 "2009-12-11T22:49:44Z")

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**Affliction** was pretty good for small town NH. My favorite was the shot of the snowy town with two signs on the same post:

“Drug-Free School Zone”  
“State Liquor Store --\>”

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**Author:** ![gladtobeblazed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85f322/32.png) [@gladtobeblazed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gladtobeblazed)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2009, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-quintessential-your-town-movie/520640/63 "2009-12-11T23:11:13Z")

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I grew up and still live in Modesto, CA, so I suppose it would have to be _American Graffiti_. _Dazed and Confused_ also captures the spirit of my late high school days.

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**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2009, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-quintessential-your-town-movie/520640/64 "2009-12-11T23:23:25Z")

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Chicago - High Fidelity.eally represents the city as I know it and live in it. Double Door, The Green Mill, the Music Box Theater - all some of my favorite haunts.

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