This has no particular bearing on anything, but it’s Friday and I think this makes for a fun weekend conversation piece.
Some fine being over at reddit, going by subtonix, was kind enough (and bored enough) to make up a map of the United States of America labeled to indicate what film best represents each state. Some choices are obvious – I knew before even looking at it that my home-state of Minnesota would be Fargo (though I also would have accepted Grumpy Old Men) – while others are fun surprises (I love that Louisiana is Southern Comfort).

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Alright Chewers… let the discussion begin! What would you change?
And Subtonix, if you’re seeing this, I want a world map next! Get crackin’!





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I take offense at the Deliverance choice for Georgia. What about "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil?" "Forces of Nature?" Something that doesn't include assrape by a pare of backwoods tweedledicks?
Lenny's got it right. I'm sure the guy who made this is near one of the coasts and generally refers to the rest of the country as flyover territory.
"Lenny's got it right. I'm sure the guy who made this is near one of the coasts and generally refers to the rest of the country as flyover territory."
Well… isn't it?
I lol'd at Delaware being represented by Wayne's World.
Also Waiting for Guffman is a much better representation of Missouri than Jesus Camp, although Jesus Camp is a better film
Aw, man, Gummo? We couldn't have Major League, American Splendor, The Oh in Ohio, Welcome to Collinwood, or Stranger than Paradise? I vote for Major League.
Twister is an unbelievably obvious choice for Oklahoma, but then, what other movie best exemplifies that state, lol? And this is coming from someone who used to live in Oklahoma.
Kalifornia for Kentucky? All Kentuckians know that The Return Of The Living Dead is the quintessential KY movie.
I like the John Candy movie Delirious for Ohio, for its constant bashing of Cleveland…lawl
GUMMO! That's harsh.
You can tell whoever made this has not been to most of these states. Just stereotypical crap.
Jesus Camp? Lazy. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, Parenthood, Meet Me in St. Louis, or the previously-mentioned Guffman for Missouri. Fargo should be North Dakota. Understand it also takes place in Minnesota but still. Georgia is definitely Gone With The Wind.
Only the very opening scene of Fargo is in ND. The other 95% is all in MN, baby!
#12: True. Should have called the film Brainerd. Or Woodchipper.
Of course, an insanely obvious choice for KS. What about The Ice Harvest, Prime Cut or…OK, that's all I've got.
Uh, yeah, Jesus Camp for Missouri? The person who made this has obviously never been to Missouri. I'm even from Lee's Summit, MO, which is where part of Jesus Camp was filmed, and I can honestly say that Jesus Camp does NOT best represent Missouri. Now I've never been to North Dakota, but I find it odd that this map's creator couldn't even come up with anything else original, so he used Jesus Camp again. Lame. This map is a great concept, but it definitely could've used some more thought and input.
#12 Holy shit! I grew up in Lee's Summit! Jesus Camp is such a lazy choice. Should have gone with Winter's Bone, or Robert Altman's Kansas City. Prime Cut would have been a hilarious choice, though.
Amen on Return of the Living Dead. For Virginia I'm surprised this map didn't favor Donnie Darko. Richard Kelly is from Midlothian and the suburbs are all fashioned after Northeast VA. They're even watching a Redskins game. They also could have chosen any FBI movie. Seems like they all cut to a scene set at Quantico.
People complaining that their states are inappropriately represented should remember that this list is about what other people think of when they think of your state, not how you'd like it to be represented to people outside it. I mean, shit, New York gets Taxi Driver and Florida gets Scarface, and you don't hear them complaining.
Missouri, own it.
New York is obviously Annie. I mean, crap… when you think of New York you think Annie, right? Stupid map.
How do you pick Goonies for Oregon over One Flew Over The Cukoo's Nest? Fuck a Goonie!
These are all pretty much spot on. It's not "What is the best movie set in that state," but "What movie do people most associate with that state," and, like I said, these are pretty much spot on. If you don't like what your state got, sorry, but there's probably a good reason for it if you're honest about it.
but delaware and waynes world????? thats set in illinois. i was born and raised in chicago. the tour they do of chicago was the greatest thing to me as a kid geting to see all the shit i knew in a movie. especialy since i didn't live to far from the giant indian (which sits on the corner of 63rd s pulaski)
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