Favorite films set in states in which you've lived

California: Pulp Fiction
Oregon: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Idaho: Napoleon Dynamite
Nevada: The Godfather: Part II

Set in St. Louis, Missouri:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
White Palace (1990)

Filmed in St. Louis, Missouri:
Escape from New York (1981)
White Palace (1990)
Up in the Air (2009)

Greater London - 'Up The Junction' (1966) / 'A Clockwork Orange' (1971)
Greater Manchester - 'A Taste Of Honey' (1961)
Merseyside - 'An Awfully Big Adventure' (1995)
Lancashire - 'The Family Way' (1966)
Berkshire - 'Cemetery Junction' (2010)
Essex - 'Essex Boys' (2000)
Hampshire - 'Equus' (1977)
Derbyshire - 'The Lair Of The White Worm' (1988)
Staffordshire - 'The Card' (1952)
Norfolk - 'Alan Partridge : Alpha Papa' (2013)
Suffolk - 'Witchfinder General' (1968)

Not all these films are favourites and I've not seen 'Essex Boys' lol.

I moved around a bit when I was playing in bands. I've been more settled these last few years. Some places I didn't stay long but it was nice seeing the country. I feel my heart belongs to Manchester as those were the best years of my life.

I do like those three films alot. I've not really seen any of Hayley Mills' roles from when she was a child. I've seen 'Pollyanna' (1960) once on tv and 'Whistle Down The Wind' (1961) is a good movie set in Lancashire. I like Paul McCartney's music for 'The Family Way'. 'Twisted Nerve' (1968) is another excellent film from director Roy Boulting that pairs Mills with Hywel Bennett.

I've never visited America but that's my dream. If I was wealthy and presented with an opportunity to live and work in America for a couple of years, I'd begin in Minnesota and travel through Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan, finally settling in Ohio. That'd be awesome. Then I could get a season ticket for the Browns.

My father was from a family of migrant farm workers from the dust bowl years in Oklahoma and Kansas.  Because of moving around so much and having work as a kid, he didn't graduate from high school until he was 20.  He moved to California, met my mother and became an electrician.  I think he thought settling down was a good thing.

My mom's father was the instructor for electrical apprentices amid wasn't a fan of movies but he did I like "Looking For Touble," a film dealing with electricians restoring power to Long Beach after the 1933 earthquake starring Spencer Tracy and Jack Oakie.

My housemate is fond of another film shot in Long Beach called "Sky Devils," which also stars Spencer Tracy.  I guess Spencer liked Long Beach.  The John Tracy Clinic for Deafness, named after his son, was also there.

Hawaii and Alaska, far out - people in England love to go to Hawaii to get married lol.

I do hope you can make it to North Dakota some day. Peggy Lee was from Jamestown and Bobby Vee was from Fargo.

Not a favourite, but I have a soft spot for the 1952 b-movie "Night Club", since it is (as far as I know) the only 1950s feature film set in present-day Victoria (Australia).  

Same reason I have a soft spot for the 1959 TV series "Emergency", the only 1950s TV drama series set in that state.

I believe there's also a small number of 1950s plays set in the state, but I haven't seen them.

Perhaps there are some 1950s books set there? Who knows?

I've only lived in Texas but there have been some good films set (and filmed here).

The Sugarland Express is one that I enjoy. The only problem is although it's based on a true story I believe the chase ended in Anahuac, TX which is only about 45 minutes from where I live. The film makes it almost seem like the protagonists made it to the Rio Grande Valley. They do go through a lot of towns near San Antonio which is neat (my favorite part of Texas). They also show the prison in Sugarland, TX which was still an active prison until a few years ago (urban sprawl was getting very close to the prison which used to be pretty isolated).

I have not seen it, but Brewster McCloud takes place in and around Houston and I believe has shots of the old Astroworld theme park and has some footage taken inside of the Astrodome. It's on my watch list.

Cloak and Dagger (1984) takes place in and around San Antonio. It even has some great footage of the Riverwalk. What a great and fun film with Henry Thomas (post E.T.) and Dabney Coleman (great actor). I always look to see if i'm in the background in some of those Riverwalk shots. We'd visit that area quite a bit when I was a kid.

Hellfighters with John Wayne was filmed in Houston and Baytown. One of the old oil derricks that was used in the film (although there were hundreds of them in Baytown back then) still exists at a park in Baytown. Not one of my favorite Wayne films but my Dad grew up literally across the Ship Channel in La Porte from where the movie was filmed. He would have been about 16 or so at the time.

Urban Cowboy - What else can I say about this film. It was an institution where I lived for many years. My Uncles (my Dad wasn't much of a drinker) and their friends went to Gilley's quite often (and drank Lone Star Beer). It even has shots of the old Huntsville Prison Rodeo when it still operated. I'm pretty sure at least one of my family members is in the background in one of the shots. Really gives a good impression of what life was like working at one of the refineries in Pasadena, TX (near Houston) and then relaxing and blowing off steam at Gilley's right down the road. They still call Pasadena "Stinkadena" because of the huge refinery complexes that line the Houston Ship Channel. When the wind is blowing right you can smell it for miles.

Apollo 13 - Lots of shots of the Johnson Space Center and the surrounding neighborhoods. Not too far from downtown Houston (about a 30 minute drive). My Grandfather was part of NASA during the 1960's and 1970's so this film was part of his library until he passed away. He was friends with the real astronauts that were portrayed by Tom Hanks, etc. He also served as a consultant for mission protocol and to the set designers for how Mission Control looked during the era. I don't believe he is credited in the film though which is too bad. My mom grew up with the astronaut's kids and went to high school together so it's special.