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This story lists "Caddyshack" as being set in Nebraska. Don't think so. Brian Doyle Murray wrote it based on his experiences looping at hoity toity Indian Hill Country Club in Winnetka, Il.l
Shawn of the Dead?
As the piece states, "Caddyshack" never explicitly names its geographic setting, there are a couple of allusions to Nebraska. Using your logic, "The Shining" can't be set in Colorado because Stephen King did not grow up there.
Though I live in SD the iconic California movie for me is Hitchcock's "The Birds" and picturesque Bodega Bay. For Illinois my nominee is " The Blue's Brothers"
Grumpy Old Men reminds me of Minnesota more than The Mighty Ducks, but still a classic childhood movie.
Wow, I'm very concerned for Benny. Being able to mimic Myron Medcalf's writing so closely implies an oncoming case of dementia.
I was guessing Purple Rain for Minnesota, but Mighty Ducks works as well.
And for those of you who failed Drama & Lit in HS... there is a difference between where a film is "shot," where it is "set," and where the author drew his/her inspiration.
Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy.... I highly recommend downloading the bundle off iTunes. Hot Fuzz and Shawn of the Dead have to be two of the biggest sleeper classics this side of the pond.
For Connecticut I guessed they were going to say Mystic Pizza. Stepford Wives is probably more well-known. Throw in Holiday Inn, which was probably filmed on a sound stage somewhere, and that's about it for famous movies set in CT.So many movies in California hard to pick one, but it seems that San Francisco is the California area where you get the most feel for the local geography and landmarks in movies. Fisherman's Wharf, Golden Gate Bridge, the Transamerica building, Alcatraz, etc. Moreso than LA, anyway.
Shouldn't "Bridesmaids" be the most famous film set in Wisconsin?
I would think DotD would be more famous based on the idea that, generally speaking, female interest in horror/zombie flicks dwarfs any hetero-male interest in Bridesmaids.IMO - a "most famous" film has to have mass-appeal. Honest question (as I haven't seen it) does Bridesmaids have any appeal outside of the cisgender female audience?