Thrillist.com has a list of the best movies that are SET in every state. And the highlights include: "To Kill a Mockingbird" in Alabama, "Napoleon Dynamite" in Idaho, "Fargo" in Minnesota, and "The Notebook" in South Carolina.
Is Robocop really the best movie that happened in Michigan? What about American Pie? That movie took place in Michigan!
1. Alabama: "To Kill a Mockingbird", 1962
2. Arizona: "Raising Arizona", 1987
3. Colorado: "South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut", 1999
4. Delaware: "Fight Club", 1999
5. Florida: "Magic Mike", 2012
6. Georgia: "The Color Purple", 1985
7. Idaho: "Napoleon Dynamite", 2004
8. Illinois: "The Fugitive", 1993
9. Kansas: "The Wizard of Oz", 1939
10. Maine: "The Iron Giant", 1999
11. Maryland: "The Blair Witch Project", 1999
12. Michigan: "Robocop", 1987
13. Minnesota: "Fargo", 1996
14. Nevada: "Ocean's Eleven", 2001
15. New Hampshire: "What About Bob?", 1991
16. New Mexico: "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly", 1966
17. New York: "Do the Right Thing", 1989
18. Ohio: "Heathers", 1989
19. Oklahoma: "Twister", 1996
20. Pennsylvania: "Groundhog Day", 1993
21. South Carolina: "The Notebook", 2004
22. Tennessee: "The Evil Dead", 1981
23. Texas: "Dazed and Confused", 1993
24. Washington: "First Blood", 1982
25. Wyoming: "Brokeback Mountain", 2005
(Hit up Thrillist.com to see the whole list, along with brief write-ups on each.)